♪陈诗瑩 Shi Ying♪
China Panda
1995年11月23日
NAS 1R6 08, 2R6 09, 3R1 10, 4R1 11♥
♫义安乐队 Ngee Ann Concert Band- 长号 Trombone!♥♫
♪Section Leader & Band Major 2010-2011♪
♪♫长号 Trombones - Besson T T3, Bach M42 153671, Bach M50 171035, Jupiter JSL-363R-0 M02223♫♪ Twitter page Sina Weibo page facebook page
"你出现在我诗的每一页"
LOVES ♥
我爱你 你爱我吗?
♥♥♥MY 弟弟 & BEST FRIEND ZIJIAN! :D
♥♥♥MY SISTER & BEST FRIEND AMANDA! :D
♥♥4R1 2011
Ngee Ann Secondary School
♥♥义安乐队
♥♥长号: Besson T T3,
Bach Bass Trombone M50 171035 (Darling),
Bach Tenor Trombone M42 153671 (Baby) &
Jupiter Tenor Trombone M02223 (Taiwan)
♥♥♥我亲爱的 juniors
♥♥♥音乐♪♫
冰糖葫芦 ^_^
China
Taiwan Jay** Kim Ryeowook & Super Junior ♥ ♥♥♥
"人间的青草地需要浇水 内心的花园就不会枯萎"
我的心愿 ☆
我已经分不清 你是友情 还是错过的爱情
Get A's for A Levels
Improvement in my 中文
!!!Improve on trombone♫♥♥
Everyone to be happy
Grow taller faster
To have my future sorted out because it got screwed up in the last few years
To have a new goal or to have a plan for my only goal which now seems near impossible
Today was national day celebration, there was FIESTA as usual where the sec 2 classes make and sell stuff... Reminds me of my own that year :) I most wanted to support 2R4 and 2R5, all my favourite sec 2 juniors in those classes! But when I went there, Amanda told me their class had to stop selling although all the others could continue =.=" Not fair. I wanted to buy a lot of stuff from there, and design a cupcake for my 叶湘伦 too... :( (that's their class' service segment) Then when I went to 2R4 their donut balls were sold out =_= What happened to boyfriend Hui Shi reserving for me? -.- In the end I bought 2 things from 2R6's stall and 1 from a class I don't know...I think it's 2R3 but I 不爽 so I gave it to my grandfather at home. From 2R4...I got some $1 goodie bag from Carine (just to patronise) and actually I think that's the prize for the stall's games, but it's ok, I buy all these for charity see. (If not I wouldn't buy so many, I spent $7.20 by the way) Some of the stuff in the goodie bag went to my grandmother. The cupcakes bought from 2R6 (2 in a packet) goes to my parents, 1 each (though I would like to taste it too).
Chong Jin came back to NAS! :D So surprised when she smsed me. So she joined me walking around the canteen for a while, then we went to the hall to fold more paper hearts! ^_^ This year's record breaking is to fold 46 460 paper hearts, but we exceeded it... How many records does our school hold already?! Every year there's record breaking...
Anyway, today was quite fun... :) But I wish Sec 4s weren't the last to go for FIESTA so I could have gotten more things... I don't like spending money (cos I don't like money in the first place) but I do for charity & for my juniors ^_^
23 June 2011 is (not was) the happiest day of my life! Band Graduation Celebration for me ^_^ I felt like Jay Chou thanks to my juniors haha :D Except the part where I was making my speech and they stare with qian bian faces that makes me NOT want to do the speech -.- I did mention my 3 BF in the speech but no one asked anything or they didn't hear it so I didn't explain. Anyway, there were only 2 BFs there so I wouldn't want to name only 2. I got gifts from Carine & Stacia (shared) & Benjamin :) And all the sec 4s got a decorated board each, but mine is the nicest because it's done by all my favourite juniors! ^_^ (short of one...) Anyway, it's the best day of my life because I feel so much love! :D But it would have been better if that 1 BF was here too...
