♫♪I'm a happy 1st Trombone!!♪♫

Hi, band practice on Wednesday and today. Wednesday 23 June 2010 was the worst day at band ever, other than last SYF. Gave up what was so important to me just for band's sake when they wouldn't even bother about it actually. I told a white lie, but it's actually quite obvious that it's a lie, anyone who knows me and believed it must be an idiot. But the conductors understood what I said so they went according to my wish (which is actually not entirely my wish, my wish is something else but will not be good for Band). If anyone's reading, I actually wish something but I know it'll not be good for Band, so I wish otherwise, and so I have conflicting wishes. But that was one of the most important things to me ever, which is why I was late back from break. Break will till 10.35 but I went back at 10.50, must be understanding la, but I don't think anyone even cared IF they noticed -.- Why do I even care so much about Band when they don't? I GAVE UP MY DREAM, TOLD A WHITE LIE, DISAPPOINTED MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE, TORTURE MYSELF FOR WHAT?! :( I thought I wasn't a selfless person, I used to be selfish right? I still am right? I don't know. They day was just sh*tty for me. After band I went to have lunch alone then project at Francoise's house again. As if I'm not emo enough he kept wasting time and slacking, reminding me of BAND! -.- I had gastric pain there, but he help me buy food :) When I went home it was painful like every step I took. I reached home at 8 by the way. Shortly after, I puked it out, then after a while the pain went away... What a lousy day. Later while I was playing with my phone, Jonathan called. Haha! He used the same trick. Pretend to be surveyor, I already recognise the number and his voice la, lol. He called to tell me he's coming today, and to give him and Geck Woon the Tapestry tickets :) I told him about my emo day... Er... he's the only person I've talked to on the phone when I don't need to. Need to as in, calling to take band key, directions (3R1 bbq, Jaslyn haha) all that.


Today Band! Jonathan and Yin Xuan came together at about 8.30am. He's the tuba player whose stapler was found in our cupboard before, haha! Walao Jonathan wear the same shirt he wore to Suky's concert! After a while Geck Woon also came and they sat at the percussion area. But less than 30min later the 2 of them gone, left YX. Then later he said wanna go toilet, then gone. We were playing Procession to Peace part G for more than 30min -.- due to some who can't count. During break, I saw they were all in music room -.- I miss Suky and she miss me too (really)! :( I went in to hear them play, they took Kevin and Darryl's files. See, even GW don't believe I don't want to play the solo. Gave them their tickets but GW can't go :( After break continue with PTP for very long until 11.30 then Symphonium. I know, the feeling won't go away. It's not nice. I want my senior (I know got 2 seniors today, but I want Kevin)! I miss my senior! :'( I miss his solo! Damn now Mr Yu say he wants tenor sax (Serene) to play too. After band GW talked to the band and committee. She likes "Jaslyn's solo" but I don't.


*我告诉你，我很会哭的。一哭就能哭到至少半个小时。那时我在 conductors 面前哭，他们叫 Jaslyn 带我到厕所洗脸，可是我都还没哭够！不到几分钟就停了。所以我回来，给 trombone 保养以下后，就失重到迟到才回来。可是他们都不管的啦，我猜有些人都不知道我不在。就算知道也以为我是没理由的迟到，白痴。Band Major 怎么可能没理由迟到！所以我说，为了这种乐队牺牲那么多时不值得的。

Labels: Band, Break, Feelings/Emotions, pissed, Seniors, Trombone, Unwell/Injuries

♫♪I'm a happy 1st Trombone!!♪♫

Hello, Band practice today. Mr Yeo came and when he saw some people not here, he gave a long lecture. But out of all he said, the one with most impact on me is when he asked everyone individually if they were ready for NBC, starting with the 2 majors, starting with me, and I said no but she said yes. No one would ever know why I said no. I'm not like the rest who are obviously not ready because they slack. But having to say no without explaining in front of the whole band spoilt my reputation as a Band Major, but more importantly my reputation as a hardworking trombonist (if anyone even knows that now that I'm different). Most importantly, it gives people the misconception that I'm like one of them, not them the band, but them the ones that we don't want. No one will know why I said I'm not ready, unless they know me, and I mean really know me... But who actually does? I will not be ready even until 10 July the competition day, and I will have to compete, unready...

We didn't practice any of the competition pieces today, because 'so many of us were not here'. So Mr Yeo made us play some scales then 10min break till 10am. Then he gave us a simple piece by JS Bach! Only 1st and 2nd trombone so both of them took 2nd. 1 1st 2 2nd haha. But the parts quite similar, more similar than other songs. And suddenly during practice a song started playing on the speakers. HAHA! Damn funny, we were all like ??? We kept hearing "You're all I ever wanted" and whenever they hear this or some high pitch part they'll laugh, haha! (I just found that song, it's I'll See It Through by Texas, took me quite some time to find. Omg! It's a lady singer! I thought it was a guy!) So the entire day was on that JS Bach but we didn't finish it. After band someone came to brief us on the Hong Kong Winter Band Festival which we may participate in in December. It was longer than expected.

