♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Tuesday's practice neither of our conductor's came. So after warm up Rebekah told us to go for sectionals till 5! That time was 3+. Bags on the table outside so we can't sit. We played with a metronome today. We played in order, Ponyo, The Incredibles (had to stop to change metronome tempo), Heal The World. Kevin keep rushing, I think his 3/4 note value is too short. I was playing that melody part when Tutor Yu came. Save us from boredom, or mostly me rather. Because he asked who first? Then Kevin point to me, anyway he went first last Tuesday. Lol, Tutor said "Ladies first is it?" Haha. Then he went to the other side, I guessed he went to Tubas to practise. Scales, as usual. He noticed that I put my mouthpiece too high on my mouth (because there's a mark on my mouth). The correct one is lower, tired of course because I always put so high. At first my high B flat was out of tune but after I put the mouthpiece correctly he showed me the tuner, perfect pitch. And it stayed for a few seconds! :D Better than usual, perfect then out again. But I stil can't use that position because cannot pitch with that. So anyway, after that I forgot how but for something he took my trombone then realised the slide so stiff. So he asked me to call Kevin to check his slide. I went to get him and true enough, tubas. Tutor checked and his slide also stiff. Then he teach us to oil the instrument. He said the oil we've been using is WRONG! Although it says valve and SLIDE oil but he knows. It doesn't help. He asked for another kind of oil and I remember when we clean the trombones we put some oils also, so I told Kevin and he was about to WALK into the band room when I moved the window and found it unlocked. So I told him to jump in, hehehe! Junior teaching Senior wrong things instead of vice versa! Tutor took the 2 with red cap, he said now there's an oil with both mixed together with black cap. We cleaned the slides and he helped me put the smaller botttle oil at the end of the slide and spread. Then I use the big bottle one for the top. When I remove it from the slide can see one string of the oil, (something like spider web). "EEEEH!" Haha! Then there's wind blowing it. Tutor: Can fly one. Lol. Then Kevin do it himself. Tutor realised he put the outer slide the wrong way, HAHA! Like Darryl last time. He also showed us the tuning slide oil, which I remember as "pink liquid". Then Kevin jumped back in to keep it. After that Kevin went back and I continued scales although Rebekah called them for combined. (By then I think more than 1/2h passed) But just then the Percussion tutor called him and they went off somewhere. He say what he go look for the teacher and he'll be back later. So I went in for combined, was about 4.30pm.

Combined was sucky. Tutor came back and taught Kevin. At 5pm we played Kokomo but it was yucky then Rebekah wanted to make us sectionals on it but decided to give us 5min break before trying again. I went to find them, they just finished scales. And he taught him slur (which I asked just now before combined). But too bad I had to go back when they just started. Later he came back and James went. At the end of practice rebekah asked us to feedback on the leaders. I only feedback on Germaine.

Thursday's practice. I ate lunch with Jas and went upstairs. Later Xue Qi and Camilia (her friend and my friend through her) came. She said everytime she's in the Indoor Sports Hall she sees a tall guy, but only the head, and he's playing instrument. Me: CHENG HENG! Haha. Xue Qi told her it's my senior. Camilia was saying some stuff about Jason (tall 2R6 classmate in basbetball with her). She said he's tall, I said my senior's taller. She said he's very thin, I said my senior also. Xue Qi: Aiya, she love her senior one la. Lol. Then later she said Ding Cong looked like a pervert, not knowing he's my junior. But I told her. Anyway a lot of people late because today's practice starts at 2.30pm and Sec 3s lessons end then. Kevin came, but after him still wait for a lot of people. There's a bitch in the band, what's worse is she's chosen to lead. WTF is her bitchy problem?! She keep insulting my beloved senior and bullying him and being rude and disrespectful to him. F*** that bimbotic proud bitch, even her voice is bitchy She even threw a pencil at him when he ignored her. (Obviously he's pissed off, even an idiot knows that. That shows how idiotic she is.) I was so f***king angry that I was gonna pick up the pencil at throw it in her face but he picked it up and kept it in his pocket. And the bitch still insulted him. I'm quite sensitive to people's body language, feelings and all those things that show their mood. So I presumed Kevin didn't want any conflict so I respected that and decided not to shout at her this once. ONLY THIS ONCE. I promise the next time I see that I won't do nothing, because: I love my senior. I remember last year when I was in Junior Band, I wrote here jokingly that he doesn't know how to teach or something like that and Rebekah tagged to say that I must treasure him, he's my last senior with Darryl. And I do treasure them.