The next day I went back to band after Chinese oral :) I played trombone the first time after taking out my braces... Problem again -.- Put on got problem, take out got problem again. Arghhhhhh!!! Now I cannot even play notes properly!!!!! -.- I still want to be in the concert at the end of the year.
Long time no see! :) I changed blog background though I liked the previous one, because the words were hard to see. Anyway, this one the words are small too, had to ask Carine to help me increase the font size. Then we realised this stupid thing has a huge mistake, which is the Jay Chou picture is not in the blogskin code -.- So she's gonna help me put another Jay picture here soon ^_^
Last Friday 3 June I went back to band! :D After lesson ended at 12:30 I went for lunch with Amanda at Tampines One! ^_^ Then we went to buy birthday present. I still need to buy one present for one VIP...don't know what to get him and where to get it :( We reached band at 3pm. Today was sectionals as usual on Fridays. Mr Wong came, he thought my O Levels over already -.- I played the new songs... and I played Hui Shi's tuba! Hehe, I played 菊花台 ^_^ I also tried to play 蒲公英的约定 & 想你就写信 on my trombone Darling :) I let Hui Shi play my trombone too, under my supervision of course :D Today was fun! Except my other best friend didn't come... :(
I hate gossips. But my best friend can ignore those gossip and continue to be my best friend, that's what makes him special and all the more my best friend ♥ Meeting you is my fortune ^_^
I've been messaging Amanda everyday since I downloaded some free messaging app on my phone :D My best friend who loves me more than anyone else since sec 1 ^_^ ♥
I'm officially graduated from Band now... SYF last Tuesday was emotionless for me because I already exhausted myself from crying too much 2 years ago, and last year. This SYF I could laugh, ha... big contrast from 2 years ago. Of course right? 2 years ago we had it worse than now, so obviously the impact is less now. I totally had no feeling when I heard the results.
Having said that, I'm more sad about leaving than the results. 我舍不得 juniors... Zijian, Amanda,Hui Shi...
Especially Amanda because she's the first junior I ever had who ♥ me so much...
Zijian because I haven't had lunch with him yet, haven't had at least one photo with him yet, and only had 3 months with him... Happy 3rd month by the way, I stepped down on your 3rd month :(
Exactly. The Investiture was on 15 April, but I didn't go because the handing over of CCA flag part was removed and I didn't want to go as a guest because I'd have to stay in school for hours.
And Hui Shi "boyfriend" because she was one of the first juniors I got close to :)
All are my favourite juniors, and of course Carine & Stacia since the HK band trip I'll never forget :)
I am going to miss you all SO much now... I will come back in June before my Chinese O Levels to see how my dears are doing. I wish I had more time with them. Why does someone always have to leave too soon? Last time it was my seniors, now it's me who has to graduate when I've only just found the people who return my ♥ ...I have no regrets because it's not me who made the time so little. I treasured my time with them, but pity the time was short. I'll go back to have more time with them,it's a promise. When I go back, I want to hear them play, have lunch with them, and have photos with them (hopefully in band uniform) :)
♫♪I'm back to happy Bass Trombone!!♪♫ SYF is next week... After the first 2 days of SYF the results show that the standard has increased by a lot... I'm thinking that the worst could happen, so I wouln't be surprised at the results of my band, unless we get a silver or beyond. I'm going to miss my juniors... A lot... Haiz... Amanda, Zijian, Hui Shi... I made cards for them yesterday :) Now I have less time to study for the damn tests next week, all of which require memorising loads -.- But it's ok, they're more important :) I love you juniors! ^_^ I always will...♥ Jay Chou's new Sprite commercial theme song; full MV!!! :D He's the director by the way ^_^ Hey! Zijian! I wish you'd create MSN you know!
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.
Today I'm happier than other Saturdays because Suky came! Surprisingly, Ding Cong that naughty junior of mine also came today... And I was thinking: When Suky comes she'll definitely ask me where he is, and I'll say I don't know... What a coincidence, DC count yourself lucky, haha. But, I'm not happy because Zijian didn't come :( Luckily I didn't fall sick again, haha! (Inside joke)
Anyway, there was breathing exercises during warm ups today, reminds me of my much-missed NCO Band... and Mr Kajiyama the conductor. We played the 2 SYF pieces... Mr Yu asked my junior not to play at the slow part, then halfway into the slow part, out of nowhere he ask him to come in. I don't even know where he's supposed to come in, I don't think he does either! Omg, that leaves only me on 2nd trombone for the start of the slow part that I don't like.
