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♪陈诗瑩 Shi Ying♪
China Panda
1995年11月23日
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♫义安乐队 Ngee Ann Concert Band- 长号 Trombone!♥♫
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Band

♫♪I'm back to happy Bass Trombone!!♪♫

Monday band, Tuesday Band, today Band! But tomorrow don't have...

Tuesday

HAPPY 2ND MONTH ZIJIAN! :)

I had lunch with Amanda at Tampines Mart! ^_^ Actually we wanted to go to the food court, then we said bye to Zijian at Mac. Then we reached there and realised the food court is under renovation -.-" because we both don't usually go there. Then we end up in Mac also, hahaha! I think that's funny :P We sat at emo corner, haha XD

Today

Happy birthday Wei Han :) First time I give people chocolate for birthdays... better than nothing!

The best person to ask to explain a sick joke in Chinese is Zijian, HAHAHA! Well, I didn't KNOW it was a sick joke... I just knew there was something about it I didn't know XD Lunch with Amanda again :D Practice has been ending at 2pm (it's supposed to) and by the time we reach home it's quite late. Yesterday was pouring rain, today it's so hot! -.- We went to 7-11 after lunch because she wanted to buy sweets, then I saw something that looks like 冰棒 and I thought: Ew. Don't remind me. HAHAHA! XD

Actually today is not a happy day... Some lousy senior & section leader I am. Not only my stupid braces I can't play, now because of my personality 还到自己 junior. It's not only his fault, I'm his senior, so it's my fault too.

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 4:57 PM

Saturday, July 17, 2010
Cui Yi's birthday & Ngee Ann Tapestry 4

♫♪I'm a happy 1st Trombone!!♪♫

This whole week I had no time to do my homework!!! 12 July Monday, I made CY's birthday card for 3 hours after coming back from dental appointment which is so far from my house. Actually not 3 hours straight, I did 1.5h then went to have dinner and continued another 1.5 hours, haha. 13 July Tuesday there was band practice, then when I came home I folded 16 stars for CY in a bottle. I made 16 then after putting into the bottle I found one pink one, then I counted in the bottle but it's hard to count. I remembered making 2 of that colour but only saw 1 so I figured there was only 15 so I put it in. Then 14 July Wednesday had rehearsal for Tapestry 4 with other CCAs. Band is damn irresponsible, just ditch their instruments and ALL go in to watch dance perform. Only Mavis stayed with me to look after those instruments. It's not the Band Major's job to look after the instruments that you dump there ok. If it's my job, then it's all the majors job too. Freaking irritated. I told them to bring it with them already, dumb or what. That's the most irresponsible thing a band member can do other than slack. You can conclude this is the most irresponsible band ever. Then the rehearsal delayed until we ended after 7pm, then people still wasting time in the band room over trivial idiotic stuff like they got all the time in the world. Damn them.

Finally, yesterday was CY's birthday and Ngee Ann Tapestry 4. I liked yesterday, it started off nice :) In morning assembly I happened to sit beside CY, yay! So I gave him the card and present :) He's very cute, hahaha. “谢谢你。。。谢谢你。。。真的谢谢你哦,好紧张哦。。。”Is that cute or what? :D Come to think of it, I think I heard him thanking people profusely before, haha. Eh, that's only the 2nd time he talked to me in person :O I hope he likes it!! ^_^ Then I kept smiling through the assembly, hahaha, because I love birthdays (not my own) and I love to make cards for them! :D Then first period from 8-9am. Someone said "Today is Cui Yi's birthday" Then 3R1 sang a birthday song for him in English. Then when we sang it in Chinese he so shy he go use his bag to cover his face, HAHA! After English, I left at 9am to go band. When I reached there, Wai Yee said to take our stuff and go to the hall.

We rehearsed there twice. And the 2nd time, they said the choir wanted the curtains open, so it means we can't set up the chairs and get ready and sit there while they are performing! -.- So we have less time to prepare. Why the heck would they want the curtains open and see our stands and files behind? -.- So after the 2nd rehearsal we went back to the band room. Lunch was from 12.30pm - 4pm and Mr Yu would come at 4.30pm. I was planning to go back to 3R1 to sit in for a few minutes of E Maths, but in the end when I got there they were dismissed already. I went in to ask if there was homework, no, but they started on trigonometry, argh! Then I went to wait for Chong Jin with Filzah. CY saw me and thanked me again. Then I thought he wanna shake hand, then he walk off, haha! Omg, that's so paiseh! But it's ok because he's birthday boy :)

Soon 4R1's class ended and CJ came out. We were going off when Mavis sms to ask where I was. I opened her class door and went "I'm here!" Hahaha! So CJ, Filzah, Mavis, XQ and I went for lunch together :) We had a long lunch since we only had to report back at 4pm. Chen Hua sms me to say jia you! :D Later Serene also did so, haha. We went back to school early and I couldn't get the key because Mrs Tan was at home -.- So I got Ms Chen to take it from her table. Finally, we went upstairs and Mavis and I played with the harmony director, playing Jay Chou songs. Haha, today 2 of us keep singing his songs, like 七里香,听妈妈的话,爱我别走. She thought that 七里香 was 晴天, haha. Mr Yu came as Wai Yee was conducting warm ups and taught her a bit. Then we practiced until 5. Suky came, but then at 5 the teacher said it was dinner time -.- So we went to canteen but our food haven't came and we waited for so long -.- Waste time, could have practiced more. So we went to change first and our food came. By then it was already 6pm -.- We went up at about 6.30pm. At 7pm we went down to the hall. Eh, I thought they wanted the curtains open... We went in to put our stands then came back out. But when we went in to perform the curtains were closed... Hm... Anyway, argh! I played a wrong note! -.- At bar 86 the important accompanying after the solo (which I didn't play -.-) It's Eb D C D, I went C D C D cos same position... under-pitched!!! -.- Grrr...! After that we went up to the band room to put our stuff and came back for the finale where all the performers come out and the school present our conductors/coach/whatever with a token of appreciation.

I later realised the token is a bouquet of real and pretty flowers which Mr Yu left on the conductor stand and left -.- So other people took it -.- Omg! Next Monday is Mr Yeo's birthday and Friday is Mr Yu's birthday! But Tuesday no practice for O Level listening comprehension sake. Friday is sectionals as usual. Saturday Mr Yu doesn't know if Mr Yeo's coming. Actually all these birthdays are from Mavis who got it from facebook, haha. Oh yeah, when I was shifting timpani it scraped some skin of my foot and my foot bled -.- Then I was shifting into the room with Mayumi when suddenly someone help me then I turn around, eh? Jonathan! :D

So tired... Ok so he didn't wear orange shirt today, but still striped shirt -.- Omg my senior so nice, gave me biscuit again, from Australia, haha :) My father was supposed to come to fetch me but my mother sms last minute to say he's not coming. Haha, so Jonathan sent me to the bus stop. He just came back from Australia today :O Haha, I asked him if I sit behind or in front. He was like "In front la!" LOL! Cos my father never let me sit in front last time because he said the air bag can kill me, hahaha! Er... maybe because I never sat in front before, I bang my head when I was going out -.- Seriously, it's lame la! Can bang head like that! HAHA! Seriously...

CY didn't go to watch Tapestry :( Haiz... Anyway, I love yesterday! :) Bye!

