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Term Break - La Guitare

Time flies fast, the next moment you know while approaching a busy period is when you actually felt carefree after it.

My last update was during the early nov, now, it's mid dec, closing in xmas. Just how i wonder why we chinese cant hang the new year's decor thruout the years, it just seem to fly pass 1 by 1 in quick sequence.

Recently, i had just finished my CT exams which was quite a breeze. Exam week always seem to be the fastest to finish.

Prior to the CT week(9), i had La Guitare Concert on week 7. The annual concert never fails to bring everyone together as a group it compiles everyone with common interest, striving them to put in their fullest of efforts to give a good show for everyone. Who would participate in a poor concert whereby everyone may fell they could've been better off at home?

Although i would say that this year's concert is not as fulfilling and joyous compared to our 1st on 2005, it still proves to be something that have eternal value to look forward to. I have always loved the feeling of practicing hard before the concert, it just feel so pleasant whenever we achieve something.

Last year, we were struggling with our 2nd ensemble piece - Happy Together, it was so terrible that even in our final rehersal, we could easily tell the inferiority. But everyone worked as a group, so much so that i still cherish that feeling till this present day. Eventually, we performed much better during the actual concert, although the recorded video sounded otherwise, we felt the sensational feeling of achievement to produce something not expected during the day of importance afterall.

Since then, some of us lost the passion for guitar due to perhaps, the lost of faith of being able to play the guitar, the lack of time or that the ensemble practices are just too boring which i wouldnt disagree. We are splitted up into guitar parts, and are mostly concealed into those groups till the concert rehersal days closes in.

Nevertheless, I do hope that everyone of us could play together again for the last concert in our last poly year - La Guitare 2007. Those are moments most cherishable in life.

This year, i was involved in a quadruplet, with zuyi, jx and gab. I was worried about it as we entered the week of rehersals and concert. We did not practice together(4 of us) for more than twice as i could remember. We were badly off the pace and did not actually finish playing the whole piece as a whole. It felt as though it was better to cancel the item although i would have dreaded it. But we practically practiced thruout the whole of all rehersals whenever we were able to.

Slowly, we practiced and eventually finished playing the song as a whole, and tried to work on the dynamics. It was great that all 4 of us just wants to play the piece better everytime we did play and to seek perfection.

The greatest moment while practicing was when we were at the coridor of the holding rooms - Our instructor(Michael) happened to pass by to listen. We played with such great emotions and felt as though the music came alive, crying while in sorrow, and roaring with cheers during joyous parts, the instructor praised us, much better than the lots of times we had been playing, and we knew it. After we finished the piece, the feeling was so sensational that we could just sit there to enjoy that moment.

It has to be the 1st time i felt such sensation while playing the guitar, my heart pounded as though it was out of control. We just felt the music inside us.

However, we did badly during the concert, gab missed the starting bar, i knew it and tried to notify zuyi by whispering, but he got lost for a moment and only got back during the melody portion. I too screwed up two chords, i have been sight reading the chords did not memorise till the last minute, this eventually backfired as we agreed not to put out the files. Although some disappointed comments came from Andri and Michael who heard the errors vividly, we perhaps, can derive some relieve that it sounded alright to our friends who came for the concert.

The concert came to a fine end, although it was very short(1hr or so), most of the audiences should be able to leave with a pleasant impression judging from the feedbacks of my cliques yea?

*Sometimes, you just wish that somethings could have been redone. Sometimes, you just wonders whether somethings could have been better off with a different approach. But most of the time, you could only wonder and accept reality. Whether it may be better or not, it's always good to take things in our stride and move on, regardless of the countless regrets we may have thought about, it's just part of life which never fails to convince us that we cannot encounter or experience everything. It is only best to look at precious moments instead of regrets*

Zhu, here's the update as promised
no Bian Tai stuffs for u, just la guitare :P

October Ended - Complains

Finally, a break after a hectic week in school - Week 3 was a suffer. I had to rush out my report, a supposedly easy report that seemingly became harder as the days went by. I had only a vague idea of wats the thing i got to write a report on is about, i couldnt find anything constructive in the webs and it became inevitable that i would have to burn midlight oil to finish the report due to all the comps breaking down one by one after the bdays - 1 comp left! Nevertheless, i was fortunate enough to find a detailed pdf file the day before submission.