He's got an iPod (I think, not sure what it is), cool! :D Nice colour too! Lol, so cute, he went out (with the earphones still in his ears). When he came back Rebekah said go for sectionals (I thought he heard) and I stood up to go out. "Huh? What?" Hahaha :) Could tell that he was very pissed of, although he doesn't look angry but the expression of unhappiness is there, like what I do sometimes when I'm angry. Even when he smiled I can tell. (Oh ya, he didn't smile for no reason ok. It's cos we went to the corridor but our usual place was crowded (and the bitch was there) and I told him there's a lot of people there, and I smiled. That's why.) So we went to the left corridor. Warmed up with B flat and E flat major scales. He was at YMCA score so I flipped to the page. He played the slur part and asked if I know how. I asked "How?" "You don't know meh?" Lol, cos last time I always tell him slur is soft tonguing so he thinks I know, and I do, but since tutor taught him I asked him to teach. He said make the first note longer second note shorter. Then he forgot, haha. Then I played and he said something like that... We practised by ourselves. Damn, why the bitch had to come with her friends and use our area -.- Anyway, I tried glistening and sliding 2 times instead of the usual one. He's like "What you trying?" HAHA! Something new. I thought that if we slide once we'll miss some notes (althought it doesn't matter) but if we do it twice we'll pass all the notes on the way to the last note. There's no last note of glist in YMCA but from high D flat to A not so nice, it's nicer to end with a lower note. He tried also, but funny la, he go up first then down. In the end his sound also go up first. He said from C (3)to B flat(1) is up then I said 5 is also B flat. I think my "double-glist" is cool, but can even has triple or quintruple since double go to F only. Still can go 2 ranges lower. After that combined. Rebekah was playing Peanut Butter from Sesame Street on the bells (something like xylophone) and she kept playing wrong notes. Then once she played wrongly and she go hit so hard. Then Kevin look at me I look at him then laugh at her lol. When she play wrong she become like that, so it's normal. We played the performance songs. And tried Flight Of The Piasa for fun. We had a 2nd melody at page 2 and the band almost "died" there but I played and happen to be able to get the high F and E flat and saved them. Because sometimes when the melody is played wrong they'll all stop. Kevin stop right when we're supposed to play! I think I was the only one. Phew, but they "died" soon after that melody -.-

Friday's practice. We had rehearsal in the Sports Hall. Wushu was having training there, or rehearsal, since after us in the performance is them. Kevin's slide was stiff so he went to get the CORRECT oils. BUT BEFORE THAT, he asked me for tissue to clean the slide. And I was reluctant to give, because DARRYL GOT SO MANY from me last time. He said that's what the tutor said so must follow, then he went out. Yeah yeah I gave it to him in the end, but only half! Like Tuesday I got the tissue from Jas and spilt for us half each. He actually said thank you woah, that's quite rare, lol! I think I say that almost every practice (to him and other people). Warm ups. Mr Yeo came half way and took over the warm ups. I realised there's an emcee. When he read I realised he said Ngee Ann Symphonic Band, and changed the order of the songs. It's supposed to be Ponyo, The Incredibles, Heal The World, YMCA, Kokomo and Sesame Street. Then become Ponyo, Sesame Street, Kokomo, YMCA, The Incredibles, Heal The World. Before we played YMCA, the dance CCA came in then Kevin was like "Eee..." he say he wanna play with his left eye closed. Because their on the left. Don't know why la, some of them wore their costume some just wore pe shirt and very short shorts. After we played YMCA they screamed but I think we ignored them, haha! Then I heard Kevin tell Chen Hua something about 减肥 -.- Then when they moved to the right, he's gonna play with his right eye closed, lame la. Mr Yeo don't want to end with Heal The World, what tragic death, so we end with Incredibles. After the whole thing we went back to the band room.

Mr Yeo gave us good news and bad news. He said bad news is we don't know the order of the songs and we said he changed it. I realised it's the order written on the board, but whoever is in charge, HELLO! THERE ARE NUMBERS BESIDE THE SONGS! -.- So we decided on the new order. The good news is we could play through the whole thing -.- That's nothing fantastic, we should be able to right, given that the performance is on Wednesday! Seniors came. So many came but not Darryl. After a short while Darryl came. We practised some more, then Flight Of The Piasa. Damn, I cried at band again. At one part Mr Yeo asked to hear us play then he said he has "a man playing like a women (I know 'women' is plural) and a women playing like a man'. Then "ok maybe not like a women la, just more gentle" and I'm "not very ladylike". Then he associate our playing with shit and say what I play like my teeth are together and I play like that I'm 'in the toilet already'. And is that even funny? No! And the 2 of them laugh like ?! I tried to laugh also and take it lightly, but couldn't. Then my face is like :| straight and unhappy. Maybe Mr Yeo saw, or maybe not. He said "You all don't always laugh at her la..." And Kevin's "I'm sorry" seemed to be directed at Mr Yeo. "Your sound only a bit better what, just means that easier to laosai what" Haha. Then after I played again less "constipatedly", I sit there then got tears in my eyes -.- What the heck. Then later ask us to play again. Got crescendo so I crescendo and he said "You don't need to (sings a crescendo exxageratedly by shouting at the end)" Uh and again is that even funny? No! And the horny guy laugh damn loud. He thinks he's that good is it, he is worse than his Sec 1 junior despite being a Sec 3 ok. And obviously means he's way lousier than me in terms of both attitude and playing skill, and it's not like I'm super great. I'm just average, he sucks and he dares laugh at me. My section also. This time my expression even worse, I was really glaring in the direction of that guy but not at him since my file's there. And when Mr Yeo talk to me I just stare at my file and nod, cos I don't wanna look at him with that scary expression which he probably saw anyway. The tears don't flow out always, but they're there. I think Mr Yeo suspected I was crying la, because I cry like a baby and my actions so obvious every time. Wth, why is band like that. Sometimes I really don't think "band is cool" or "band rocks". Sometimes I think the opposite. I'm thinking of 6 April again. Darryl left at 5.30, isn't he supposed to go at 15?