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 1:26 PM

Friday, June 25, 2010
Band practices

♫♪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。

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 4:11 PM

Monday, November 23, 2009
SLF Open House

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

21 November 2009

Today's Student Learning Festival/ Open House. Those performing report at 7.30, those not, at 8am. So I came at 8. I thought there's no practice but there is! :O Mr Yeo and Mr Yu came. All Xue Qi's juniors didn't bring their flutes, haha! So Mr Yeo made them get it somehow. He was shocked that they thought there was no practice. Those 10 performing (Band 10!) go to the auditorium while the rest stay to practise, haha. We warmed up till 9+ then Band 10 rehearsed while we listened. Wah, have to play standing. Need to bow even. The bowing and lifting instruments is Rebekah's cue. Kevin's very outstanding, of course :) Haha, then after Ponyo, I told him he played something wrong, then we didn't realise, but they all bowed and he didn't. Then Mr Yeo scold him -.-''' Tsk, wanna scold at least scold the right person la!!! Then they went down to the auditorium. Mr Yeo gave us a break and told us to prepare Mamma Mia! So I went to look for the 1st and 2nd trombone original scores. I found first, but where's 2nd? I kept looking but it's not there. Then later, I asked Benjamin and he said he didn't return it -.-''' so I lent him my own. The remaining band was sucky. Sounds totally ridiculous and we stopped almost everywhere. Finally at 10+ the Band 10 came back and we continued practising. Someone I thought looked like a senior (like Jezer) walked past the open door. Kevin said "Jezer eh." "Really?!..." I didn't know, couldn't see clearly. He walk past quite a few times... At about 11.50am we went for lunch 30min. We got coupons for the lunch. $2 coupon go exchange for the packet food, so it's free. We went to Jezer and I only said hi, haha. Then he asked Kevin what time we end. Then we (me & Kevin) went lunch (separately). Taufiq said no one told him to come. I thought Suky did, since she asked when there's Saturday practice cos NS men are free only on weekends. Hmm... I got his number from Taufiq! :D Didn't finish lunch, rush up and reached Rebekah at 12:20:00 haha! Reached the door a few seconds later :D

Then continue practising Mamma Mia! Haha! There's this incident that's damn funny! :D Our band room door was closed then someone open the door and straight away step in, then Josiah (Sec 1 clarinet) went "AIYO!!!!" and the whole band burst out into hysterical laughter HAHAHAHAHA!!!! But she's like so thick-skinned. I think she's a student leading a group of... outsiders. She just come in with the group and stand there. All the others who came by didn't even come in, she just step in like it's her house and stand there. Rebekah said they wanted to hear the band when we were having lunch. So we played Mamma Mia! At bar 41 (just finished the 1st page), Mr Yeo stopped the band, and then said "Oh, we're not performing for you. We're just having our normal practice." Haha. Doesn't she feel paiseh at all? -.- Then they left after a few seconds. Idiots. We're supposed to end at 2 but Mr Yeo said he's been listening to us the whole day and doesn't wanna listen anymore, so we ended at almost 1pm. Josiah still continuing about the girl, say what she looks like the kopitiam auntie...... haha! Bye :)

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 5:49 PM

Friday, November 20, 2009
Band Camp

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

I'm back from band camp! From Wednesday to today, but we didn't sleep in the school yesterday, we went home. Only slept in school on the first day -.- I washed the band T-shirt that I got yesterday, because we're supposed to wear it tomorrow to Open House.

I won't write about every day, just some important, major or interesting happenings.

1st day:
Combined practice first thing in the morning. I wrote down on my score some things Mr Yeo taught and got my section to write too. I haven't written on my scores I think since SYF. After that's lunch, games (basketball and captain's ball, don't be surprised, I almost didn't play), sectionals where we separate into brasses and woodwinds only. Brasses had to stop so many times because people never learn their scores as usual, so we wasted a lot of time as usual and we didn't progress fast as usual. After that, marching! But it's raining, so we can only march on the spot at the sheltered area between the basketball court and canteen. The timer himself cannot even keep tempo. We learnt new commands. First row take a step forward, last row take a step back then ke kanan lurus. I don't know the command. The other one is just reverse. Then bathe and dinner. I bathed first while they ate first. The cubicle I took got no lock -.- so Mavis held the door, and later changed to some probably CO person. I like my hair down, it's nice. Then we went back for combined practice until 9.30pm. Band practice at night is cool. We didn't get back our hp (because we went to bathe). But Mavis went to the staff room to get for us :) It's written Music?Video Appreciation on the schedule. Mr Yeo told us about music and played a march and another music for us. The march, Colonel Bogey, he said is very famous and used in some movies, and we'll probably know it even though we don't know the title. But I don't know it, and he pronounced it as Colonel Boogey, haha. I search for it online. Marches have trio, I learnt. For that song, it's A-B-A-C order. B's the best, nice trombone part :) Next song, Out Of Africa. He asked what we think of when we hear Africa. It's supposed to be the animals and the land, but they said AIDS and other funny things. He made us close our eyes and listen, they go off all the lights, haha. It's those kind of music that go with scenes of animals (in the wild). I love music :)

2nd day
Breakfast was a pizza the size of my palm, a fish nugget and a chocolate Swiss roll with cream and chocolate rice. Kevin took 2 and finished before me, haha. Combined practice, today I used my favourite bass trombone! Because yesterday after lunch and games I came back and the air-con must've dried the slide oil, so stiff. Kevin helped me..... so I wanted to change after dinner but no time. We had sectionals on Mamma Mia! and I still remember how to play. My stomach was tired, so I stop many times. I realised juniors and Kevin also slacking. Haiz. We didn't play together at all as a whole section. Mostly on our own, except the juniors, stick together like couple. Like seniors Jensen and Ryan maybe. Sectionals was about 2.5 hours! Went back in and combine without conductors. For the first time in ages, I'll say, not bad! It was nice! :D Then games outdoor and indoor. At least I scored a captain's ball today, Mavis pass to me. Indoor we play Blanket (with Chien Wai's sleeping bag) damn funny. May seem lame, but it's fun :D Then lunch and combined practice for about 3h. Sec 4 seniors came, Kor Kor too. After dismissal, "Band 10" stayed to practise for SLF. Marching and everything after's cancelled. Can't sleep in school today, I'd rather this than sleep in a hall with CO and mixed genders! Got band T-shirt, yay got section name!

3rd day
Procession to Peace with Mr Yu first until 9.55am break. Mr Yeo came. Then he suddenly come out of the store room with 2 gold trombones, I was like ??? then realised he's gonna help juniors change trombone. Kevin's ex-trombone without trigger and the other is the other bass trombone, I thought. Then I realised THAT'S MY TROMBONE! I was like OMG!!! Told Kevin and later Mr Yeo realised I'm using Bass. I told him why then he said my trombone's ok. ARGH! So during break we changed trombone to Bronze Bass Trombone 2. Phew! I said I was scared that they'll kill my trombone, then Mr Yu heard. Supposed to be 10min break but I think they (most probably the slackers) said haven't eat breakfast so Mr Yu give 30min. Yay! I happily progress to 1st trombone today! :D (I didn't happily progress to 2nd earlier the year) For the song only. I still like my part better. I will have to teach Kevin rhythm, haha. Or help him, if it sounds nicer :) Bye! Bass Trombone 171035 rocks! :D