Wednesday was terrible too, the lack of sleep drained my mind and i 4got to bring the clubrm key along with me to school, so after i assisted han with his studies as promised, i made a trip back home, take the keys and rushed back for the inventor training - it's weird, i was feeling quite finely prior to the bus trip back to school, but as i got up the bus and sat on the seat, all my energy just seemed to have dissipated, dozing off with a spineless head.

During the inventor training, it was just pure foul luck that he gave us some harder designs to work on, it wasnt actually that hard, but the commands used are different, and i wasnt in the right mood to actually derive any fun from it as i would have liked.

Also, guitar practices are getting boring without new pieces to work on, it's like playing repetitively like a record, of coz, not perfect, and it makes it even more boring that the distorted sound in some parts we play kept on repeating itself as well. I know only practice will make the pieces we play better, but new pieces for us to work on are certainly what brings fun into the ensemble, and we are lacking it with the concert coming up, time to finalise everything!

Back at home on that ill-fated day, i broke a bowl whilst scooping some icecream! And it just sums up my day till i finally finish the report late into the next morning.

An sms during that day spoiled my day as well

I fully agree that friends should help each other, else what are friends for? certainly not to make use of each other as many would suggest as we grow into the society, my opinion that is, there'll still be true friends around.

But what i don like is the irresponsibility portrayed by YST, AGAIN. She asked me to do her project for her. And when i told her i havent do mine as well, she just said "i'll be reaching home at 1am loh, 4get it." The "4get it", it was very disturbing to me! it sounded as though i owed her, it sounded as though i am a villian by not helping her, it sounded as though i'm a selfish idiot who care less about friends.

1stly, that's the day just before submission, i havent written anything for my report, have had tonnes of difficulties finding a web to provide info for me to write on, got to wait till my bro sleep to use the comp, which probably is arnd 12am++?

2ndly, she jollyful went to work, earning her pay while knowing she got a report to finish, i warned her before about it, but the only thing she says is, kenneth, can help me do?

Everyone has their own problems, but to know that u have a work to complete and yet do nothing about it except trying to attain a saint's help is just pure irresponsiblility.

And it just sickening me to be somehow branded the villian instead of her own selfish irresponsible acts. I wouldnt mind helping friends at all to edit their work or improvise on it, but i mind helping people to do everything without them showing any concern or care for their own work! And i am really sickened to actually think and witness such behaviour.

To make matter worse, her attitude when asking for a webpage that night showed that she blames me for not helping her. What did i owe her? i wouldnt even wanted to help edit her work at all actually, with such impression of her self centered behaviour, but it was horribly copy and paste from web, yea, cant stand it again, it's like she expected, or expects me to edit it for her. If she really cared for her work by asking for help, why don show that little hints of it. I would be more convinced to fulfilling to help then.

That's the past and i wrote here to express my feelings and opinions then, not to complain about it anymore.

Another thing is that i felt as though i am taken for granted by some people, and i dislike it. What had i done wrong to deserve that lack of respect? i don remember offending u, and so it was hard to swallow that instance. I was merely asking a question, and i got a fired up interruption, wat? expecting a taunting remark or smt by most people that would rattle them happily at u? if that's so, u brought them upon urself, and u can blame no one. Or did i ask sinful question? i don think so, it's a normal reaction for u to react that way isnt it? Thats so childishly insensitive - Pissed certainly. Be it petty, i wouldnt bother without an apology. I have done nothing wrong.

It's reaching my limit already, if i am taken for granted, it means the lack of respect, sensitivity and care about me isnt? so why would i bother being nice to people who treat me like nuts. Freak.

Irritating week,
pardon my complains if it irritates u.

