Most things are over by now. Phil youth concert and performance are done. Pretty relieved with that. No more busy schedules. Solo for Barnes was scary. Many said it was stiff. Yes I was extremely nervous. As extreme as how extremely difficult the Extreme Makeover was. Really loved the Concertpiece! Really nicely done by Desmond and Jiayi. As for the performance, lets just say I pull through it while down with a flu. Photos for concert and performance will be up soon.

On the other hand, something else is not going to be over. In fact the perfect X’mas eve of 2009 just marked its beginning. I love you Shu Han. <3 You’re the best X’mas gift I can ask for. Countdown with Alexa and company for new year. Slightly different new year this time. Its my darling’s birthday too! Took me awhile to make her a card and buy her the necklace. LOVE YOU. The countdown was at Timbre@Substation. That gathering was quite cool to me. Thought it was nice to meet up with the old VS friends like Arthur and Guojun. Oh wells things have been going great for me so far.

Now I wish time was on my side. Would love to spend more time with darling. Would need more time for homework. Would want some time for leisure. I wish I could just Fermata this rest. Sigh… So even the holidays are going to be over. School and studying all over again.

Band Fest is just over and Philyouth concert is approaching. Got to really work work! I will get those running notes right. And my solo for 3rd symphony is going to sound nothing short of awesome. (hope so.) Band fest would be a total waste of my time and energy if not for the awesome people I met and the very funny and enriching Mr Terence Teow! (our woodwind/flute tutor) Fun-tastic section! I’ll remember you all! Agnes, Huda, Munsyi, Emma and of course Sherry the chaperone who’s a flautist. Now now I would have to promote my Phil Youth concert. Really hope that more people can come! Seriously.

Do join the Philharmonic Youth Winds led by Mr. Adrian Chiang for a great evening of music. Repertoire starts off with Marche Slave by Tchaikovsky. After which, Philharmonic Wind’s clarinetists Desmond and Jiayi, accompanied by the Phil youth, will bring to you Mendelssohn’s Concert Piece No. 2 for 2 clarinets and wind orchestra. The Philharmonic Youth will then bring to you Johan De Meij’s Extreme Make-over and finally end off with James Barnes’ Third Symphony!

Do show us your support. We have worked extremely hard for this line-up of difficult pieces and we hope that you guys could be there to listen to the result of our hard work!

Sawadeekap. Finally back in Singapore after an incredible trip to Bangkok. Bad parts shall be left out and lets just hear the good things! Firstly, the trip was with MAWE to participate in the TIWEC. Never expected us to even make it to the final but we did! Our hard work paid off! Although it was disappointing that we did not clinched the top honour at TIWEC, its already an amazing feat for us to bring home the 3rd prize amidst all the famous local thai bands. We left a mark in the competition and were very much a good representative of Singapore. Not to mention that we had only 1 night to prepare Overture No. 1 as our finals piece due to unforeseen circumstances. Definitely a job well done to all those who participated. Many thanks to Mr. Chiang for giving me this great opportunity to be involved in this. =D

Pretty fruitful trip. Got to know many new friends from the MAWE and of course my great section mate Song Ern! Shopping has been freaking awesome though I regret not buying more at Chatuchak. The variety and price there owns almost every other shopping mall. Shopping with Song Ern was cool especially since we wear same size for everything and got same kind of taste. Staying up late has very much been a norm with that daily dose of light liquor and bitching sessions. Last night’s chat with Mr. Chiang was interesting. Hardly get to have such aimless conversations with him. Many more funny details every night but it would be a chore to write them all down. The MAWE were pretty much a fun bunch. Everything in Thailand was really incredible. MAWE, those familiar guest players, Linus the very nice tour agent, Wan our very aqua tour guide and all those fun activities.

; reflects on thyself, put those ego on the shelf

What a close shave. I was so close to retaining. But thank god I made it through. Never knew it felt so nice to be promoted. Hoorah! Actually pretty glad that my studying did pay off. Shows that it helped. Got much more to catch up in terms of school work. No more slacking!

Band life is still pretty much hectic. Same usual stuff. Wonder when I can really take a break. Perhaps breaks time will be when I’m at Thailand. Really look forward to the trip. SHOPPING SPREE!!! After that will have more time for other stuff. Continue driving lessons and do my own self practice before more band pressure arrives. Solos, conducting and management. Work work…

; keeping up with life, continue to strive

Been light-years since I last blogged. Most of the major stuff has been dealt with. No more Chinese and no more Project Work. This is probably the best time to take a breather. Chinese class chalet was yesterday and it was kind of fun. Though I couldn’t stay due to auditions today. Got to actually know these folks better but only after finishing chinese. Ahh the irony of life.