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 4:24 PM

Sunday, August 23, 2009
Band practice

♫♪I'm a happy 2nd Trombone!!♪♫

Yo! Band practice yesterday! Whole section present. I wonder when the juniors will join Main Band. Anyway, our section's sitting arrangement in the room during combine's always changing. Today, it's from left, Ding Cong, Benjamin, me & Kevin. Warmed up and Benjamin's positions are wrong as usual. Haha! How the heck can he even change position when the rest of us don't? It's during Chromatic Low Tones. We didn't do Total Training. The conductors hadn't come yet and Rebekah made us play Procession To Peace but the tempo is so damn wrong and slow even though it's 4/4 time and not 2/2. It's never been slower la! Then before we even played half, she asked the juniors not to play and listen to us with the correct tempo. But it's still too slow and people playing wrong notes. And me and Kevin were so unhappy. After part A's melody we have 23 bars rest through part B till part C melody but when we came in at part C melody the trumpets skip that whole melody until half way through at the minims then the whole band stop. What the heck is their problem?! The missed 9 bars of part C?! -.- Mr Yeo came in while the Main Band was playing and when they screwed up like a Junior band would and stopped, Mr Yeo asked why the Sec 1's aren't playing. And Rebekah said she wants them to "hear the actual tempo but they're like..." and that's partly because of the freaking slow tempo la! So that's all we did until break at 10.30am. He tuned everyone except the oboist I think. I can't believe my sound's flat, and in the air-con room! :O Kevin's more in tune than me! And I am always sharp till I have to pull out a lot. And for F, I don't believe we're all in tune la. I think his tuner spoilt -.- WE only practised till part H where I used to have that nicest melody in the song and now have 16 bars rest -.- 3rd trombone has it and they both didn't play -.- It's very easy though. Kevin says that part sounds fun and he wants to play it. I also want to play it :( His unhappy face is so cute! :D

During break Xue Qi gave me a chocolate! Because it expires in October -.- Haha! After break was sectionals. Mr Yeo left and Ms Leong stayed. I wanted to teach Benjamin for a change cos I'm always teaching Ding Cong and Kevin's always teaching Benjamin. Then he spent so much time teaching him to get the "high" notes until he never learn the music. And Kevin don't want to let me teach him! HAHAHA! I have the right to, they're both my juniors, haha. So I called "Benjamin, stand here!" Then he came to me and Kevin was..... HAHA! :P Ding Cong is obviously better. I teach Benjamin but he... still don't know how to play. And somehow Kevin suddenly come and teach him and he can play :O Kevin don't seem to teach DC as much as he teach Benjamin leh... And ya, Benjamin ah, know the position of the note but don't know the position number -.o That's by far the weirdest and most shocking thing I ever heard about trombone players eh. Funny thing. By the end of sectionals, he just finished learning the part H. I think that's the first thing he can play properly, yeah. I feel quite bad to DC cos I think I'm nicer to Benjamin :( Not that I treat him nicer, it's the same, but I teach him more (cos he's not as good) and I'm less er... formal also. But I realised, Kevin also teach him less. Is it whoever teach him got nothing much to teach or what? But I noticed DC didn't put down his trombone and walk away to slack today -.- Bye bye!

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 10:16 AM

Sunday, July 19, 2009
Band practices

♫♪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!

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 2:18 PM

Friday, July 10, 2009
Band practice

♫♪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!

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 8:54 PM

Thursday, June 11, 2009
Band and brought back Trombone

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

Yay! I brought back my trombone today :D And file, stand and metronome. Actually I wanted to bring back mute to train myself to play louder, but there's 5 mutes and I don't know which fits mine. Last time I saw Darryl bring back silver one but there's 3 silver one and all are... I don't know how to see if it fits but all don't seem too.

Anyway, today was Mamma Mia! and Ponyo only. After warm ups, Maim Band go sectionals on Mamma Mia! The whole 3 pages is quite boring except for my last page, Dancing Queen melody a bit. Yay! I got the rhythm, all :D Then 10:10am break till 10:40. I went to find the mute but didn't want to bring back anymore. Which is it???! Then combined Main Band Mamma Mia! Haiz... all the way till Dancing Queen then stop there... It's just trombone, eupho and trumpet. Then Mr Yeo after a while say play the whole song and stop there -.- Because some people cannot play the rhythm. Not that hard what! And Mr Yeo sang it also. Grrr! Then before practice ended, we did Ponyo from Part F to the end. One part is trombone and another section, but it's got high E! :( Yeah, then got lecture and go home.

I asked Jaslyn to go library with me to return a book, then when I took it out in the room she's all "You borrow that book?!" She borrowed it just before me O.O Worth the suffering to bring back my baobei trombone. If you see my MSN personal message, it says "So much to do... All the songs, blow paper against a wall, "AHH", louder, breathe, pitch, tongue... Go Trombone!" Yup! Blow paper against a wall for the tutor Mr Yu who's gonna remember I owe him that the next time he comes, "AHH" as what Mr Yu and Yeo want. Need to breathe more air in and play louder according to Mr Yu. I need to play all the songs, pitch the high ones and tongue according to what I want. 7 things, so Go Trombone! :D (Quote from my favourite badge) Bye!

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 3:22 PM

Friday, May 15, 2009
Exams over

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

Hi! It's the last day of the SA1 exams that require studying. I still have a CL Paper 3 on Monday, which is listening comprehension. Then it's all over. Today's Math. Paper 1 scared me, so hard, I thought Paper 2 would be harder and I would fail. During the break after Paper 1 I went to study a bit outside the band room, on the same floor as the sports hall. Do you have any idea how much I miss that room and how much I miss doing homework outside there?!?! Finally I'm there again! I was a bit late back to the exam, a few minutes. They were there and their bags put behind the hall already, but still quite noisy, so I wasn't too late. Paper 2's easier than I thought, I'll pass :D

Went straight to Hougang Mall after school to look for a present for dear Cai Yan. Her birthday's coming :D I went to Popular to buy wrapping paper and a bottle for something I made more than a month before 30 May. Then I wanted to go to Gift A Name and get her a keychain but that shop's not there anymore -.- So I went to Mini Toons (I already thought of going there) and got her present from there. I got a foldable box too, since the staff recommended it. There's quite a few but she only showed me 2 and asked which I want, so I took the one with "Good Friends" on it ^w^ The present had to squeeze inside the box o.o (So no wrapping paper) There's a greeting card too. So let's see now, Cai Yan's gonna get a lot of things from me, wow, lucky senior eh? Has such a wonderful senior like me. There's the present with a small greeting card, a birthday card I finished a while ago (I think I spent nearly 3h :O), that something I made more than a month before 30 May and another something I made a month before 30 May. WOW! Am I the best junior or what? Hahaha! I hope she likes everything, and hope she doesn't mind the ugly parts of the card... When will she come back to NAS Band again?...

I miss my section damn much!!! :'( I see their (CH & Darryl) faces everyday (because it's my handphone wallpaper) but I can't be with them :( Bye.

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 5:12 PM

Saturday, April 4, 2009
Band practice, the last before SYF

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

Band practice today! Dar came, don't know how he manaed to get away from his beloved (tuition), haha. CH came of course. I used different bag today, my mother's. From STU (S'pore Teachers' Union) They both earlier than me. Dar's using his tenor trombone again. CH, never used a temporary one. If he could still use it on Tuesday why does it need to be repaired?? Sectionals. CH wanted to use our spot at the table we also use on Saturday but Dar go downstairs, the part where it was once windy.

Oh, now I'm listening to Merry Widows Selections. I finally know this is the song Pasir Ris Sec Band played at Genting! I heard it first at Trombone worksop. Their trombone Section very big but only one girl too! Anyway, my band music playlist on imeem.com has 80+ songs now because I go to Band Fusion to see the title of every band's choice piece and find it on imeem and add to my playlist if they have it. I didn't listen to the whole song when I add, only the starting part to hear if it's clear enough and whether got interruptions.