At 10:30 + Suky came! Miss her a lot lot! ^_^ ♥ At 11:30 we sight read Apple Island Legend (which she says is very 难听) and the familiar (to me) To Challenge The Skies And Heavens Above! Of course it's familiar to me and not to you, because you hardly know anything about the band of the past, and I already know rather little. The problem with this "band" is bla bla I'm not going to state because you'll be reading an essay if I do. Tsk but I'm not satisfied with myself... because I can read the score, but somehow I couldn't play it! Furthermore, I remember that part from the recording which is from Suky I think...
This week had many tests... I got your cough when I heard you coughing... Is that even a way to spread cough? By hearing, haha...
You know on facebook on Wednesday something very interesting happened. I was talking about my Chinese then China people reply, haha! Then there's one China boy, laugh at my Chinese, *ehem! I wonder who*, hahaha :D Actually I wasn't angry but he thought he hurt my feelings... :( He's so nice! A friend like him is rare to find ^_^
为什么你生病那么久?:( 快好起来…… 你好了我也自然会好……
Today Chinese test, E Math and A Math. 4R1's 5 band members are so united, go for band together after test... -.- Sectionals today as usual. Taufiq warmed up a while. Zijian came later (then Sec 4s)... I told him that he's supposed to hold the instrument at the side, not in front, then his action was like so... funny :D He go bend down so far... ?? But now I think he's holding it more correctly now. Anyway, Mrs Pong gave us sweets during CME again yesterday... I don't know what for, but sweets I get in class always end up with Hui Shi, Zijian and Amanda (who didn't come today). I oiled my bass Trombone today! ^_^ I love to condition my darlings ^_^
Today we celebrated some people's birthdays in the previous months, but not my definition of a birthday celebration. OMG got chocolate on Zijian's bag -.-""""" then he still so happy when he didn't know, then I'm like -.o? Haha! 我最讨厌迟回家!!!!!!
想你就多看一眼。I was so preoccupied with looking for you that I didn't realise you were right in front of me...
Monday was Valentine's Day. Falling in love is when she falls asleep in your arms and wakes up in your dreams. Happy Valentine's Day!
Tuesday was an emo day.
Wednesday was a special day. Today the Vice-Principal held us Sec 4s back after morning assembly to talk about our attitude, because we always take very long to stand when we're told to. And he told the teachers to watch out for CCA leaders...
Thursday was a special day too. We Sec 4s stood up very fast when we were told to this morning. Good job! There was our mock O level Physics SPA today.
Today was a special day again too. These 3 days were unexpectedly special... Do you believe in miracles? Because you made it all happen. 我对天空这个那个流星 大喊后会不会有奇迹?也许吧 =) 谢谢你哦!^_^ Today's PE was fun! I went to the group that tried javelin but we also watched those who did running. Heheh! xP Today's SS test was awesome :D One of the best SS test I've had, I hope the results I get are too. Study very happily for it in class :D Isabel went for lunch with me though she didn't eat... And Amanda gave me sweet! ^_^
After the test was band... After practice I had Hui Shi, Amanda & Yii Jie walk with me :D
Hello! Yesterday was Xue Qi's birthday! :D Me and Jaslyn were finishing her present in the morning before band :D Got band practiceand marching! Yay! I love marching, but not with the main band. But yesterday's marching was fun again! :D To me XD
For band practice we went through the SYF pieces and March Together. 2 years ago we used that piece but switched to Mickey Mouse March in the end, so I remember the piece until part B :O Not bad eh? But Mr Yu said we have to memorise till the second ending, which is after part C ._. At least I've memorised 1/3 of it :D
Then marching started late, since it's on the last hour now -.- Only half an hour but this half an hour was productive for my 2 students! ^_^ Taufiq came to help me teach Zi Jian and Hui Shi, yay! Omg, Zi Jian is fast! He can remember commands I taught last week and he can turn properly already! Hui Shi jia you! Don't lose out to him! I have the best student in marching now, heheh! But ZJ very act cute eh (to me), haha! I think ZJ will be the best in marching ^_^ Yay! But he said "It's not really fun" haha! XP
Hello! There was band practice yesterday. MY FAVOURITE SENIORSSUKY &KEVIN CAME BACK!!! ♥♥♥I miss you so much for the past so many months! Suky sat beside me for a while, yay! Then went to sit between my 2 juniors, haha! But she ignore DC for Benjamin xP But Kevin keep standing behind at the percussion area... :( Oh ya, actually when I saw him in the mirror I wasn't wearing specs so I didn't know it was him. I thought it was Xie Yu, but why Xie Yu can suddenly grow so tall since last practice?! Then Suky came and said she brought KEVIN! So it IS KEVIN! ^_^ Oh my gosh, his hair style is so cool! He looks like a singer!!! :D And Suky keep saying he's handsome =v= haha!