Today, much better :) Warm ups, woah Andrew first time eh, since he's asst SC, a bit weird. We went through our songs and Flight Of The Piasa. Before the break was taken by Mr Yeo. During break, I ate my peanut butter bread :D I like both Peanut Butters (the song and the thing)! After break was taken by Ms Leong because Mr Yeo left. After the break was all Flight Of The Piasa. She went faster. Hmm... I realise I get lost less than Kevin, not bad... (for me, but for him of course not good :S) She told us to breathe after a phrase and told us what one phrase is. I was thinking, how can we all breathe at the same time? But I just did and we marked out breath marks. After practice, Ms Leong left and we thought of gimmicks! :D Trombone section was damn cool in Peanut Butter and cooler in Ponyo. Peanut Butter we and trumpet take turns to stand because we take turns to play. Jas don't need to stand cos she said it's hard -.- Then first time we tried, after me and Kevin stand we play a few notes then he sit down cos he play wrongly or don't know how to play. And he sat and DIDN'T PLAY! Sabotage me solo huh? Haha! 2nd time didn't alr. Ponyo, we glist upwards although we slide downwards, haha! And somehow we both hold higher than 90d at melodies. And the quavers part we gradually go up. Rebekah said Trombone Section's very nice :D :D Kokomo don't have anything. Then when we play the starting Chen Hua turn around but nothing to see, haha. I can't think of anything! :( Serene stand for her solo. Rebekah suggested pointing our bells at her, then Kevin take the whole trombone point at her instead of putting playing position and facing her. And other people also not cooperative, they face the bell at her but never put in playing position -.- So what, put on their lap where no one can see and face the bell to her for? I was thinking of that also, actually can one but they don't cooperate so Rebekah thought it didn't look nice. YMCA I moved but Kevin didn't. YMCA can move a lot also, we got lots of all crotchet bars, just left right each count la. I learnt from Jezer on Open House last year, haha! At the end part, we stand up row by row. I didn't know we're supposed to remain standing. After that, dismissed, late. Bye.

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

First lesson today: Literature. Ms Zahra didn't come, but Ms Wong did. She taught us to summaries the content of every page in Chapter 2 and we wrote in the page. Then she asked how Ponyboy matured. I didn't hear but I figured what happened after she said something. I figured Jarod said Ponyman. HAHAHA! She said not funny, but I thought it was very funny.

Skip all the way to after recess, Chinese class. The 2R7 changed to new tables, the hexagon ones. Now I'm sitting near the door. I keep looking out of the door, but I have to turn when I look out. Distracting myself looking at Serene, Germaine, Kevin outside on the stairs -.-

After Chinese, Science! Bacteria model-making! Fun! :D I brought marshmallow, chocolate and gummy football (that's flat on one side), but didn't use the chocolate. We had 3 packets of marshmallow -.- Didn't use the whole packet of course.
:D

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Ok, it's starting to take effect. I'm starting to miss Darryl :( I haven't seen him since last Saturday, 2 Saturdays ago, not yesterday. Why after he graduate so long then got effect ah? probably because he keep coming back... Well he hasn't been back since Saturday where he said he's not performing. But this year I didn't cry la, haha. Last year still Sec 1 so maybe feel insecure so cry lor, but this year didn't. Anyway isn't it too late to cry now? Yes it is. ...

Labels: Feelings/Emotions, Seniors

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

200th post. I didn't blog for one week, which is last Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday :S But I have reference from Jaslyn's blog, heh heh heh. Oh yes, I got haircut on Sunday, yucky.

Tuesday 14 July practice. I ate lunch with Jas and went up to the band room. I was gonna do Maths homework but Xue Qi and Chong Jin came and distracted me. I got songs from Xue Qi's phone and was doing Chong Jin's English for her, for fun. Then in the end didn't do my Maths.

Later we went in and set up. I forgot much, but warm ups was definitely Chromatic Low Tones and Total Training I think. Then The Incredibles! Mr Yu came as expected. Last time he said he's coming around 12 or 13, so I thought would be Tuesday, 14. He came at about 4pm. He looks like he cut hair too. I'm not sure, but his fringe is like mine, haha! (Ya, I got SHORT fringe now -.-) He asked one of us to go with him first. Haha, everyone asked Cheng Heng to go, I also. Kevin: Why me?
Me: Because you're senior.
Haha, so he went until 4.40pm+. Oh ya, very funny thing. Ms Leong's phone was in her bag and it rang but she's in the music room. So Mr Yeo took it to her. Just as he closed the store room door (store room is linking the rooms) Kevin came in from our band room door, haha! Then he went into the store room also. Then Mr Yeo came out of it, with Kevin behind, HAHAHA! They say it's like magic trick. Kevin took tuner from him. Then went out again. When they came back we were playing Incredibles halfway.

Then when we finished, I went out. Just then it was a short break. Mr Yu ask if I want break, I say no, as usual, heh. Play scales again, as usual. He always start with scales. Mr Yeo came a while to see. Heh, tiring. Then Incredibles. Oh ya, he talked about planes , it's related to the air that I'm supposed to blow into the trombone. Must have enough air if not it won't go straight, it'll be like a plane in turbulence. He said something about Xi An in China also. Something about many stone figures of soldiers there. I think he's talking about the Mandate of Heaven. We learn in History last year, but when he asked if I learn Chinese History I said no, haha. So, he said the 'trail' is not called trail, trail is one note. Then I said "Glist?" yup, I learnt that alr, from Jezer. Glist starts on the 4th count. I glist from C to F, but probably he thinks it's not nice so he told me to glist to A instead. Yeah, then 5+ I went back in and Jaslyn went out. He doens't play eupho but he can teach her nice sound. Haha, her senior stayed inside. When I came in they were doing Heal The World. Mr Yeo did bar 35. I just missed my bar 30 melody -.- Then I forgot what happened alr.