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 10:03 PM

Saturday, March 28, 2009
Band practice

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

Yo! Band practice today! Yesterday Dar ask CH if he's coming today as if he wanna come -.- Not coming then ask he coming for what, also no difference to him right? When I came to school, the staircase wasn't open so I waited with a few band girls. The benches have been removed :( I saw CH come. I thought he was early, because where I waited there weren't many people. Then I saw my watch, 7.55am alr. We went by the classroom block after Karl came and told us. CH reached first, cos he went to the block first, bleh. I took the SYF consent form and practice schedule and put in my band file. Then I set up trombone and put at my place and forgot to take stand and file, haha. And I used back MY mouthpiece today, the one where the coating came off. After wash mouthpiece, I go take. I was playing Novena! :D Then some were playing Overture No. 1, CH joined in then I also joined. :( Novena!!! Joined in at the bottom of the 1st page until the end. Then sectionals. We're v. fast, so we got the table. Then F horn came. Wtf, they stole our spot not the other way round la. Me & CH always sat at (or rather on) that table on Saturday. Then they came and kept using it until they think that's their spot. (I'm not saying the spot belongs to anyone, I mean our spot as in our usual spot. We don't own it) First trumpet, then them, who next? -.- Then they go sit behind us facing the other way. Disturb us till I can't hear CH count 1 bar before we start, wth. Then Serene joined them (she's alone till Shimei came)

Not as much slacking today :) Keep it up Trombone! Warm up, Bb major 4 counts then Eb major 2 counts. I go play 4 counts, oops, haha. Overture No. 1 first, then A Monmouth Overture. I told him at B (Overture No. 1) the melody very soft. Then he said cos the accompaniment competing with the melody, if we play louder it's like everyone's competing to play louder. Really? I thought the melody would be louder if we play louder, and not purposely play louder until it sounds like we're competing. But anyway, at least he explain (although his explanation doesn't make sense to me), it's better than just saying I play louder than 1st & 2nd trombone. His explanation makes more sense than that because if I play louder than them they just have to play louder WHICH IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO MAKE THEM DO BECAUSE THE MELODY IS SO SOFT! Why is our melody always so soft when woodwinds melody is so damn loud?! They cannot control the air and screaming is it?! High note doesn't = loud! Unfair la, then they always spoil our melody also. Oh ya, Serene went elsewhere later followed by the F horn. SO, YAY. After a while, I finally told CH about the staccato note that he never played staccato, which is the 1st note in bar 97. Then he immediately tried playing it with a staccato. See, that's the way, that's the attitude we should have. He takes comments seriously and takes note of it and rectifies it immediately. No wonder LR wrote on the card that he's committed to band :) And sometimes when we're not playing together, he would accidentally play without staccato but then he'll play it over and over again :) CH rocks!

Yeah, after a while, he told me to go in (the band room) and said there's no one inside. I think cos Chen Hua went in. Then I was gonna go in but he suddenly run off don't know where, so I sat at the table again and continued until he came back and told me to go in again. Only us and Saxes (Shimei, Serene, Chen Hua). Slacking at first, the 2 of them (CH & CH) went into the store room don't know for what. CH went out to get his bottle but came back in and say cannot find. Then go out and came back in, found it, haha. Shimei & Serene were tuning. CH told Chen Hua after their sect done tuning, we combine. Later CH ask me to tune, and say I play first. So I play then he play then he said "I don't know" Haha! So after they tuned we combined at Overture No. 1. Oops, I came in early at 3 bars before E. Because I wasn't counting and I got distracted by Chen Hua. By the way, Shimei & Serene are sitting at the other end of the room, and me CH & CH are facing each other at our usual spot (just Chen Hua turn behind). Chen Hua played normal crotchets at E (he has all crotchets too) then after the song, CH told him about it. It's staccato.

Then A Monmouth Overture. We (CH, CH & me) alr started then Shimei go "Wait! Wait!" Haha! Starting we don't have melody only they have. Then twice the starting screwed up. 3rd time ok alr, and continue from there. Oh! At bar 73 Chen Hua has my parts! :D I thought I was the only one cos I never hear anyone else playing, but he early by one count. He has more parts same as mine that I think eupho don't have also. Ok so now I think we're the only 2 having that part at 73 :D Until I find another person. After a while, the air-con started snowing. Cheng Heng told I think Chen Hua not to on the light or else the air-con will be like that. Chen Hua (in Chinese) "Very fake eh" CH (in Chinese) "Fake snow" Then Ms Leong came in while they're playing with the snow. "What are you all doing ah?" Hahaha! Then I was playing 2nd trb part then CH ask me to go out. Then I realised F horn and Saxes were there together. Yeah, so we went back to the table. Chen Hua came out too. Later Cliff came asked where's Darryl. (Shouldn't he know? They're classmates and it's not the first time. It's everytime. CH say he got tuition. "Tuition his head la. He so nerd already still wanna tuition." While he was still standing there we practising the 4 semiquavers at Overture. He's in front of me and like 'Woah, woah, relax, relax' Hahaha! After a while it was break.

Serene came to keep to company or whatever. I tried to play from CH's file :D I saw his A Monmouth Overture score. At the part where there's ritardando and it's his 2 notes solo, he wrote 6 “看”there, 3 on top 3 below, haha! So cute! At first there was only one, now there's 6. I played The Incredibles. Woah, trail is hard, the end note of my trail is still so high, A (from high D flat. I asked if the note is supposed to be where the trail line ends. She thinks so. I tried Silvercrest but gave up after the first line or so. Realised the whole song is in 2/4 time. After break at 10.30am he came back. Cliff say 11.15am go in but we went in before that.

Jas got no chair then her senior say take Darryl's chair -.- I said "It's your senior take your chair, not Darryl, so you take from your senior, not Darryl" Haha! So she took CJ's chair cos she didn't come today. They blocking CH so he sit next to me at Darryl's seat. Ms Leong tuned first, different from Mr Yeo one. She get each section to tune while another sections playing the tuning note. I don't think that's accurate. Anyway after that, she tell us to play 5 notes up and down from B flat and crescendo to decrescendo. But the difference not great enough so she asked us to put a palm in front and blow air. Then she asked us to make the 'ssss' kinda sound. Brasses first then woodwinds. Then play again. Then Overture No. 1. CH was like putting his hp on the chair beside him (which is actually his seat). He put there, then take and put down again, then take and put down again in diff positions. I was thinking "What's he doing???" Then we played Overture No. 1" After that there was some sound coming from his hp when he held it. He recorded it. "Eee, so sucky!" haha! Then Monmouth. Yucks, so sucky! They play until can one beat late one -.- Half way through, so messy then CH stop playing (I didn't realise) then I stop. So easy also mess up till 1 whole beat late ah. Ruined CH's recording. LOL Ms Leong said there's 3 kinds of people in the world. 1st kind creates things and are the leaders. 2nd kind waits ans sees then follows, the followers. 3rd king wait and see and don't do anything. Who's the 1st kind? Nobody raise hand, but say Cliff. Who's the 2nd kind, CH raise and I also did, and a FEW others. The rest slackers. Ms Leong said there's 9 days to SYF (me & CH said it's 8) then she asked something but no ans. "Am I talking to the wall?" CH "Talking to slackers" haha! After we finished the song. I asked CH to send to me but he said not nice. I said just send then he said his phone only got infrared. So I didn't get it :( Then I kept my stuff and came back out.

Yihui asked me to take out the 2 inst that need to be repaired. I go ask CH his also need to repair right? Need, so I go take Dar's trombone put outside. Then I call him I think 3 times. I even tap his shoulder but he's still playing with his bottle. Then someone called him and point to me and he still never turn around -.- Then I waved my hand in front of his face then he respond. LOL, then he go take his trombone. It's gonna be brought to repair on Monday :D Bye!