Anyway, today's practice saw me dying at Celebration and Song. That song kill me till I can't play anything after that =.=" Luckily Kevin not beside me, later he go: yuck, what happened to my junior?... That would be even yuckier than playing yuckily, the only thing that can be yuckier than playing with metal in your mouth. Anyway, we also played the Disney songs because we're gonna use it for sec 1 orientation. Later no one want to join. I want 2 juniors next year.
I'm seriously disgustingly sick of some idiots. They waste my time, everyone's time so much that Kevin left first. He was already waiting for quite long then what SL stay back and talk for so long, wasting time. Most of the time is not even spent talking, just sit there and shut up don't know doing what. Ask people to stay back just to sit and do nothing. What the heck?! Today I'm even more 不爽 although it's always as irritating as this. I'm super pissed off because they caused me to miss my chance to talk to my FAVOURITE SENIOR! -.-" *profanities*
On the bright side, I still had my other favourite senior who waited for me to leave school with me! ♥ ^_^ I took bus with SUKY :D She said Mr Yu told her I need to work more with the other majors and I always think of my senior... I'm gonna start ranting again. (Skip to next paragraph if you want happy part) Firstly, if they don't tell me anything, how the heck do you want me to work with them? Next, today was the only time I opened the door late because Mdm Yanti didn't come to the cafe as she usually does so I went to get it from her a bit after 8. Thirdly, why am I getting scolded for this when the "DMs" get off scot-free coming late almost everyday? Ok maybe not directed at me only since he said majors, but seriously, are you serious?! So it's fine they come as and when they like and not fine I opened the door late once due to this reason?! For goodness sake, they weren't even here when I opened the door LATE!
Now back to the nice things about seniors :) I asked Suky if Mr Yu meant Kevin, she said he didn't say but of course it is, it can't be her. But actually, when you first stopped coming back to band earlier this year, I also always said I want Suky, I miss Suky, just that you didn't know :D You're my favourite senior too, not need to be jealous of Kevin! ^_^ I ♥MY SENIORS ALWAYS! ♥♥♥
Hello! :) Monday sectionals was 2 hours only. But of course it can't be 2 hours exactly. It was less than 1h30min definitely. DC didn't come, Benjamin seemed emo :( So I didn't disturb him until we play Can You Feel The Love Tonight together. But we just started then the brasses wanna have brass combined -.- So brass combined on Circle of Life it is! No conductor, because Dion's going overseas! So he wanna practice more :) No conductor = all over the place, but still manageable! Luckily! Then we went back to the room to whole band combine. Thank you Serene for the textbooks! ^_^
Tuesday, also band practice but combined. Mr Yu came today! I miss him, haha! DC also came today (but I don't miss him, haha), but the more the merrier anyway :) Juniors can be as good as seniors! ^_^ I noticed he likes to touch the trombone all over -.- Haha! Must polish off the fingerprints ah! Practice progresses very slowly... Compared to the NCO Band of course. Songs like Circle Of Life and Can You Feel The Love Tonight, simple one page songs, Mr Kajiyama will only spend 10min... Not 1h... because he doesn't go into detail and tell every section how to play. Just some melody and important non-melody. The rest... settle it yourself. Anyway, after band practice we had to go for the HK trip briefing which we're late -.- Jaslyn & I bought and are sharing a HK SIM card... ^_^
Today also combined practice and we used the music room. Whoo! So spacious but not well-lit. I used the new polishing cloth that comes in my Taiwan case. It's cool, 10x finer than silk and 100% washable, made in Taiwan ^_^ When I take out polishing cloth, I keep polishing throughout the whole practice ^_^ We practiced Celebration and Song and It's A Small World. Then we packed up and rush out because the school wanna shut the shutters at 11.15! :O
Today Chen Hua is going to China! :D Enjoy your trip, stay safe and (most of all XD) miss me... Bye! :)
As the header says, I'm back to happy Bass Trombone from happy 1st Trombone :') It was yesterday...