Thursday 16 July, I brought my Art sketchbook although no art today cos I want Jas to help me draw. Art's on Friday and we're supposed to start painting on Friday but I wanna finish first, cos in class doing art is irritating. So she looked through my D&T book and found plane picture and drew it. Xuan Lin came. I took songs from her too. Rebekah came and told her to ge the key. She went and came back without the key, so I and Jas went with her. We found Ms Ong this time, and we ran up the stairs. Kevin came in very soon after we unlocked. No conductors today.

We warmed up with the usual things and did The Incredibles and Ponyo. The Incredibles was yucky, the percussionist kept rushing and play wrong rhythm then the whole band play yucky because of that. And got once Kevin came in early one beat, I think everyone else did also. -.-""' After Ponyo, it was 4pm already so Rebekah got us to sectionals till 4.25pm on Heal The World. After that we went back and play The Incredibles and Heal The World. Ms Deepa came up, she was just watching. The Incredibles was still yucky, Heal The World was "not together" according to the majors, but of course better. We're dismissed later than 4.30pm, but never mind.

Friday 17 July, all alone. After lunch I went upstairs to put my bag then went toilet. When I came back, miracle woah, Jas' senior sitting there alr, and it was only 1+. Take my favourite spot, GRRR -.- So I took my History things and studied on the other side's table. I saw Kevin and Chen Hua go in, at I think 2 so I went also. Sat there and continued reading but very noisy la althoug only a few people. Then I set up. Aiya! I forgot what happened today alr, la. Jaslyn you la, blog so little! Haha! Mr Yeo's not happy today, for obvious reasons. I asked Serene if we could call a locksmith to unlock the bronze trombone case, she said she'll sms Ms Deepa. I told Suky on MSN on Thursday about that, she say call locksmithWe were dismissed earlier than 6pm today :O

Saturday 17 July, sectionals but Mr Yeo came. Kevin came at 8.08am about there. We played everything today, in order. He decided on the order to play at Takashimaya, Ponyo first, then I forgot. Have to remember!!! There's Ponyo, The Incredibles, Heal The World, Kokomo, YMCA and Sesame Street. Mr Yeo's still not happy. We ran through once in all the songs in order. Mr Yeo asked how Andrew (Trumpet) injured his hand.
Mr Yeo: They say you flagged a taxi. I don't believe it, (He asked how he got injured)
Andrew: I flagged a taxi
Mr Yeo: (Laughs, really)
So actually it wasn't the taxi that injured him, it's the car in front of the taxi that go bang his hand -.- And drive off after that -.- Then practise until 9.30 break till 10am. Rebekah and some others got cake for Mr Yeo, his birthday's today :O After break we continued. After a while, he asked us to go for sectionals on Flight Of The Piasa (finally, we've never played it in combined). He said we can scrap Mamma Mia! and I was like "Har?..." Then he said (I think he was talking to me) "You like ah?" I think I nodded and someone else said something too, then he said "Ok lor, but you all must practise ah" Hehhehheh.

Then Mr Yeo talking to someone halfway I think, when Rebekah went out to take the cake and say "Happy birthday, tomorrow is your birthday right?" HAHAHA! It's so sudden and funny. We sang him a birthday song in English. Kevin conitnued in Chinese but nobody did. Then he asked "Where's my Chinese version?!" Haha, so ya Chinese version. No Malay or Sri Lankan (Faris and Andrew) version. He blew the one candle and cut the cake. We took band picture. Lol, he put the chocolate cake on the conductor stand. Actually Kevin stand in front but too tall so he sat right in front, in front of Mr Yeo even.

Kevin looks cute right? :D The same expression as that of Darryl in the picture before SYF...


I know I got little fringe la huh, but it wouldn't be so ugly if that idiot didn't cut it like that ya? Then we went to music room for sectionals on Flight Of The Piasa. Mr Yeo said A Brazillian Portrait also, but we didn't practise that one. I put a score in front of that alr, I think YMCA. Anyway, after that dismissed, bye! Happy birthday Mr Yeo! Haha!

Labels: Band, Birthday, Break, Homeworks/Work, Pictures, Seniors, songs, Trombone, Tutor, Unwell/Injuries

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Band practice. I was quite early. Rebekah opened the band room but the store room was locked, probably done by the CO -.- When it was open I went to set up. And when I went out to set up I heard Rebekah say already 8 o'clock why nobody here? Very few la actually. She say all late stand outside. Then Mavis say why not think of a harsher punishment. "Ok then they all jump down and die" -.o ? Anyway, they came at 8.11am, including Kevin. I didn't know it was raining till he came in with his umbrella, which I recognise from the last time he brought it some months ago or last year. Good memory eh? :D Again Ms Leong came when we're doing Chromatic Low Tones halfway, then Total Training. Mr Yeo didn't come. We had combined practice until 9.37am. Actually she wanted us to go for sectionals and come back at that time, but we did The Incredibles and Ponyo until then. She went faster than Mr Yeo for both songs. Taufiq came today also, after quite long cos he go NS alr. Got once Ms Leong ask those who have melody at D to play, a few times. Then later she say what those with triplets without long notes (or something like that) play. Kevin was oiling his slide then I didn't play also. 2nd time I still didn't play. Then Ms Leong ask why we never play, and say "dare not play because you're alone is it?" Haha. During the break, Kevin went out as usual, I stayed as usual. I went to take Heal The World from Darryl's file.

After that, Ms Leong split us into brasses and woodwinds except trumpets stay with woodwinds. We used music room with Taufiq on Ponyo. Then went back slightly before 11am. Ms Leong was doing the part that we last did also, haha. Then we combined.