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 8:55 PM

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Band practice & Founder's Day performance

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

Good morning! Today is NAS school holiday because yesterday's Founder's Day and I have no breakfast because my parents are working. So I'm only drinking milk and eating some fruit bar -.- Yesterday was cool! First period gone due to prize presentation. Then EL, recess, Geography and last lesson is Form Teacher's time. Report book, 15 challenge T-shirt, cake (that something special) and friendship band by 4R1 during 15h challenge. In the morning Mr Lim said we'll get a piece of cake. "Tell me who doesn't eat a cake on a birthday," haha, cool. YAY, I HAVE NO REMEDIAL CLASS! The T-shirt is short. I thought size 34 would be bigger than that, and there's Tampines East CCC logo on one sleeve -.- There's 2 boxes of cake and many pieces of different cakes in each one. I took yellow one, heheh, a lot of cream (I don't like) but not bad. Friendship band, I got one that's pink, blue & green. Colour combination isn't very good, and there's a mistake, haha, so I think it's done by a guy. There's more guys than girls in 4R1 by the way. Dismissed at 12.30pm! I went home because practice starts at 4pm, and to get my band uniform. At 2pm or so, I sms Dar to ask if we have to be in uniform at 4pm when practice starts or can change later. But he didn't reply, so I asked CH who did. He say must change first. Then I ask (because he lives so near school) if he's going to school in band uniform, he said he's there already. :O He didn't go home despite living so near, but I did despite living so far. So I bathed and wore band uniform and tie the red and silver ribbons on my hair. I wore my stockings alr then realised the hole very big -.- so took it off. I wore full band uni alr (including shoes) then I just stepped out of my house then Dar reply need to report in full band uni -.- Haha, at least he didn't ignore me. I thought he not happy with me eh! :( :D

When I reached the room, very few people were there. CH was there. Dar's trombone was there (but he wasn't, go wash mouthpiece) so I went to set up and wash mouthpiece. ...the bad thing about long days is I can't remember what happened exactly! :( I think we practised until slightly past 5pm then went for dinner at the canteen. Buffet dinner but not that hungry. We're supposed to be back upstairs by 5.45pm but half the band was don't know where. I can't remember when Taufiq conducted March 'Blue Sky' and Monmouth twice each was before or after dinner. First time too slow then 2nd time faster. Actually I think 2nd time we did MBS faster then never do Monmouth. Anyway, after dinner was no proper practice.
I forgot when..but I think it's Taufiq conduct that time, the slower and faster one. I finally open my mouth and tell Darryl that the MBS note is C flat. Then he ask where. That time our stands in the hall alr, his file put against a chair in front on the floor but I never use file at all. Then I squint at his score trying to look for it, but can't see so I check my own file (it's 2 bars before I), but change song alr, to Monmouth. Then after Monmouth when we go back to MBS then I got to tell him it's 2 bars before I. Then he ask me to wait while he look for I, haha, and he finally smiled... He said it's Bb, know why? He's looking at 3 bars before I, haha. Now he's got it correct :) Position 4 ok, not 2 ah! No proper practice but some people were playing together, so I played with them :) (See I'm so nice) I rmb at Monmouth got 3 quaver notes that none of them (those playing) have then I played and Xue Qi look at me, haha. Cos before that's her melody. Although it's only 3 quavers, it's the melody! They kept playing somg after song, haha. I stopped sometimes of course. At 7+ I felt sleepy, haha! Then I put my head down then Darryl talk to me. I was like 'huh?' 'You ok or not?' 'Ya' LOL! Then I ask Jas to go out and walk with me. I saw CH playing bball downstairs at the bball court! I took 3 pics. There's CH, CH, Terrence and 3 CO guys. Black and white, haha.
He's the one in black (white's CO) blocking the ball! Best person to block the ball :D

He's the one standing solo :D


It wasn't meant to be like this. He's the one behind the white, they're NOT hugging!




Cheng Heng is my cool senior! :D There was some cool actions when he played :D Cool right? My senior la! Me & Jas supposed to go walk but I too engrossed watching him play, haha. Then we go to classroom block, so dark, and walk back. By then he go back alr, haha. After he took attendance LR had a gift for us! He made a card (like the one CY gave on Valentines' Day) and bought chocolates! He called us one by one and we went up to take. I realised he spelt my name wrongly. Cheng Heng was reading his message out loud. Good guy he go read as good gay even when Dar tell him it's guy. When I was showing Jas, I showed her the front first (with the wrong name) then I show the back where there's a message, he spelt right. When I showed her the back, Darryl saw the front (she sits in front of me) and exclaimed that he spelt my name wrongly. Something like "Orh! You spell her name wrongly!...." (Rebacca) Then CH want to see so I lent him, then Darryl tell LR. Then he said "Hi Re-bah-kah" Then I pretend wanna whack him. He still say twice ah! So I pretend wanna whack him twice, haha.


There's extra chocs so LR went round playing scissors paper stone with people. He kept winning everyone! Until my cool senior Cheng Heng came along and gave him his first lose! Haha, then some people (including me & Dar) clap for him, haha. CHENG HENG YOU ROCK! So he got an M&M from LR, woohoo! And he give to me (awww....). He said "Give you" then throw to me. Then I said "I don't want, give you (Dar)" (CH back at his seat alr) Then I throw that time it landed on his pants. CH say "Orh, dirty already!..." Haha, then Darryl throw to CH I think then throw around until reached Chen Hua and he kept it, I think, haha! Sorry Darryl. Then LR ask for one representative from each section. Haiyo, he threw at Darryl and drop on the floor leh, tsk tsk. He ask whether I want, I don't want so he give CH. Forgot what he did with it. (I think he told Dar to give me, either this one or the scissors paper stone one, think this one) Then LR ask for one more person and said if this person wins he gets 4. Actually Chen Hua went and want to arm wrestle but he got a lot of choc alr, so Cheng Heng went. They played 3 rounds. First round to CH, scissors to paper. 2nd round to LR scissors to paper too. Even. 3rd round to.... CHENG HENG! PAPER TO STONE! :D So he got 4 M&M haha, 2 yellow 2 brown. He gave me and Dar one each :D


♥ Thanks ♥ Seniors ♥ I ♥ love ♥ you ♥ guys ♥ a ♥ lot ♥ ! ♥
I hope you love me too!
Today I am happy, which I haven't been for exactly one week.

Someone told us that Guzheng went down alr, so he went through last round of both songs and went down. I was sure that I could play part G (MBS) without dropping an octave because earlier I could do it every time and still play part H (high). Bright lights, but it's ok, I have Trombone to block it. Higher than 90 deg eh! Monmouth first. Think mess up a bit. MBS mess up a lot! CH put down trb when he still had one bar to play after a one bar rest. They both put down but I didn't, and I didn't stand in for him oops, they lift up too late and missed the first bar or part of it when they come in. Argh! Drop one octave because my mouth too tired to pitch alr, and part H high notes failed. Why does this always happen. Practice so nice, performance not nice. After that go back and keep instrument. When I came out got someone's bag on my chair, very unfamiliar never see before. In the end, Dar's -.- So rich, every time got new bag one. I jealous leh, nice then buy, not nice then don't buy, woah seh! Haha, just joking. But seriously I think he's richer than me. Went back for stands and percussion inst after the last item (CO) ended. CH ask Dar to help him take stand, he don't want, then CH ask me take cos he wanna help take percussion inst. LOL 'bully me' but it's ok :D Back upstairs, 3 cheers then bye!