Friday, we watched a movie and did a "test" which was more like reflections, after FIESTA. We had about an hour for FIESTA! I spent it with Sarah walking around and talking :) I support Jasmine by buying 麦芽糖 from her! ^_^ Haha! The apple slices came with some sweet sauce then Sarah ask for one without the sauce -.- And 2R3's stall name is Sticky Corner, haha! :P *We know we are so close, so close, and still so far*
I hate people late and wasting time, especially everyone's time. I taught my juniors sectionals for a while. I hate my sound, I hate braces. I love Band, I love Trombones. I wish I could play with my juniors, but I suppose it's better for them if I don't. I asked to go back to Bass Trombone, for them, the Band. Benjamin agreed to take 1st Trombone. What about for me?
Saturday, marching. I hate people late. I love marching. I hate the way they march. I love Band. Today was the switch back to Bass Trombone.... Feelings can't always be put into words, if not we wouldn't have feelings. Today we only played 2 songs, Can You Feel The Love Tonight and Highlights from High School Musical. I've forgotten the feeling of playing Bass Trombone, the loose embouchure, the round solid sound... The notes seem to be better for me, but I'll have to wait until I play more to see how much more and better I can play. Benjamin seems to have some problem with the 6.5 mouthpiece. He says he can reach the high notes better with the size 1 mouthpiece, interesting, haha. I've got a feeling you'll play well Ben, even if your rhythm is not perfect :)
Band again today, no marching though -.- Mr Yeo came first and we warmed up with Dion conducting. Then we tuned, which we haven't done in a long time. Then Mr Yeo came back in and did B flat major scale. Then we played Bao Bei Dui Bu Qi! :D Nice nice :D Trombone has melodies of all kinds :D The starting part, the chorus part, the leading to chorus part too, haha! And I think from bar 5 it sounds very retro, haha. Mr Yeo's arrangement is nice :) Our accompaniment part was not in the original song, I think he wrote it himself. We played that and other songs for a while then split for brass & woodwinds sectionals. Mr Yu did Mamma Mia with us until Mr Yeo came in and told us to cut part of Tequila. Cut the part from H to K, and no repeat :( So sad, to me that's the nicest part... got a cool lower brass part there and a glissando! But that part got some tough percussion part... But actually the tough part is not so long, I don't know why he cut so much off... It's already a very short song, now it's even shorter... I think it's now only 3 minutes. So after that Mr Yu decided to do Tequila. After that Bao Bei Dui Bu Qi. I want to blast!!! But some times too tired to play so loud, but when I can I will :D I blast Mamma Mia & Bao Bei Dui Bu Qi, haha :D But I don't anyhow blast of course. I blast as legato as I can, like Mr Yu said (the legato not the blast). Actually, it's not blasting, it's just louder than usual since I put braces. I think before I put braces I also play this loud, that's why Mr Yeo always tell me to go softer, haha. And further back into time, I used to play very soft, haha! I hope everything reverts when the braces are out, and I can play as loud as I want and as much as I want :)
We had 5min break then whole band combine on those 3 songs and Rockin to the Rhymes. At 11.30 Jonathan sms me to ask if band practice ended already and how to go upstairs because the shutters were closed -.- Haha, there was only 1 open... -.- and must walk round wasting time. But when we kept instruments, I saw the bass trombone case out, definitely it's him. Then I hear trombone sounds in the music room. Open the door see him alone with the bass trombone, emo-ing, haha. Came so late... he said he just started playing then must keep already. Also I asked Mr Yu about the mouthpiece we paid but haven't got. So Mr Yeo said maybe he could one day bring us there with our instruments then we try the mouthpiece and if it's ok we can get it. Because until now they still don't have so many of that mouthpiece. But actually not that many, 3 trombones, 1 eupho... -.- And, when I saw both Benjamin & Jonathan in the store room keeping trombones, I realise they look alike! :O
When I left school, saw Jonathan & Geck Woon. At first I thought it was Suky, but that's impossible, she's in HK. Then I thought he got girlfriend already, which is not possible yet, not so fast, haha. Until Taufiq said "Is that Geck Woon?" haha. She getting married! :O Around the time of my parents' anniversary, haha. That's all, bye.