At slightly past 11am Cliff and Darryl (reminds me of Chip & Dale) came, wearing the same shirt and their own pants not school one, I think class t shirt. When Kevin saw them he said "Couple. Couple shirt" HAHAHA! I thought Darryl got tuition. Anyway, their shirt looks nicer than my class', it's gold and white. Anyway, we went for sectionals on Heal The World and Ms Leong and Taufiq left. We used our usual spot but I can't sit cos there's a bag on the bench that I step on when I sit on the table. I taught myself and I only had a few minutes and they want me & Kevin play together. A while later, we went into the music room. I notice when Darryl comes, the 2 of them slack eh. He come back and slack and make junior slack also -.- Then very slacky inside. We never play together already and some idiot spraying deodorant like air freshener, yuck! Couldn't stand it anymore, seeing my seniors slack and talk and the smelly air inside. (I think Darryl thinks I don't like him, I DON'T don't like him. I like him. That's why he's still my Darryl Kor Kor. I like them all...) I went out to another spot away from everyone's view (cos it's round the corner) to practise myself. Ya, I learnt the whole thing. I played other songs too. At about 12 I heard Rebekah call us back in so I went. She asked us to bring back file so I did.

Oh ya, Kevin's like a baby eh, haha. Today he drank water then after he take away the bottle from his mouth, got water come out from his mouth. -.o?

I bet Darryl thinks I'm weird now, that's why he never talk to me. Haiz, I wasn't intending to do that last night, I only wanted to ask why he not playing in the performance anymore. Why did I even say that? ... -.- What I said shouldn't be true, although it is. Ya, I know it's just me, I'm weird. Can't you just act like I didn't say that?

After practice, I went 7-11 at Tampines Mart with Jaslyn. At the road I turned back to check for cars then saw Darryl behind us some distance. I told her then I said "DON'T-!" (She looks back) "Look back" -.- And then the expected "...!!!...!!!" from me la. Haha, bye!

Labels: Band, Feelings/Emotions, Seniors, songs, Trombone, Weather

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Long post, so don't bother to read. Yo! Had lunch with Serene, Germaine and Filzah after school since they saw me in the canteen. Then I went up to the band room. So much time, to do homework. My usual spot was occupied BY BAGS so I used the left side, which is outside the sports hall. It was raining, I was alone. Occasionally rain will splash in when wind blows in my direction. School ended at 12.30pm, I reached there 1+ only. So Science workbook out again. With no help, until Chong Jin came up, still 1+. So she helped me again. 3rd day alr. Later, but still 1+, Kevin and his non-band friend came and Kevin look at me I look at him, so I said "Hi" with a wave for the first time :) Haha, FIRST time... tsk tsk. They sat at the other table. Filzah came up and did her English for fun, it's not homework, haha. Yay, I finished my workbook, except for questions that CJ also doesn't know. I was doing workbook then Kevin suddenly go "REBECCA!" I got a shock, then I turn to him he ask if my handphone number start with 8 or 9, I said 9. I'm like ??? I help Filzah with ENGLISH ok! I'm good at it. The windows of the sports hall behind me opened, so I stood on the bench to look, basketball players. Today we used our band room :D Haha! There's a sign outside both doors asking CO people to use the music room today, HAHA!

At 2+ I went to the room to set up and stuff. Kevin happened to be out during attendance taking. So when "Cheng Heng" I said "Here" also, haha! Warm ups conducted by Germaine. Chromatic Low Tones first, Ms Leong came shortly after half way. Then Total Training. Mr Yeo came halfway, haha, which is about 3. Ponyo up first. I finally told Kevin he's playing F instead of C at our melody at part D. Then you know the song has one repeat in my score. First time got trail and go to D, second time no trail go to F. Then once we played C then after that I thought my melody I go trail. HAHAHA! Trail halfway stop. Then at F we got one bar rest. Kevin used that bar of rest to laugh at me. Then when we stopped, he continued laughing, I just say "Paiseh..." Hehheh.

We had a short break of about 10min from 4.20-4.30pm. I went to find Darryl's file. It's open in Kevin's cupboard. (Actually it's OUR cupboard, but Kevin use it, I use the other one) Kevin took Kokomo from there since he had it today. Then I go find The Incredibles score from there also. Haha, he graduate then we both take his scores :S I realised it's all the same no Trb 1 or 2 or 3. I tried it before, on a Saturday during break from Kevin's file xP After the break, it was Kokomo. I got reminded that Mr Yu wants me to tell him to prepare the When You Wish Upon A Star for the next time he comes when Kevin put his Kokomo in front of it. He said will come around 13 July (Monday) so I think it's Tuesday.

After that at 5+ we had sectionals on The Incredibles. Still, our usual spot (which is my usual spot stated above) has BAGS so we can't sit on the table. So we stand beside it. Woah, Kevin immediately wanna play together from the beginning alr. I say I haven't learn yet, then he ask me learn myself. Not difficult la. While Kevin was playing Darryl and Cliff walked past. I thought Kevin ignore him when he say hi. He say he got say hi, then go demo to me, LOL! He prefer using action than words I realised. We got 6 bar same rhythm from bar 7, then he playing and pointing, the one time he just waved. Lol? Yeah then Darryl came without a trombone and SORT OF teach us, but not really. Got one part I always stop there cos Kevin play wrong. It's 1.5, 0.5, 1 count. He play 1, 0.5, 0.5 and they both say last time play like that one. Kevin played slower and got it, but when Darryl clap, he play wrong again. Darryl, never got it. So every time reach there, I stop. Then Kevin ask Mr Yeo, I'm right...