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 10:54 AM

Saturday, March 21, 2009
Band Exchange at Greenridge Sec

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

Hi! (When was the last time I started with 'hi'? Or is it the first time? Haha) Band exchange today at Greenridge Sec Sch, 2nd time, 1st time was last year. It's in the West I heard. I reached just at 7.45am (reporting time) or a bit later because I overslept 20min! The alarm rang at 6am, I woke up and turned it off and slept until about 6.20 when my dad came in and woke me. Know why? Cos my mom's not here, haha. I finished eating at about 7am, so late already. When I reached, Dar was there already, but CH not. I thought he would be there already. After a while, we went upstairs when LR told us to. The reason they were all there is that the staircase shutter was down at first, but later it was open but no one went up. I set up my trombone and took my stand and file. Very funny, and lame. Today I used a mineral water bottle instead my usual one, because I drew musical notes and wrote "BASS TROMBONE" on it. It was given during the 15h challenge. I went out to wash mouthpiece. I put the cap in my pocket (which I don't usually as my usual bottle's cap is attached to the bottle). After that I went back in and thought that the cap was on and put the bottle LYING DOWN on my chair. Then LATER (I didn't even realise it immediately) I saw all the water and then put the cap back -.- My file was there but luckily it doesn't absorb water. So I put my file on the floor and went into the store room. Because I look at Dar and I think he didn't notice, and I don't know what to do. In the store room, Serene setting up her saxophone, then I go tell her. "I dare not go out, because I scared Dar scold." and he walk past me just then... I didn't even know he came in cos my back facing the door. (Since when did I become scared of any of my own seniors -.-) I stayed in there for very long... Jaslyn came in, I told her also. I asked her to help me take the chair and clear the water. Then she don't want at first -.- Go out then come back in because I wasn't with her. She thought must go outside -.- I said just pour in the dustbin (store room). Finally she went to take it in (I was in there all the time, daren't go out) She put the chair there, I tried to shift it to the dustbin then immediately spill on the floor -.- She tried to pour then spill, then I pour and never spill a lot, haha. When she was pouring, I stood against the door so that people won't enter (hopefully) then Brayton go open the door and bang me, haha! -.- Then I thought maybe there's extra chair outside, so I left the chair in the store room and went out, don't have. I went back in and just luckily for me, there's 2 others in there. So I switched with one of them, but still I dare not go out. Ask Serene who was going out already, to help me, and she did. Then I dare to and went out. OMG what is wrong with me?!?!?! Maybe cos I see his face then I scared. Cos you know we're similar in a sense that we sometimes look unhappy (even when we're not). But even so, I was never scared of him...

Cheng Heng came while I was in the store room. LR say don't need stand so I left it there and we left the band room. 2 buses, one for Brass one for Woodwinds. But I heard LR let us brasses go to the other bus, so some brasses went. Cheng Heng sit right at the back row alone :( I thought he'd sit with someone. I sit alone too but that's cos it's only 2 seats so no space for another person but the back in one row. I thought only I would do those kinda lonely things (no choice for me la -.-)... When we reached there, we went to a classroom for warm ups. We did Chromatic Low Tones then Brayton conducted Overture No. 1. He said when Mr Yeo comes we stop. During the song, we just started Part B (Trombone and eupho melody) trombones just played the first note then stop already, cos Mr Yeo came, haha. We tuned and CH, Dar then me. CH and me very sharp and we pull out a lot of the tuning slide, haha. But he's sharper. For once his tuning slide is so much out. Mine not first time la, haha. I put my hp on GPS cos I wanna see where we are, then I took out my hp to see if signal there alr. Dar ask 'did CY just sms u?' I said no, then when I close GPS I saw the message, haha. She asked us if we're going for musart performance. No wonder he asked, cos she said 'You guys'. After that we went to the hall. I didn't sit with my section :( They draw lots again, this time we're 2nd! Last time we're the host, we were 6th (last). Now Greenridge's the host and they're 6th (last), haha! Woodlands Ring 1st. There was WRS, NAS, GSS, Dunearn Sec, Changkat Changi Sec and Orchid Park Sec (Wind Orchestra, nice name).

First round set piece, then break then 2nd round, choice and set piece. Every band played Overture No. 1 except Orchid Park with Overture No. 2. 2nd time I heard it, 1st was at Greenridge here too, when the 3 bands combined during last year's exchange. I played the semiquavers part VERY NICE!!! I don't know how I did but I just did. I don't know it I tongued... I think I did well. During break, I went down but didn't eat anything. There was donut (chocolate I think) and water. Then we went upstairs again. When I went for break I didn't put my trombone w' the rest... Darryl's bass beside CH's tenor, they're SO CUTE! :D Big and small, like mommy and baby!! :D I kept telling Serene 'so cute!' I wanted to put mine there too, but didn't, cos don't know if got space for me to sit there or not. There was a man from Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts who commented on every band after the 2nd round. When it was our turn, sometimes I can't hear what he said. I didn't hear anything about Monmouth, even if he did comment, I didn't know when he stop talking about Overture and went on to Monmouth :S Overture this time wasn't as good, semiquavers not clear, and some wrong notes. Monmouth, one part was disgusting. 4 bars after 23, I was supposed to play (low) A flat (minim) D (minim) G (minim) C (minim) (position 3, 4, 4, 6) I played G instead of D and it sounded obviously wrong cos the sound is like 'plak' -.- Not just that note. Melody, over pitched 2 Ds to F for a split second then got D... and more mistakes.

We ended late, so there was only Mr Yeo's 3 bands left (the rest left). We got sweets from them :) In the bus (I think dear CH alone again) Darryl came to me and said '17' (?!?!) He put one bunch of sweet in my hand (so many!) then gave the remaining in the packet to the back. At first I thought it's for the band. Then I thought, and realised it's for Trb Sect. He gave it to CH behind :) Why got this odd (opposite of normal, not opp of even) no. 17 ah?! Unless the packet got 51? We're supposed to reach sch by 1pm but 2+ then reach. Dar waited (for CH) because he go tuition then ask CH to bring up the trb for him. (I didn't know what he's waiting for at first, until I saw CH with 2 trbs and Darryl not here. After keeping the stuff, LR let us take sweets given by GSS, I got a jelly cos there obviously isn't enough of everything for the whole band. There were only 30 today I heard. Then left school at 2.30pm! Bye!
I haven't been talking to you for how many days?

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 7:39 PM

Friday, March 20, 2009
NAS 15-hour Challenge

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

15-hour challenge yesterday, in celebration of NAS Founder's Day. 730am to 10.30pm. All the way till 11.30am (lower sec lunch) I was making squares out of the magazines I brought. And I didn't fold one dragon. Some rude people just came and took so much of my paper, WTF, can't they tear it themselves idiots. During lunch time I bought one heart key chain, $1.50. I think they made it themselves. Some alumni came back to help a girl who graduated last year to raise money for an operation. After lunch at 12.30pm we went to the computer lab. I saw Cheng Heng, then outside the lab I saw him again. His class was before our class, but I don't know why he's not inside. We're supposed to answer as many questions correctly and every correct answer brings 10 grains of rice which will be donated to charity. I did mostly English Grammar and Multiplication Table questions. I managed to bring 5150 grains of rice at the end of 1h. Our target was 20 000 because that amounts feeds one for a day...

At 1.30pm we went back to class. I think I made more squares before starting to fold the dragons. Looks nothing like dragons. I took a long time to learn it and it's ugly. At 5.30pm we went for dinner, no veg this time -.- What kind of school doesn't give students veg? After that we went back to class and continued. Later, 2R6 & 2R5 went to the new library. We took a video that will be shown to the guest on Monday to launch the new library. We just clap and scream when they record. It's actually supposed to be live on Monday evening but Mr Lim (principal) decided to do it then so we won't have to stay back. Then went back to class. They stopped folding when they reached 1000. Why the heck did they? -.- Then later there's an announcement that said we have only (how many) dragons and require (how many) more, then they start rushing -.- They said last time that an officer from The S'pore Book of Records will come at 7.30pm to count, then at 8pm they announce that we have until 8.30pm?! -.- After we're done folding, we strung 100 dragons on a string. We had 1200+ by then I think.