I arranged to meet my Chinese group at 12.30, then changed to 1pm as I thought it would take 30min. But it ended at almost 1pm. Emeline was downstairs at the cafe, so Xue Qi, Emeline and I went for lunch together where XQ and I got the same thing again. After that Liam and Francoise came and after a while we took bus 8 to Francoise's house. His maid and grandmother were in. His room was too small to do project on the floor so we did it in the hall. His maid called him into the room and I thought he was gonna get scolded for bringing us in without telling them first. When he came out I asked and he said "No la, she just ask me if I want drinks" All of us were like ??? Haha! I don't know what time we started but at 5+ Emeline said she had dental appointment at 6. So she left at almost 6 and Liam shortly after. Our project's on JJ Lin but we kept mixing him up with Jay Chou. I think because I started it first, and request to play his song on youtube on the laptop, haha. I stayed till 7pm! Omg! I didn't know how to go to the bus stop so Francoise sent me there. He had tuition at 7.30pm and hadn't had dinner yet and when we were downstairs it was 7.15pm :O Sorry Francoise! :( And thanks :) I reached home at 8pm, bye!

Labels: Band, Homeworks/Work, Jay Chou, JJ Lin, songs

♫♪I'm a happy 1st Trombone!!♪♫

Section 08 lunch today! Which means my 3 seniors because in 2008 I was Sec 1. I think I was the earliest, even though I was only a few minutes early -.- A few minutes later I saw a long person in an oversized white shirt. KEVIN!!! :D I couldn't be more right ^_^ Then I ran there and waited with him for Darryl and Cai Yan. Darryl was late (when he himself organised it). Cai Yan was later. Well if I didn't sms her I think she'd be later. We went in Tampines Mall to look for her because she was already there. She asked them for the $5.80 (now I know how much my birthday gifts last year cost! Haha, oops) because she no money left. Then I remembered I brought the $15 I took for Kevin for the SYF photos we paid but never got -.- Then we went to Swensens for lunch.

Instead of deciding what to eat, we were talking and took so long before ordering, haha. I gave them the Hokkaido milk sweet ^_^ I can't believe Cai Yan & Darryl ordered PRAWNS (I dislike prawns by the way) -.- It's obviously not enough, haha! Kevin got blackpepper seafood pasta. I used to eat that almost everytime I went to Swensens some years ago. I ate some fish with apricot cream thing again. Last time I ate the same thing at the same place... We took some pictures while waiting for the food. Aww... Kevin is SHY! :D Every single time CY try to take his picture he cover with the menu that's quite big, hahaha! Because she's too obvious already. When I take, they don't even know, HAHA! Since Sec 1 I've been doing that :P I finally told Darryl about the photo I took in Sec 1, but not the details, just say I took a photo of him, haha. I also take of Kevin. Then Darryl tell him "You better be careful, she got a lot of photos of you." It's not a lot, just 2 each only. Hehe, I showed him the photo of him playing trombone in school :D I said "Nice right?" "NO!" Hahaha, hehe xP So anyway, I took pictures with CY and of the guys (secretly of course)...

Kevin's food came first, followed by the prawns. Then we talk talk talk, suddenly I wondered why they're not eating. 1 second later it occured to me that they're waiting for me, aww... :) By then I was hungry although at first I wasn't. And finally my food came so we ate! :)

I ate the slowest as usual. (When I was in Japan I also took my time to eat) They had a hard time getting the prawns out of the shells, HAHA! Oh by the way, when the prawns came there was a strong smell which I didn't like, really didn't like. Although their prawns were hard to eat, they still finished before me, haha! But they were still hungry (of course) so they got the same pasta. (Why everything same?) Kevin had breakfast so he was full :) Good boy :) Haha! So now I finished before them, yay! Haha! I said I prefer eating with them than Jaslyn and Xue Qi because when they finish eating they'll put down their cutlery like trying to say I'm very slow, haha. But my seniors won't! They go for second round :) Last year Trombone Outing also some of them had 2nd round, haha, 陪我. Actually it's because they're hungry but I take it that they 陪我. Anyway, Kevin drank all the water in the... bottle or what they provided to refill, haha! Oh ya then once I saw and heard the waitress drop 10 cents from change that was going to be given to customer. Then I told them she drop still don't know. Then Darryl said excuse me but maybe she's hard of hearing, then he picked up and wanted to give her then she deaf or what go walk off. Then walk all the way to the customer with Darryl behind, HAHAHAHAHA! Only when she reached the customer table then he gave her the coin -.- SO FUNNY! When he's walking behind her we're watching and laughing!