School Started

School-
Sch started last week, mostly introduction of modules to be taught and learned, the lectures and tutors seems great, no high pitch voices that would tear your ears even if you are determined to optimize your concentration, no fussy pickers that would spend probably more time to fuss than to impart some knowledge. Most seems fine, but in all white sheeps, there'll always be one coated wolf. He's my "electrical machines? (no idea if it's the right name)" lecturer. Amazingly, with all the advance technology in modern day world, he opted not to use a microphone for his lecture class, relying on his faint voice to teach. Complains rang around, but he just blushed it aside, abide to stay ignorant or totally engrossed with his lecturing stuff. Worse off, when students came in late 45mins into the lecture threatre, he asked in somewhat a sarcastic manner "you know what", i mean, how long has he been teaching? Engineering course? there're sure people who would jolly well do that once awhile, utilising the warning letters before debarment, and he must have derived some fun with sarcasm knowing students would normally just shut it and hope he continues with the lesson. In fact, he raised his voice and went rattling on for 10+mins, probably 20? babbling with a childish tone insulting students - although i have forgetten much of the details, i got a disgusted impression of him because of that. Yes, and to be fair to him for any slightest manner, he raised his voice because mark said he couldnt hear him whilst he was "sarcastitating" about those students who came in late. Mark wasn't one, but he did choose the wrong time to disclose his problem.

That was in his lecture on the 1st day of school, but as it went on, i thought this sem would still be fun afterall.

Compless/Guitar-
Just after my bro's birthday, he accidentally spilled a huge cup of water into the laptop, beyond recovery.

Just after my birthday, virus stalked the old computer i was using in replacement for the laptop, format, and it just shocked, "blackouted" the whole house twice which some pop sounds and it's definately beyond repair.

So, i was left with nothing, but my guitar to spend with during the deepavali weekend. it wasn't all that bad though, i have a huge interest for music playing and would love to play the guitar better everyday and master more songs for pleasure. Not many classical music is nice, cavatina is quite a rare breed of classical musics that i like with its soothing notes and climax bringing up the mood of sorrow, forward-looking and so on which i love in music. Of coz, there are other nice classical musics too, but i found a liking in playing Recuerdos De La Alhambra, it's a piece with three finger tremolo which feels so fun whenever i play it. However, i have much to work on in that piece, being only able to finally tremolo with a flow without hitting the wrong notes that often, but the mood and left hand are still very raw, so more practice is the only way to go.

Besides the guitar, i am in luck with my ps2 too. To me, its lifespan left about one or two games, namely FF12(Final Fantasy 12) and probably some versus style game which enticed so much support in gamespot. FF12 will be shipped out worldwide by 31 Oct, or the starting of Nov for a variation. But surprisingly, roy got hold of it in msia and lent it to me as his ps2 spoiled, so i'll have some digital entertainment as well, although not from the computer. I would still love to have a computer/laptop back though!

Worst Seats Ever!-
Thursday, some of us(8) went to PS for a movie - Death Note. And guess what, no one will ever get a worse seat than what i sat on, the extreme right of row A. In fact, the 8 tickets we bought were the two extreme sides! 4 aside which ks and i pincer-ed. I didnt know about the seatings then, it was when we got in that i knew about it, or i would have sore my throat out to persuade them. In fact, it seems none of them knew the seatings too! Seb thought it was the middle of row A which would pose lesser a problem, and when he knew about it, he took the tickets and raced for a complain. Refundable, but mark wanted to watch it nevertheless as other timeslot would have been sold out as well. Not a bad movie really, but i still got out dizzy :/

Family Soccer-
deepavali, where to spend the day? soccer! my cousin arranged a match with a group of NS guys i think, and we had a field match on that day. I still prefer street of soccer with smaller areas though, my stamina is completely lost after o's, be it the lack of "socceration" or "sportation" or some hazard that happened after the chemistry paper. Guess i'll need to slog hard to pass my NAFA!!!