Then at 9+ we went to the hall. 2 officers were there already. Last minute still ask us to fold more dragons, haha. Finally the teachers said we have enough already. I think there were extras since some were still folding when they ask us to stop. But they said we got 15 000. By the entire Sec 2 level, 2R1, 2R2, 2R3, 2R4, 2R5, 2R6, 2R7, 2C1, 2C2 & 2I1. Sec 3R1, 3R2, 3R3, 3R6, 3R7 and 3I1 I think made 13 500 masu boxes! :D They had a target of 15000 too but less people than Sec 2s, anyway, it's a record :D Don't know if there ever was but I know there never was for dragons :D 4R1 made 1685 friendship bands that will be distributed to all students and staff. 3R4 made the school logo with paper stars. Very nice, very accurate! One class made "RIGHTEOUSNESS AND COURTESY" out of paper hearts in yellow & blue. A sec 1 class made a quilt. Overall, yesterday was cool.

Before dismissal Liang Rong made an announcement, no practice today but have on Saturday. Then he suddenly "Wait! Wait!" and say he wanna do a cheer for NAS. He shout into the microphone 3 cheers, haha. So loud that Ms Tan (VP) covered her ears. The last one's loudest, haha. My Band Major la, love to do 3 cheers :D We're dismissed early, at 10+ before 10.30pm. They said the 15h challenge t-shirt will be given on Monday together with something special. The shirt's very nice :) When I was going to the canteen (my mom waiting) I saw Cai Yan at the table outside the bookshop. At first I thought it looked like her but don't look like her, but she look at me and waved. She put braces! Haha, and wear all black. I can't believe I almost couldn't recognise my own senior -.- At the traffic light, I saw Darryl. ...*sighs* totally ignore la. Bye.

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 11:58 AM

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Band practice, SYF Rehearsal & Founder's Day Rehearsal

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

Yesterday was SYF Rehearsal! Share slot with Dunearn Military Band again, so we have 1 hour there. But before going to SCH, we had practice as usual. We reported to school at 8.30am and bring band uniform and shoes. I used Darryl's previous mouthpiece, since he chcnged trombone and not using that mouthpiece anymore. His mouthpiece coating's still there, my coating came off, when I got it it was already like that. I forgot whether it's Monday or Tuesday I changed. Darryl is sometimes very inappropriate-drinking coffee in the band room -.- Come to think of it, I think it's quite funny. Don't know why, maybe because everyone's busy doing stuff, like setting up things then he sit there sipping coffee, very funny la. Don't know if he rinsed his mouth, I hope so! Oh my gosh, Darryl and Cheng Heng both know how to play one part of Pecos Pueblo, Dunearn's choice piece! When did they learn it?? I come for every practice but I've never heard them play it, so cool right? My seniors la, haha. Anyway warm ups, then sectionals. Darryl asked Kevin if he has anything sharp that he doesn't want. He don't have. Then he ask me if I have any hairpin that I don't want. I was like NO! He wants to clear the water key -.- Haha, is it even possible? It started raining half way. We had sectionals from 9-10am. I asked Darryl if March 'Blue Sky' can play an octave lower, since trumpets are playing too, he say if I want. And I want. Because the notes so high, later the next part trombone-only (I think) part I cannot play. We went through all 3 songs. Sometimes I wish I wasn't junior, weird right? Of course I prefer to be junior. But if I was senior I can tell them to practise properly. Half way, Cheng Heng suddenly tell me "Rebecca jie guo, wo yao tiao jin qu (band room)" cos we just outside. He jump in so easily eh. He play guitar? Anyway, at 10am we combined. Cliff & Brayton conduct, take turns. When we play MBS it sounded so horrible la. Just cos Cliff tell tubas to play louder cos the woodwinds very loud, then they start blasting and everyone start blasting. Seriously, if it was SYF we get COP (Certificate Of Participation). If it was Founder's Day (which is supposed to be), the guest all go deaf -.- At 11am + I think, we got break. Go McDonald's eat then back to school to change. My shoes so loose, stuff socks still so loose. Then we go back and started tuning. But then girls go toilet to put ribbon on the hair, then I miss my tuning. I really stuff till v tight then shoes won't come out, but painful! I'm the last to get ribbon, and most troublesome too. My hair band is furry one, then Shu Yan lent me hers and help me tie and put ribbon. Thanks :) By the time I went back, my seniors tune alr, and I missed tuning -.-


At SCH, we were first this time, last time was Dunearn first. Actually we sat one seat spacing, then later Mr Yeo asked 'Darryl & Rebecca sit towards Cheng Heng' so now there's no one seat in between. There was one of his friends (don't know who) giving comments to help him decide where the sections sit to have a better sound. He said something (couldn't really hear) ".....if not the trombones will be like blablabla (the sound)." Nothing much, after an hour, we left. That's it.

Today, Founder's Day Rehearsal. Report to the hall first at 8.30am. Dar earlier than me. I wore the band uniform here, but school shoes, then I changed my shoes in the hall. We were briefed then we went upstairs. We brought our stands and files downstairs (so that when it's our turn to perform we just come in without them) then back up to practise and wait for our turn. We played A Monmouth Overture and March 'Blue Sky'. I think Dar forgot some parts in MBS, for CH I not sure. I remember everything, haha! Then we went downstairs and rehearsed. I think I'm cool because I hold my trombone up 90 degrees (or more)! :D Why ah, Dar, your positiong different from mine at the melody? Melody all got the same notes eh. After that while CO (the last item) was still performing, we went back into the hall behind to wait for debrief or something. They said we need a 2nd rehearsal, this time it'll be a fast one because the planning isn't very good. So we had break until 1.15pm from ...I forgot, I think about 12.40pm. I went to the Kopitiam at Tampines Mart then after lunch, went back to the hall the take my instrument. And then went upstairs to the band room. The store room door couldn't open, haha. Cheng Heng managed to open it, I go keep my wallet and hp. Darryl went off :( They said we should end about 2. But then we wait until 3.45pm or later then we got called down. And there's no one there, all waiting. No wonder so long, after one group perform it's not immediately the next group. Don't know waiting for what. Founder's Day itself will be one after another not like that! In between so much time -.- Then we just play MBS from part I (last part) then finish. And they ask us to take off the plastic from the chairs -.- CH and I was so pissed. And he started scolding (not me of course). Then finally we went back and dismissed. I should have left while waiting so long. Bye.

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 7:06 PM

Monday, March 16, 2009
Band practice

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

Do you still think the above sentence is true? Band practice today at 1.30pm. Sec 1s practice earlier at 8am, none of my section (including me) came. Only one junior came, new one. So now I have 3 juniors. On Saturday I thought I heard Cliff telling Ms Leong there's a new one in trombone and I thought I heard wrongly. You know who the heck he is?! Ding Cong from my class!! WTF! When Sandy told me Ding Cong is in my section I was like ??? I thought she's linking the junior to him, maybe he's black or something. Or maybe his name is Ding Cong. She never say properly htf would I know. Took her o long to say 'Ding Cong join band and he's in your section'. WTF my junior is my classmate. That's not the ridiculous part although it's ridiculous. The ridiculous part is he's FREAKING SHORT! Why is Ms Leong putting all these 3 unlikely people here?! First, George (the one Darryl dislikes) managed to play an F but sound is not nice. 2nd one, short. 3rd one short. -.-''' You think I hate Ding Cong -.- You asked me why I hate him. I said short, but I wasn't answering your question. Then you said so I shorter than you then you hate me ah? I shorter than (someone) then (someone) hate me ah? I said ya, but again I wasn't answering your question. You asked what makes me so sure he hates me -.- (Someone) does not hate me ok, what is your problem?! Then I said his hands are short which is true. And you chose not to believe me. You ask Larry (same class also) and he said very short. And you believed. So you'd rather not believe one of your own? You're the one who's always lying, it should be the other way round. I never lie, and you hate me so much you wouldn't believe on anything I say is it? Fine, if you hate me it's your problem not mine. You actually used hating me as an example? Then don't blame me, blame yourself because it's your fault. You started it. Don't blame me. If I don't believe you, it's your problem.