Hello! Band today, no marching. We were just about to get started when Mr Yeo and Mr Yu came together and said it was raining. Actually, it was stopping, drizzling very slightly only. So we went up and practiced. I think I was happy to see them again! :) How long have we had the exam break? This time I didn't count... so I'll do it now... 3 weeks no practice, 1 Aug till 19 Aug. Today NO alumni came, even Taufiq... Jonathan didn't come :( Suky of course didn't also, she's on holiday in China! I want to go to Chinaagain... well HK's part of China and we're going this year :) Mr Yeo started off with some dynamic and tempo training. At first our dynamic range was very small, then after he tell us, it got better, but still not his range of 1 to 10. I cannot cover that range now... :( Then later got one rhythm with semiquavers, I mixed up the rhythm :s
We had a new piece today, Mamma Mia. It's different from the one we had before, those were "Highlights from the musical Mamma Mia!" this is just Mamma Mia, but the special thing is it's arranged by Mr Yeo for us I suppose. Quite easy but one part with high D, no energy. So irritating, so easy yet I can't play. ARGH...!!! My braces 11 months already, grr! Who knows, I might have deproved until even after I take it off, I'll still sound like a Sec 1. And another thing I'm not happy is Ding Cong hasn't surpassed me yet. At this rate I'm going, I'm maybe never gonna be as good as Kevin next year! -.- Anyway, Mamma Mia has trombone melody :) Our next performance is on 2 Sep, actually was supposed to be 22 Sep (which is Mid-Autumn Festival) but I don't know why it changed, maybe because of the festival. The Music In The City performance is same as last year, at Ngee Ann City but this time we'll only have to play one time, and we'll be wearing school uniform with tie, because our new uniform won't be done yet. After playing Mamma Mia, we played Nobody. Then we had a break from 9.30-10am. I heard my juniors playing some other song which is obviously not a band piece, if not they won't play it. It's probably some... really a song, not a piece, like those kind of pop song or whatever. It's good to see that they're playing by ear :) I did that with Jay Chou's 菊花台 in Sec 1 too :) It's good for them :)
After break, we split into woodwinds with Mr Yeo and brass & percussion with Mr Yu! :) Mr Yu went through the same 2 songs with us. Nobody was lousy, I mean the song, haha. People cannot count... anyhow come in, all not together, sounds yucky. Haiz... But! One thing I'm happy about again, my section reads the rhythm carefully! ^_^ trumpets played one part of Nobody wrongly, 2 notes only but obvious already. it's 1, half count, they played half, 1 count. Then before that we played that melody (chorus) correctly so Mr Yu said he's proud of his Trombones and ask us play again! ^_^ but the sound not nice :x my sound not nice also... :( and he also said that... At 11+ we combined the whole band on the 2 pieces and Procession to Peace. Not enough time for all new pieces, so use PTP again. We'll also be playing Tequila and Rockin' To The Rhymes, the grade 1 song which is a medley of children songs, haha. It's been a long time since I took attendance... Bye! :)
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.