Later he go set up a trombone and play. I realised got one bar is 2/4 time we play 4/4 so the 2 count become 4 count. When Darryl play he play 4 then I tell him. He say he know, just trying to get the rhythm only. (which doesn't make sense) Then when they play (without me) they both play 4. I call Cheng Heng and tell him. Then it's like he knows I wanna whisper something to him and he bend down :O I said Darryl say he know it's 2 count then he go play 4 count. Then he very naughty la, purposely go ask him to play. He's like why? But he still play. Then we grin but shut up. Then he still ask him to play again don't know for what. He don't wanna play, Kevin say that part is important! HAHA! But he didn't play again, he said he's not playing for the performance -.- And just yesterday he said he was. Just as well, I'll be less unhappy about no bass trombone. Then he went off, for his tuition of course. We went back in combined.

We went part by part, then play the whole song. Haha, Ms Leong beside me and noticed I lost at one part. Actually I stopped more than once la, but other times when I stop, I know but just not sure whether I'm right then scared to play, although Kevin play what I wanted to but didn't. Mr Yeo asked if we don't like Ponyo. Because we can't play that but we can play this and he thinks this is harder. Some said played before, he said Sec 2 never. Then he ask me if it's easy, I said slightly. Kevin say he don't like Ponyo, "too childish for me". "Who else doesn't like Ponyo aside from Cheng Heng" I wanted to say me, but didn't xP

When Kevin was keeping stand, one part was tight and he wanted to screw it loose. Then he broke his nail! :( Ask who got scissors. Serene heard and when he showed to Chen Hua, her face was like :S it's horrible, really broken :( Funny thing is that I broke mine yesterday at practice, haha! I just bit it off and now it's even, unlike the others which are pointed purposely. Then in the band room Kevin keeping stuff except his trombone then Jaslyn's senior go push him or something and he fell -.- Kevin said he caused his nail to bleed I think, or made it worse -.- Why fat people like pushing skinny people ah? Not funny right? I brought home Sesame Street to scan for Kevin cos there's only one. Gonna do it after this. Today I'm quite happy eh, except the part where Darryl came. No idea why. And I suddenly like Kevin more today also :) , maybe that's why, haha. As for this one, no idea, maybe cos Darryl spoil my mood but he didn't. Practice tomorrow, bye!

Labels: Band, Break, Feelings/Emotions, Homeworks/Work, Seniors, songs, Trombone, Weather

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Band practice. Today's supposed to be sectionals but Mr Yeo came and there was no sectionals at all. Supposed to be from 2.30-4.30pm. Sec 3 lessons end at 2.30pm. Science workbook outside the room again. This time I also asked Chong Jin who happened to come when I was doing with Xue Qi. Her class end early cos teacher absent. So quite few at 2.30pm. We used the Indoor Sports Hall again. Different arrangement today, facing another way. Kevin haven't come, so I asked Serene (who's his classmate now) "Where's Kevin?" (I usually don't call/refer to him as him Kevin) She say in the morning he caught by Discipline Master for hair so she think he go cut hair. Every time I see him get caught (last year's lower sec morning assembly) I don't think his hair is long, I think it's ok what. I also don't think it's long now. Today my temperature is 37.4. We took quite long to set up the place eh, why can't we just use the air-con band room?

Woodwinds followed Ms Leong back to the band room, we brasses stayed with Mr Yeo. Chromatic Low Tones and B flat scale warm up. Then Ponyo. Haiz... today very bad. The trombone and horn melody near the end, I kept under-pitching the high E natural. Then Mr Yeo say me and Sandy take turns to play when we're supposed to play together... No purposely la.

Mr Yeo was teaching some particular section then he "Hello Cheng Heng" Then I turn around, Kevin! :D Haha, yay, I knew I wasn't gonna be alone. He came at 4pm. Everytime someone come in I turn around, not him, then when he really come, I didn't see -.- He said (to someone else) he waited 1 and a half hours for DM then when he come, never cut hair -.- Mr Yeo wanted part D (our melody :D) then he said wait for Cheng Heng. Then he "Cheng Heng jiayou! Cheng Heng jiayou!" Then he go rush rush set up stand la. Then I thought his file was upside down when he put it on the stand. When he open, really wor, HAHAHA! How could he not know? So cute. He never ask for trail sia -.- But I know alr cos he did it just now. But Kevin go put position 6 for trail then when start he's like ....... Trail's cool you know! :D Soon after Kokomo!

Kevin look at his file blankly, I look at his file, Ponyo and Jupiter on facing pages. "Kokomo leh" then he flip in front, don't have. Cos now he take 1st. Then Mr Yeo ask us play then play play play. Finally he say look at your music. "Don't have" Hahaha, so cute! He was playing from memory, not bad eh. I always thought he didn't memorise his scores. Darryl came at about 4.10pm I think. Mr Yeo asked him to play 1st! What happen to 3rd, he wanted 3rd :( So he sit beside Kevin the other side. In the end we finished at 5pm when he asked when we're supposed to end. I took out 2nd Kokomo score give Kevin. He tell me ask Mr Yeo. I don't want. He go ask for me. Mr Yeo said NO! Say what he don't need 3rd already. Then Darryl Kor Kor go extra la, what "Orhhhh....." When Kevin come back I ask what he said. I forgot already. But I was like "Bullshit! What bullshit!" Then he say "Orh, she angry already..." Ya la, I'm damn angry!

Oh ya, before he went to ask, he asked Darryl if he's performing with us at Takashimaya (he accidentally say Tapestry, haha) He said yes eh. The schedule on write one Sec 4 student... Anyway, hope he really can :) But actually if he didn't come back, I wouldn't be so angry because there'll be only 2 trombones. Now so uneven la. Bye.