When we were gonna pay the bill, very funny. Since got 1 for 1 lunch and me and Kevin's food same price, Darryl told us to share but I don't want. I first one throw out $15 (it costs $14.90) but Darryl don't let me treat Kevin! Grrrrr! Then he gimme back $5. But he ask Kevin to pay the GST and he agreed, so he paid $15. NOT FAIR!!! He make Kevin treat the GST don't let me treat Kevin -.- GRRRR! Was so close to success but! Darryl jealous, haha! So in the end I got $2.25 change -.- Very confusing everybody pay their own then all the money in front of Darryl, haha! After sorting out we paid the bill to... the woman who dropped the money. Kevin say later drop $10, haha! Then I realised, the bill all become $10 notes. After we left, we walked around Tampines Mall and then to Tampines One and back to Mall, haha! Until 3+ when CY had to leave. Then we went seperate ways, CY went bus interchange, then Darryl also after that. Kevin was going to watch movie at Vivo City with friends but walk me to my bus stop and wait with me first. Aww... ^_^ So nice :) So nice he refused my treat. But if Darryl just took the money Kevin couldn't refuse!!! Anyway, today was fun even though we spent hours walking aimlessly doing nothing, haha! ONE section photo only, but I heard it was nice (didn't dare see, haha). Darryl's gonna send the pictures to me! Except those Cai Yan took of him, hehe.

♥♥♥♥♥I LOVE MY SENIORS!!!♥♥♥♥♥

Labels: Feelings/Emotions, Seniors

♫♪I'm a happy 1st Trombone!!♪♫

Hello! I am back from Japan! I'm early today, woke up then couldn't go back to sleep. I missed Wednesday and Friday's band practice :( On the 2nd last day of my trip I had a weird dream, kind of a bad dream but it's not a nightmare. Yesterday was the last day by the way. I dreamt of my section, and trombone. In my dream, it was band practice. First, I played when I wasn't supposed to play, then Ding Cong told me I wasn't supposed to play. Then after that, trombone was supposed to play, but I didn't play, instead I rest (so it's opposite the previous mistake). Then again, Ding Cong told me. After that, I felt so lousy I cried there quite badly. And it's not because my junior corrected me (which is very rare) but because those were stupid mistakes. It's weird because I would never make that kind of mistake unless we're sight reading a new piece, then I won't be the only one. It's also weird because Ding Cong actually corrected me (I'm not saying he's usually to lousy to correct me ok! Just that he doesn't usually. Actually I don't remember any time he did). Then the weirdest thing (other than my mistakes) is that the person who actually consoled me when I cried was Benjamin -.- NOW THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOREVER! That's freaking weird!

I haven't had breakfast yet. I got lots of Hello Kitty stuff in Japan, haha! There was one entire shop with Kitty stuff. And another shop had one entire section for it. OMG never seen so many Kitty before, haha! I kept thinking of people... I wish holidays can end soon, but I also haven't finished my homework. And I'm going for lunch with Section 08 on Friday!!! :D I miss my family so much!!! I'm gonna treat Kevin!!! :D Nobody treat Darryl! Haha! Then on Sunday we're having a class barbecue, we're not barbecuing the class though, haha! Which reminds me, when am I meeting my Chinese group? I'm initiating ok but they are seriously SLOW. Bye bye.

Labels: Dreams, Homeworks/Work, Juniors, Overseas, Seniors

♫♪I'm a happy 1st Trombone!!♪♫

Yesterday I slept after 12am, know why? Because I had 2 childish seniors, Darryl and Jonathan (who claims to be an old man already) who kept bombarding me about the same thing at the same time omg. Actually one was purposely the other was accidentally. Eh I think Darryl you are the one who likes him! Haha! He said his conductor is Lin Sheng then I asked if he's from (somewhere) then he said not everyone is from (somewhere) ^.^ (You know what the face means?) I wasn't even thinking of him! Omg, you like him la, everytime the smallest thing related to him you'll think of him, HAHAHA! Then Jonathan is cos eh... he was talking about BGR (as usual) then I say I got emo partner. Then he keep asking haha! So then the both of them were bombarding me together on the same thing same time. I'M NOT TELLING! AND DARRYL YOU BETTER SHUT UP, HAHAHA! :D

Labels: Seniors

♫♪I'm a happy 1st Trombone!!♪♫

Oops, I forgot what happened at last Friday's practice. Let me think...

Mdm Yanti was in charge, she's back after having her baby! Omg Vanessa actually came today. Sounds unfamiliar? That's because she hasn't been coming since forever, so I never wrote anything about my junior, who's not my junior anymore. I think we warmed up together first then Sec 1s went to music room while we stayed in band room.