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!
Forgive my broken promise that you'll never see me cry...
After school today, I had lunch then sat with Serene and read book while she did Chinese practice paper, letter writing. Slept a while before band right there, haha, at the canteen. At 2.30pm many people were not there, late. I got them to warm up together before they went for sectionals in the 2 small rooms. Wai Yee conducted first since Dion went toilet and I didn't wanna wait. He took over when he came back. After that, we went to the 2 tiny stuffy rooms. It's so hard to hear anything in there, I don't like that.
Very soon after we reached there, Darryl came. He taught Benjamin warm up, Great Band Workout half step down up, which we just did with Wai Yee (halfway). At first I practice separately from them but soon we did sectionals, yay. Haven't done that for a long time, but at a place where no one can hear no one -.- Darryl took Kevin's trombone, which used to be his before he graduated. Today we played Procession To Peace, Landmark Overture and Symphonium. Well, he took my LO score and went out to play at first, then came back in and teach a bit, clap tempo. After playing the whole PTP he wanted to play LO so we played bar 160, our beautiful melody! :D The notes not easy to read, and tempo quite fast, (he wanted faster -.-) so actually only him and I played mainly. Then Symphonium but not together. I played my solo and teach Benjamin my solo also, just in case. He's forgotten the back part, so I taught him again. Darryl of course wasn't with us the whole time, he wouldn't do that. He frequently goes to slack outside at the corridor. I'm quite satisfied with today's sectionals cos I haven't done it in a long time. Darryl you unfaithful trombonist senior. Your TJC thing, fine you didn't have a choice. But this is way too much, since when did you have to play that? One minute you make me happy and forget about school today, the next, you make me so angry I think back of the lousy day, which you made lousier. You should know better than to agitate me like that, whether I had a lousy day or not, because you very well know that I can't take it. At 5+ we had a brass combine on PTP. Actually I only wanted lower brass because all the brasses would be very loud and echo, but they joined in so... It was not together, haha. Then we went up and Dion conducted PTP again for the whole band. Then keep things.
I took attendance for the 3rd time ever since I was BM -.- Seeing you with that thing already pisses me off more than enough and you still let me see you with that person. And why is it when I'm trying to show my unhappiness at you, you're smiling?! I thought you'd be unhappy also, but why do you seem completely unaffected? Is that fake or what? Seriously what are you thinking?! Can't you just be more faithful and loyal? And sorry for screaming at you when you counted wrongly, because I was pissed off and it's not my fault. You probably won't even be here to read this... Anyway, you should know why I'm so affected, but you don't seem to.
I can only blog now because I'm absent from school -.- Damn it. How many practices have I not written about? 13 April Mr Yeo made the juniors combine with us Main Band and play the Chorus Of Frogs song. But before that, he lecture the band for freaking long time. And 12 April I went for Band masterclass, he keep asking me what the SYF adjudicator said. Freaking pissed off -.- He thinks he's the conductor got the right to threaten people and insult them, c** b*. I don't think you know what those 2 words mean. Anyway, we only started practice at 4+ damn it. Benjamin was absent and DC had the resilience workshop so he came when we just finished. Darryl and Cliff came! Advertise their concert on 15 May. Then recap with the band what Mr Yeo lectured earlier and dismissed them. Darryl and Cliff stayed on with me, Jas and XQ and talked to me. Darryl seems quite pissed off with the band. Mainly we talked about band things la, my band and his band, TJCSB. Haven't talked to him so much for a long time, haven't even talked for a long time! Lol, we were talking about the Kongsi, then I said they're funding the trip to Guangdong (not band one). Then we started talking about overseas, his band's going Japan! Then I said I like China and Taiwan. Then he "You like Taiwan! Oh....! *big grin*" Then I went "I said I like China and Taiwan!" "Oh, even better, both!" OMG -.- haha! I think he changed school bag again -.-
16 April Friday sectionals sucks. It wasn't even sectionals. The brasses were playing together, and seriously, sounded like shit. SECTIONALS IS SECTIONALS, SECTION!!! As the name states, which idiot don't understand? I can teach you. Cannot keep tempo, cannot hear if you're playing right, then play what? I was seriously ******* pissed off, this shows how angry I was. If they're gonna play so ******* horribly I'm not joining, DUH!