Band practice today was quite boring. All the way till 3pm my section was doing nothing much. Oh ya, we didn't do warm up today. We're about to start when Mr Yeo came and wanted us to play Monmouth when he knows we haven't warmed up, haha. After that Overture No. 1. Me & Cheng Heng decided on when to lift up and put down instruments but he didn't keep to it today. And Darryl doesn't even know. I had no (or little) bad luck on Friday the 13th, and I have bad luck today. I don't think it's just luck by the way. Or maybe it is, just my luck to have this nightmare which I can never wake up from and sigh and say "It was just a dream" because it's not. I can only hope strongly that things will change for the better. Playing trombone with an ulcer in my mouth and a blister on my lip (caused my mouthpiece) is so not easy. Before we went on to Overture No. 1 there was a 5min break. After practice, LR was funny. Cliff ask LR about tomorrow (going to SCH after practice for SYF rehearsal) He asked "When do you wanna change (to band uniform)?" LR"What has it got to do with the band when I want to change? You all wanna see me change?" Haha! Then he went to the front and talk. He told us the arrangement, "practice until ... then you all go and change, wear your stockings (doing some funny action). The guys..." Chen Hua interrupts "The guys' stocking what colour?" Haha! Cliff said "You wear stockings la!" Haha! After that we dismissed, past 4pm already. Bye.

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 5:29 PM

Saturday, March 14, 2009
Band practice

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

Band practice today! Warm up, then sectionals all the way. I don't feel tired after warm ups today. Maybe because I didn't 'blast so loud' (like what Darryl said a few days ago). Finally, we didn't slack today... at least before the break. Now we have 3 songs to practise. March 'Blue Sky' also, for Founder's Day. I don't know why we can't play Overture No. 1. We're playong Monmouth too. After break he start slacking again la -.- Anyway, we put our trombones on the table in a very cool way. Look at this!


:D
Bye bye! See you on Monday! See you on Tuesday in new Band uniform :D

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AT FIRST SIGHT MARKS ONES' DESTINY, 3:40 PM

Thursday, March 5, 2009
Band practice

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

Band practice on Tuesday and Sec 1s' practice on Wednesday (yesterday). Wednesday none of them came, but valid reason. Mr Tall was rehearsing for a debate on Wednesday. Chinese debate of course. And the act cute baby not in school -.- So I was so emo and lonely. Actually I sat at my place, then half way during warm up, I go sit at Darryl's place. Then I go take bowl then when I come back I sat at CH's place accidentally haha! Then in the end I went back to my place. And I also can't see Mr Yeo because of Brayton's head -.- Then the trombone solo at part I of Overture No. 1, I went too fast. Starting of Overture No.1 where I have the crescendo, Mr Yeo asked me not to play so loud cos it's sounds a bit wild. :O What does that mean??? After Overture No. 1, A Monmouth Overture. There was a short break but I forgot when. Nothing much... no sectionals... and since I'm the only one, nothing much happened. Oh yes, we were dismissed earlier than usual, at slightly past 6pm. The band blog says practice ends at 6.30pm. Since when? It's always been 6 -.- Shucks, if 6.30pm then I'll reach home so late!

Wednesday practice, Darryl 'pangseh' me -.- even though he came. Oh yes, he actually said hi to me??? I really don't like his attitude, and he won't read this though he has access. The junior that he don't like didn't come, but the transfer one came. Very short eh! Why Ms Leong go put all those very unlikely ones in my section?! 1 sound not nice, 1 too short. Like what Ms Leong said, he is blur, but not 'a bit', it's a lot -.- In the end I did practise a bit. I'm starting to dislike you a bit by the way. Oh, and playing other instruments is against the Band Rules! Your embouchure will change! You can be quite irritating and you're totally unfathomable! It rained. Bye!

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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Band Exchange pragramme & Valentines' Day

♫♪I love NAS, Concert Band, Trombones and my seniors!!♪♫

Yesterday was band exchange programme at our school auditorium with Dunearn Military Band, Greenridge Symphonic Band (both under Mr Yeo too), Teck Whye Concert Band, Woodlands Ring Military Band & Queenstown Concert Band! :D We came at 8am and warm up and practised before they came. They used classrooms to warm ups and Sec 4s brought them here. They all settled down ater 9am. Very full, so some of us had to take their place when they go on stage then when they come back we shift to the next band's place when they go on stage. But our section didn't need, haha. The band leaders drew lots to see who will play first. Liang Rong got last. So 1st: Teck Whye 2nd: Queenstown 3rd Woodlands Ring 4th Dunearn 5th Greenridge 6th Ngee Ann. I'm not sure about the 2nd & 3rd, I think it's like this. First round we play the set piece and our choice piece.Dunearn's choice piece is Pecos Pueblo, the song they played at the exchange at Greenridge Sec. That time we played Novena. Their song's longest, quite good. During Overture No. 1 part B the semiquavers I could hear very clearly, and it's a slur also. So good, they can tongue so fast and it's soft tonguing too. They only got 3 trombonists too, haha. Opposite us, 2 girls one guy and the guy is bass trombonist, haha. So coincidental. I recognise him.

Before we went up, Darryl & CH emptied saliva first in the bowl. We can't keep the bowl on stage. But I emptied on stage before we started haha. Then Darryl look at me. I also did that the day before he never say anything. Shucks, I messed up the first few notes of my melody at B for Overture No. 1 which was so easy! Arghhh! And at A Monmouth Overture our melody somewhere at 112 was messy. I wanted to record but then when I pressed the button the light came on and never record -.- The light has to be on first or else any button will just turn it on -.- i asked Darryl how he played, he said 150 was a success. But 150 is easy... Then he go high 5 CH then CH said "So loud for what? Idiot" -.- After that was break.

Cai Yan was here! Before we started CH said Cai Yan is in the first row but me & Darryl couldn't see her. Chen Hua go put his instrument at my place -.- Then I got nowhere to put mine. Then Cai Yan call me so I just put it beside his which is a bit blocking the way. So sweet, she gimme present! ^_^ I've never gotten anything on Valentines' Day, first one heheh. Got flower, chocolate and a paper :)



There was some food at the canteen, cool. Like tarts and drink but I didn't eat, haha, cos I go toilet then about time already. 10min break only, cos we're behind time. When we go back, 2nd round play choice piece only. This time I managed to record. And I played well! :D But soft even at my melody :( At least I hit the right notes there... I asked Darryl how he played, he's satisfied.

Then the schools started leaving, Sec 4s went to see them off. We started clearing the things on stage. One guy came to me and gave me a present. He said "Ngee Ann Trombone Section. This is from our section, (something something) section." He was mumbling so I couldn't hear the school and section but should be trombone section too. I said thank you and no idea why he said thank you back. So nice of their section :) I got a lot of sweets from band people later, haha, even those I'm not close to and don't talk to.

From Fernandez

From Chien Wai

From Percussion


From Tian Hoe


Thank you all who gave me presents, esp dearest CY and Woodlands Ring Trombone Section ^_^ Happiest Valentines' Day (and first one too) yay! Bye! :D

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