Labels: Band, Feelings/Emotions, Homeworks/Work, Seniors, Trombone

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

I took cab to school today. In class I got the practice schedule for this term. OMG 4 times a week! Tuesday and Friday combined practice, Thursday (2.30-4.30pm) and Saturday sectionals. Then Takashimaya performance on 29 July and the Friday and Saturday after that, and it ends there, the schedule. I think it'll go back to normal after the performance.

After school Jaslyn walk past my class, without her bag and instrument, supposedly to the canteen for lunch. After my class ended I called her and she said she left it in class, so I left mine in class too. I saw Xue Qi, Camilia and their friend so I sat at the next table and after that went to class with Xue Qi. She helped carry my file upstairs. Then I did Science workbook homework there with her help. Jaslyn came, and with my stand :D Thanks! At about 2.36pm the door was unlocked. Jaslyn and Xuan Lin went first and said Mr Yeo was here, then I was shock like :O The schedule said 2.30pm but yesterday Rebekah tell me to set up before 3, so a bit confusing. And Sec 3s end lessons at 2.30pm too. When I went in it was so empty, 5 Sec 2s only. Mr Yeo wrote 5 songs on the white board for the performance. Ponyo, Sesame Street, Kokomo, YMCA, The Incredibles. I thought he didn't want Sesame Street? And YMCA is old already. I don't have The Incredibles score, but it's not bad, got trail :D What about the other songs? :( I went in and out the store room so many times, haha. Yay, slide oil :D

Kevin came. We shifted things to the Indoor Sports Hall which is just next door. Very hot there. Then we took attendance then temperature. My thermometer like spoilt. I saw 37.1 when it beeped but when I took out, blank. So I took again. 37.2, took out blank, so I just go with that one. Then Rebekah called my name, I said "37.2" and I heard Mr Yeo say "37.8?" Then she also "37.8?" I repeated and even some people including Kevin said for me, but she cannot hear. Then I show 2 fingers. "32?!" Hahaha! "37.2!" My trigger got stuck (it did at home also) then I tell Kevin. When press, sometimes will move sometimes won't. He said shouldn't be like that, because it'll only get stuck when the part go too far behind but it's not. So yeah... he said tell Mr Yeo. But we didn't, haha. Anyway later during practice he unscrewed some part covering the trigger and asked me to. I said cannot, then he try, first try out already. Hahaha! He's stronger what. And he press, can already. But I think before that it was alr ok, I think.

Warm up Bflat scale only. Then Kokomo! :D Mr Yeo asked to hear us and eupho at the beginning. Then he want 1st trombone, but Kevin takes 2nd for this, because when we first got it Darryl wanted 1st. So Kevin said no first, Darryl take. Then don't know why Mr Yeo's like "Darryl took it?!" although he didn't shout la, but he sounds shocked. So he told him to use the original. As for me, heheh, Kevin gave me his 2nd score :D It's only a bit different, like Procession to Peace, the notes are 2 notes higher, but of course not all like that la, most notes.

After Kokomo, Ponyo. At 5pm we had sectionals till 6pm. Only for 15min we were practising together. After that... usual la... even when we practise together also not good. Darryl came at 5+. I almost couldn't recognise him, he changed school bag. His taste and mine are opposite... And very lame eh, he come for about 10-15min then go off. Actually it's more than that but before that he was at flute section with Cliff and Faris what. Then he come here 10min play Kevin's trombone then go -.- He's not participating in the performance la -.- The back of the schedule says 28 students and the number from each level. Sec 4 only got one, the one who's still in band cos he's going Sec 5. I thought there were some who wanted to perform... No 3rd Trombone!!! How can there NOT be 3rd Trombone?! 3rd Trombone stayed with me for so long, she's my best friend, other than Trombones T3 and 153671. Now I'm taking 2nd no one's taking 3rd?! NO! I feel like I abandoned her. NO! They must be allowed to perform la. Ms Ong said they could last time ok! Don't believe go see the tag board of the band blog. I love 3rd Trombone!!! I miss 3rd Trombone!!! :'(

(Eh my mother just spotted our school in today's newspaper Straits Times! About using MSN for lessons)

Labels: Band, Homeworks/Work, Slide oil, songs, Trombone

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Hello! Why am I blogging so much now ah? Just a few weeks ago I only blogged when there's band practice. Never mind, it'll be back that way after today. Yesterday I didn't watch TV, I used computer play Neopets. Last night went to Hougang Mall as usual -.- After eating I went to Popular to buy glue and 2 books. I only wanted to buy one actually. A bright and colourful cover caught my attention and it seemed interesting so I got it. Then I looked around and went to the comic section which I think I haven't gone to in any bookshop for years. I can't remember if I've even ever been to that section. I saw Pokemon. I have some from years ago, they're not comics, they're just story books. Every book there was Japanese... I saw some familiar titles, but most are unknown to me. I only know Fruits Basket, Naruto, D-Gray-Man, Pokemon and Doraemon. Oh there's one called Absolute Boyfriend, same title as the Korean show eh... but different. Heheh, guess what I got in the end? Doraemon, hahaha :D I haven't opened it yet, been reading the other book. That's my first manga book... haha. I have no interest in manga actually, or Japanese things. But I think Doraemon is ok. I'll want to watch it if I wake up early enough on Saturdays, which is usually not. And did you know I like Powerpuff Girls? Haha! I haven't seen it for a long time. If it's on TV I'll watch, haha!