17 April Saturday. Marching first, why isn't there anything satisfactory about this band? If you can't play can you at least MARCH?! IS IT SO FREAKING DIFFICULT TO LOCK YOUR ARMS, SWING 90 DEGREES, LIFT YOUR LEGS THE CORRECT ANGLE AND MARCH IN TEMPO?! THIS IS THE EASIEST THING TO DO IN ANY BAND. WHAT'S SO ******* DIFFICULT? At about 9 we went to ISH to practice. Sec 1s joined again, Mr Yeo wasn't here. We play more sec 1 songs, then Landmark Overture. And Symphonium and PTP. Mouth damn painful, idiot ulcers, play anything also sting. Couldn't play Kevin's solo, so pass to Ben, messed up. Emo. Suky say she see this heart pain, my heart more pain right? After all I'm the one playing, if I can't play, I'm the one disappointing my senior(s), right? Emo. It's nice to have nice seniors :) But the nicer they are, the more emo you'll be if you screw up. Advertise TJCSB concert again. Yay! Jas and XQ are going. No one else raise hand -.- but I think there's positive response. I asked Kevin but he don't want :(
18 April Happy Birthday Benjamin :) You don't seem to like me, but it's ok because I don't like you a lot either, haha! But really, I hope you'll be as good a trombonist as Kevin :) I sms me emo partner about TJCSB but since Kevin not going, he also not going :( But he said something that made me v happy! Even though I doubt he will do it. Emo with you another time, bye! :)
Today was the farewell party for graduating seniors. The preparation up at the band room sucked. Maybe that was because I was in charge, and there was nothing much to do. But I came up with the idea to use ribbons to write "WE (heart) SENIORS!" on the cupboards on top :D Then there's bunches of balloons on the ceiling. So many slackers though -.- Had 2 hours to decorate, too long already. The other majors were preparing at the canteen. At 10am, some seniors came, some haven't. A few minutes later some more came. But mine still no where to be seen! So I called but he didn't answer. We got everyone to sit on the chairs that were in rows and starting the programme with the powerpoint slide. Halfway through Kevin called me! :D I rush out to answer and he was in school already, so I told him "faster faster!" and he was up in a flash :D We both had no chair (I sat on floor beside Suky) and he's beside the door. Then Yu Bin passed me one but I let Kevin sit, then he let me sit. Then we keep letting and in the end I sat there and he beside Chen Hua. After the powerpoint slideshow, Mr Yeo wanted to give out the certificates he printed. Just nice Kevin is the first one, then I thought I'm supposed to give them -.- Mr Yeo present them in front while I pass to him, ohhhhhhh cheh! Haha! After that with instruction from Mr Yeo I invited the seniors to say a few words. Kevin and Chen Hua one was funny :D The string from projector screen keep disturbing Kevin. Then they make so much noise until he never finish sentence. Then when Chen Hua say "I join Band" then Kevin laugh. ??? Then later I found out why, cos he alr knew what he's gonna say I think. "I join Band because I thought there's guitar in band" then Kevin laugh like crazy, HAHAHAHAHA! After Mr Yu and Yeo talked (almost cried!), I told them go down to canteen. Gave Kevin my gift and a handshake :) Suky and Jonathan and Hansel and a clarinet alumni were in the music room playing and I didn't disturb them. So I went out and Mr Yu came with me to tell them. They said later they go :( So I went, by the time I reached Kevin was removing candle wax from the choc cake, blew candle alr! :( I took picture with Kevin and section photos too, yay! But Sax Sect looks more one, like family, really... Finally I have some band pictures again! Haven't taken since so long! Use Serene's camera cos my phone suddenly spoil -.- During Trombone Outing I shall take more! :D Thanks Serene! :) I'm so sad yet happy today, sad that they're leaving but happy that we gave them this celebration. Happy that Kevin said "see you" to me for the first time, haha. I will miss him...