The usual stuff... In the last hour of practice or so, Mr Yeo left the juniors to do sectionals while he came to take a look at us. Before practice ended, we went over to see the Sec 1s perform for us! Now that Vanessa is on tenor saxophone, Jun Yuan (eupho) is the only lower brass player left (no tubist) so he got quite a lot of 'solo' in Chorus of Frogs, haha. He's quite good (or maybe the rest are not good). Jaslyn you better be proud of him! Then Mdm Yanti said that they're gonna change uniform, omg. Hello, which band changes uniform after one year?! People only change after a few years -.- For more than a decade, we've been using the same uniform. Only last year we changed to the long sleeve ugly uniform. Then, Hong Kong Winter Band Festival, it's $700. Later she said those who've gone on school overseas trips before have no subsidy so it's $1000 -.- And finally news about the SYF photos! The order wasn't processed so we get our money back -.- Couldn't they have returned us the money earlier, it's more than a year already! Even this year's Sec 4s left already, let alone LAST YEAR'S sec 4s. ...

Today, we had marching in the ISH because it was raining and the groung was wet. Half way, those basketballers barged in and we were forced to leave even though we haven't marched for 45min. What the heck is that? We got the key to the ISH -.- Darryl came back. He came at 9+ and Cliff came too. After warm up (they came in the middle of warm up) woodwinds went to music room while we brasses stayed in the band room. Actually that's not because woodwinds are easier to shift like what Mr Yeo said before, it's because I didn't wear socks today and you're supposed to remove your shoes in the music room, HAHA! Darryl took us while Cliff took the woodwinds. They are like our Mr Yeo and Mr Yu today :) But the brasses didn't last long, cos they irritated Darryl with their attitude and their playing so we had sectionals. Trombones shifted in front, but still very noisy. Darryl taught us :) Mostly Procession To Peace, the entire song. So today, I learnt that the starting part where we have only a few notes should be bell tone. And PTP is supposed to be a cute song? Benjamin still cannot count 2 bars before H. Seriously what's his problem?! Already clap tempo still can lag like no one's business, and it's so freaking obvious. Heh, I think after leaving us Darryl's attitude improved already. It's ironic... Then we played Symphonium the starting only. Then he took a eupho out to help me with Kevin's solo. Omg when he take out the eupho and put there and go wash mouthpiece I felt like crying when I saw it. Suddenly entire mood change like mood swing but luckily it didn't last long. Last time eupho took the solo from me, then now he's using a eupho, it's like an insult to me. I could play the G a few times today. Then combine both songs, Darryl played with Benjamin (with the eupho) in Procession to Peace. When came to Symphonium, I ask him to play for me, so he sit beside me and play with me. When came to the solo, omg, we're not together, and he... doesn't know how to play. I thought he does cos he played with a trombone before... No energy already, last few bars never play, he also never play. Nothing unusual because I'm always tired. If I'm more tired then I skip the last few bars. -.- Then whether he play with me or not no difference what! Oh ya, he looks like he didn't wear socks also, but I think have, haha. Got back the damn money for the SYF photo today. Darryl didn't even know he paid. I took for Kevin! I'm going to see him on 18 June for lunch with Darryl and Cai Yan (2008 section)! YAY!!! ♥♥♥ I owe you a treat! :D

Labels: Band, Feelings/Emotions, Seniors, Trombone

♫♪I'm a happy 1st Trombone!!♪♫

Band practice yesterday. Ms Chen was teaching remedial so we couldn't get the band room keys till 9+ -.- Both conductors came already. Haha, you know I dreamt of 3R1 yesterday (actually only remember CY), then I saw CY and Adrian today at about 9am :D Weird dream... I asked Mr Yeo to draw key, but also cannot. Haiz... I was hoping can because conductors are also teachers :( So Mr Yeo suggested we bond the band. So we sat at the quadrangle and introduced ourselves. I went first (because he told me to -.-) and I think I talk the most but it's still not much cos they all shy shy then don't want to say anything. I said... my full name, triple Science, I love trombone & Band. Then Mr Yeo say I like trombone cos it's as tall as me, then I say it's as tall as my senior, HAHA! Really it is :) I wanted to say the slide's as long as his hand but didn't, haha, a bit extreme. Later they think their BM's crazy.

After she called me and I got the key, we continued until everyone spoke then went up for band. Sec 1s went to music room with Mr Yeo. My section only I came! :( Zi Yuan said DC was sick :( Benjamin, I don't know... Can't be remedial, he scored quite well for exams, jealous! Mr Yu actually said he wanted to work with trombones today but in the end only me. So after warm up and stuff he teach me the solo. Wah... tired. Stomach muscles tired. In the mean time, the rest of the Main Band was left to practice on their own, since we only got the 2 rooms. After that, we didn't combine because there were too few people -.- What a wasted practice, but at least got to know my people better :) Bye!

Labels: Band, Juniors, Trombone