I think I'm taking cab to school tomorrow. I think I'll put a book (or two if need be) in my trombone case to lighten my bag and so my file won't be destroyed in there. The file's too big to fit in the compartment of my case. Anyway inside is black black -.- But I'll dust my book clean. Why is it so dirty in there?! Last time I found scores in there which are in my file now and they were black so I had to clean them. Bye!

Labels: Books

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Happy Youths' Day! What's so special or nice about today anyway? Today was just Chinese homework all day and I just printed out my D&T stuff cos I'm gonna do it later. This evening I'm going out for dinner. There's Chinese show on TV now. Maybe I'll watch TV then do D&T. Yeah I think that's what I'll do, bye youths! :D

Labels: Homeworks/Work

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Yo! Today's first lesson was PE. 1R3's teacher was absent so we had PE with them. Just training for NAPFA test. First thing was running. 2R6 run 6 rounds, 1R3 5 rounds. I just realised 2R6 is 1R3 x2 haha! I ran with Wen Ling and during our last round I thought it was the 5th. I dragged her down, quite behind, she's actually better. Yeah, after finished I had stomach pain so I didn't do the 30 push ups they all did. I just sat beside the grass. Seok Kee saw me and told teacher I had stomach pain, so I continued doing nothing. Then I puked beside the grass -.- And teacher told Seok Kee to help me to the canteen or somewhere. But at the shelter I started getting dizzy and all I saw was green. So I sat down and teacher told them to go first. Every time I stand up I can't even see anything. I was supposed to go to the canteen but given the rate I was going, she made me go to the standing tap to wash up then go to General Office. I couldn't walk there, because I couldn't see, so she got some people to help me.

I saw a hand, but don't know whose. I realised it's Qian Hui and Swee Kee. They supported me to the GO. I couldn't see a thing but just continued walking unstably till I reached the bench outside. Teacher told me to sit down and I actually thought I was gonna sit on the floor but then I felt a chair, haha. Thankful that they actually positioned me so I wouldn't miss the bench and sit on the floor or make a fool of myself. Maybe teacher told them I couldn't see. There were some people there, but I don't know who. I only vaguely saw Ms Tan the VP when I sat down. Then I went into the GO and sat there and QH and SK left. Thanks people :) I was sweating like a pig, and I think I was cold and clammy, yucks. Then it was only about 830, half an hour into PE. I bet I spent damn long at the shelter walking 3 steps and stopping and again. I lied down on the chair until one of the staff (don't know her name)came and gave me milo. It's cold in there. And I think I was white, like that time in class where I had cramps. I bet I was attracting a lot of attention to whoever saw me :S Even the OM with big specs Mr Ong was like "Girl you ok?" (Why people still call me girl ah?) Later Ms Tan opened the door and a staff lady was quick to say "She's going back" then she left. Woah, how she know what Ms Tan come for?

Anyway, am thankful to the people who helped, esp my classmates, and Swee Kee again and Rasyidah for helping bring my stuff down. My father came to take me home since I couldn't contact my grandparents. That time was about 9.45am. Stopped hurting and sweating already, but still cold of course. It's like the band room or colder there.

Now to start spoiling people's reputation. Not my classmates la of course, they're so nice :D It's the damned doctor. My father brought me to that doctor near my house and he waited while I went in. She does nothing but bullshit, her English bullshit too. It's worse than my Chinese. Worse than Darryl Kor Kor's Chinese even. (I'm not insulting Kor Kor here, I'm obviously insulting her.) (Speaking of Chinese, wonder how he did for his Chinese Oral today...) I said I had stomach ache then I vomiitted and I felt dizzy when I stood up and can't see anything. Then she retardedly don't believe I can't see, and say what blur, bullshit. I said it's can't see at all, everything's green, but as you know now, she's retarded la. She thinks my English is so lously I don't know what I'm talking is it. Eh, bitch, even a little kid 10 years younger than me knows the difference between cannot see and blur ok. Only you don't know la, because you never even got pass the stage of learning basic English that babies learn when they know how to talk, cos you're that retarded. Oh and did you get negative marks (less than 0)for your English PSLE decades ago? Then she check my stomach and pressed and ask if got pain. No. Then she asked if it's on off pain. No. Oh my gosh, she asked if then it's from just now till then the pain never stop. -.- x 100. Wtf, I have never met anyone whose English is that fking retarded. I was like "No just now for a few minutes la." Then she thinks she's right. -.- x 1000. All of you know what"on off" is yeah? I know. OMG, hilarious, some idiot who cannot even speak conversational English (My conversational MALAY is better ok) sitting in a clinic room getting money for talking the most nonsensical bullshit that doesn't make sense half a bit (not even one bit). I felt like slapping her face you know. Cheat peope's money la, $28 wasting my time, making my blood pressure rise, cos I'm damn pissed off. 2nd idiot quack doctor to piss me off. Oh look, this paragraph is longest. I can be mean and insult with every indecent word I know when I get enraged like that. I don't say it out of course, I curse and swear inside. By the way, that clinic of a bitch is Blk 52something near 526 in Hougang. There's 2 doctors but only one pisses people off, the old woman one who always comes way later than the time stated outside -.- Her name is Cheng Soo Hong, so yeah don't ever go there.

Bye, and again, thanks people :) :) :) Darryl Kor Kor, don't think your Chinese is bad. Chinese is your second language, your English is good :) There are people more than twice your age and less than half as good as you are in anything, ok? There :)

Labels: Feelings/Emotions, pissed, School, Unwell/Injuries