Fascination!-
Pet name uh?? You fascinator! :x

It's The Thought that count-
I am happy that you wished me, be it late, it's still the thought that count. O's are just a week away now and i hope every ounce of luck is there for you if you ever need them. You'll always have my support! We're best friends afterall yea?! :)

Plenty Thanks

2nd Week of October

Happenings
Monday, my friend Wee Kiat wanted to play mahjong, his reason was that his mum had been playing 5 out of the 7 days in a week! which made him crave for it. I couldnt go at 1st, my bro gf came to our house to study, if i were to leave, she may think that she would have to leave too as i am the only one home, but she certainly doesnt, but i wouldnt want her to feel awkward anyway. Later on, my mum came home on sick leave, some cold i guess, nothing much to be that worried about, and wk got his wish, mahjong at den's place, with szewei making up the 4th player and len going there for fun :/.

Den, being his usual self, got on laming and showing his crazy powess, and it soon became a crappy mahjong session, our tummy felt so pain when we laughed and i couldnt differentiate gastric from it! i had my 1st gastric that night, but i tot it was due to the laughters. It was weird though, i had lunch and was just afew hrs off dinner time. I will have to keep on eating now :/ or it would worsen.

Tuesday, some inventor training, we planned stuffs that night for hw bday celebrations on wed when we got guitar practice session, but it is 13Oct that she is having her actual 18th birthday.

Wednesday, i went to school at 3pm, thought of playing some scores with sean and choose the nicer one for our quadruplet. But i had to wait for an hour as he had to go to his lab and do some stuff, when he came back, we got off to print the scores and there wasnt much time left. We arranged the practice rooms and got off to practice the pieces for the ensemble instead. after the practice, we followed the plan and tried to give her a surprise, Zuyi and i laid the cake on the middle of the club room and i went down to help pack the stuffs before notifying zuyi when we're going up to light the candles, but i think she somewhat knew what's coming. I heard her asking why couldnt she leave earlier when i got back from the club room and mark was playing with zuyi's camera. The room was too small also i think, as we sang the song and threw the glitters. I thought it could have been better, maybe with some balloon with the glitters in it instead? Anyway, she said she enjoyed it and that's just what was nescessary, happy bday goondu :/.

Thursday, i went to vivo city with some friends who needed to buy some stuffs, wat a wasted trip! i didnt really agreed to go, prefering my natural sleep. i woke up at 11+ and den called to ask if i was going to meet them, and why not, i got off preparing and only went there about an hour + later only to know they're planning to go town instead! becoz most shops in vivo are still yet to be opened. We went ps, opposite and far east itself to get the stuffs. I got myself nothing though :/ lent 80bucks to den and couldnt find anything that really appealled to me. Den had work in the evening, and we decided to have our dinner at his working place(Sakae at Bishan). Expensive stuff for little portions yea? :/ mark joined us and we watched "Stay Alive" before going home.

My planned Bday present lottery failed! stupid kiashu!

Friday, some of us had dinner together and went for a monopoly session?! haha, fooled around actually, we basically spent the time interrogating wk about black and blue that we met ytd. For those that knew that is, haha.

Apparently, i was left out by guitar mates who went out together to get a present for my bday on friday, which is just after hw's, 13oct and 14oct.

Saturday, 14Oct, plenty thanks! for everything u guys have done for me. I really enjoyed myself even though i am feeling quite tired from the lack of sleep. i didnt expect that much actually, esp with alvin and aaron coming, and to know that u all went to buy the shirt together for me on friday just sweeten it very much. thanks aaron for getting the cake, although i would have loved to see u in guitar practices more often, i really appreciate it and cherish our friendship since childhood very much. thanks alvin for coming even though those excuses seem limitless, together wif mark, we'll always be the si da tian wang in guitar club yea? said by the disappeared eugene i guess. thanks hw for the "effort" in that paper peking duck that made it came true at night and everything u claimed u did uh...:x. thanks su for bombing me on my head even as i came out peacfully uh?! i'll have my revenge haha. thanks zuyi for the $150 price tag, but definitely not for the cream on my arm and face :/. thanks everyone there as well!

p.s: my hp had some problems addressed last night, i couldnt receive nor send some smses i think. And it was a coincidence that i left my comp on while being away from home on friday night, thanks you all for wishing me! take care.

As for the shirt, i went home at 6 but felt so tired that i got so reluctant to bathe and get ready for dinner with my family, so i wore what i had on and went for the dinner! so i wore it out on that day already haha, i really like it and thanks u all for getting it for me.

angie: thanks for the wallet, i really do like it very much haha. no sarcasm! :/

Plenty Thanks

1st Week of October's Update - Haze

Certainly, October didnt come pleasantly as it would normally have - Haze. I was having my guitar lesson on friday night, and as i went home, emerging from the subway of the MRT, i tot, wow? wats with this smokey scene, looks like genting eh? but it wasn't cooling, nor had it rained. Rather, it was relatively "stuffy-hot" and the internal organs seem to be heating up, together with the addition of irritation received by the eyes, only an early trip to wonderland can make friday's night better. I tried to sleep at 11+ that night, only to laze arnd for an hour or so.

Earlier, i met someone looking like a friend of mine on the way home - i was looking around on the escalator where i caught a glimpse of this person on the other escalator going in the opposite direction. It looked like my friend, the view was relatively blocked though, but i noticed multiple black bracelets which i remember her wearing before. Such an uncanny resemblance lol.

Saturday, haze was quite thick during the morning, PSI 130 - it shot up to 150 at night with the pattern of a cosine curve. I went for guitar practice, but the only guitar three player, Andri, reported sick and did not turn up, take care dude. So instead, we helped each other to practice our own parts and i tried out a new score shown to me by Sean.

This was the day when i finally, for the 1st time, felt that the cavatina tune i play sounded right, it was a grade 5 piece, and i just felt weird playing the tune out with my own guitar. I used the sch's guitar and tadah, i found it easier to play it which also sounded much nicer. I tried to record it to hear it myself properly from a recorder, but a noisy someone playing monopoly just made it hard :/ nevertheless, i just wanted to listen to parts where it sounded wrong so as to improve it, i'll practice more and try again next time. Hopefully i could play it as well as my senior friend who inspired me.

Sunday, my left hand's thumb developed a painful lump at the left side, perhaps due to playing the guitar too much, so a rest is needed now, At night, i went to Cong Qing steamboat wif my friend, i promised a treat as a bday present. We chatted most of the dinner off, from the time we were classmates to how we knew each other, what happened here and then, before and after, it was fun :). 1 and a half year, from complete strangers to close friends.

*sometimes, we just couldnt find the courage or perfect time to express ourselves, and when things turn sour, it seems an eternity to get things back as fine as it was before*

*sometimes, all we wanted is just some appreciation and love from people around us, no matter how they're portrayed*

*sometimes, a mind reader can solve all implications, but all it takes are effort, observations, willingness and selflessness, no matter how difficult it is to line them up together to create a choreography*

S.E.N.S

Here comes October!

i fell ill last week, to flu. it has now been the 134813489 times i contacted flu after o's and since we'll be immuned to that particular type of flu bug once you caught up with it, i guess i'll just fall ill to every new evolved type uh? where is my immunity system! need more octane?!

just an update.

i have changed my yamaha guitar class! i wasted round a hundred bucks i think. applying for the fundamental course initially which i already knew and learned last year whilst joining guitar club. so, i have now changed to individual lessons which starts just after my bday. i wonder how long will the 30mins per lesson seem to be
-.-"

upon falling ill, i just spent the time watching movies, playing guitar and playing games with my friends, and the guitar part was just great. i seem to have improved and could almost play the whole cavatina piece now, although it doesn't sound as nice as it should be, but i know i am not far from it, just need more practices i guess.

saturday, after guitar practice, some of us played monopoly in the club room haha, but i left earlier, having agreed to play soccer with aaron's class. WEIRDOs with weird rules - everyone, marshall-ed by hw(who got addicted lol) were out to sabo me! i threw double ones and shud have had to throw again, it's a double! but they say "only double six"... and i threw a double twos the next turn -.-" no matter, i gota leave early anyway haha. wed again, come! i'll show my monopoly king's prowess haha, jk.

bro:haha np.
u said it, don come shoving me off next term when i need it :/

man utd top again? ohh no~~~ where's arsenal :x

October has always been the month i liked the most since young, the hot and humid weather cools down during this month!