Had honour band audition today. Totally got owned due to unpreparedness, my lagging A flat key (which was fine at Maris Stella practice), F# minor scale and handwritten scores that are very hard to see. No hope of getting into honour band. Met Springsfield there too. Been awhile. Apparently the whole ACJC band is auditioning. I already got owned by the AC flautist who imba-ly played Mozart in D and Carnival of Venice. My Telemann stands no chance seriously.

Still have a few things on my To-Do-List. This should be the right time to pack my room which looks like it was the site for world war 2. Got to really catch up with my freaking studies. Well I won’t really bother if I know I’m retaining. But the retarded school just keeps dragging the results release date. Its time to resume with my driving too. At the rate I’m going, I’ll never pass by early next year. Practicing goes on as usual for the Thailand trip with Maris Stella Alumni Band and Philharmonic Youth’s Classiques concert. TPJC band resumes next week as well in preparation for the JC/Poly band fest. A couple more concerts to attend, maybe go for the dance performance as well. Not forgetting having to teach teach teach. Kids nowadays are totally getting more and more irritating. Argh the terror.

; Your assumptions, My hypothesis

Most things are over by now. Phil youth concert and performance are done. Pretty relieved with that. No more busy schedules. Solo for Barnes was scary. Many said it was stiff. Yes I was extremely nervous. As extreme as how extremely difficult the Extreme Makeover was. Really loved the Concertpiece! Really nicely done by Desmond and Jiayi. As for the performance, lets just say I pull through it while down with a flu. Photos for concert and performance will be up soon.

On the other hand, something else is not going to be over. In fact the perfect X’mas eve of 2009 just marked its beginning. I love you Shu Han. <3 You’re the best X’mas gift I can ask for. Countdown with Alexa and company for new year. Slightly different new year this time. Its my darling’s birthday too! Took me awhile to make her a card and buy her the necklace. LOVE YOU. The countdown was at Timbre@Substation. That gathering was quite cool to me. Thought it was nice to meet up with the old VS friends like Arthur and Guojun. Oh wells things have been going great for me so far.

Now I wish time was on my side. Would love to spend more time with darling. Would need more time for homework. Would want some time for leisure. I wish I could just Fermata this rest. Sigh… So even the holidays are going to be over. School and studying all over again.

Band Fest is just over and Philyouth concert is approaching. Got to really work work! I will get those running notes right. And my solo for 3rd symphony is going to sound nothing short of awesome. (hope so.) Band fest would be a total waste of my time and energy if not for the awesome people I met and the very funny and enriching Mr Terence Teow! (our woodwind/flute tutor) Fun-tastic section! I’ll remember you all! Agnes, Huda, Munsyi, Emma and of course Sherry the chaperone who’s a flautist. Now now I would have to promote my Phil Youth concert. Really hope that more people can come! Seriously.

Do join the Philharmonic Youth Winds led by Mr. Adrian Chiang for a great evening of music. Repertoire starts off with Marche Slave by Tchaikovsky. After which, Philharmonic Wind’s clarinetists Desmond and Jiayi, accompanied by the Phil youth, will bring to you Mendelssohn’s Concert Piece No. 2 for 2 clarinets and wind orchestra. The Philharmonic Youth will then bring to you Johan De Meij’s Extreme Make-over and finally end off with James Barnes’ Third Symphony!

Do show us your support. We have worked extremely hard for this line-up of difficult pieces and we hope that you guys could be there to listen to the result of our hard work!

Sawadeekap. Finally back in Singapore after an incredible trip to Bangkok. Bad parts shall be left out and lets just hear the good things! Firstly, the trip was with MAWE to participate in the TIWEC. Never expected us to even make it to the final but we did! Our hard work paid off! Although it was disappointing that we did not clinched the top honour at TIWEC, its already an amazing feat for us to bring home the 3rd prize amidst all the famous local thai bands. We left a mark in the competition and were very much a good representative of Singapore. Not to mention that we had only 1 night to prepare Overture No. 1 as our finals piece due to unforeseen circumstances. Definitely a job well done to all those who participated. Many thanks to Mr. Chiang for giving me this great opportunity to be involved in this. =D

Pretty fruitful trip. Got to know many new friends from the MAWE and of course my great section mate Song Ern! Shopping has been freaking awesome though I regret not buying more at Chatuchak. The variety and price there owns almost every other shopping mall. Shopping with Song Ern was cool especially since we wear same size for everything and got same kind of taste. Staying up late has very much been a norm with that daily dose of light liquor and bitching sessions. Last night’s chat with Mr. Chiang was interesting. Hardly get to have such aimless conversations with him. Many more funny details every night but it would be a chore to write them all down. The MAWE were pretty much a fun bunch. Everything in Thailand was really incredible. MAWE, those familiar guest players, Linus the very nice tour agent, Wan our very aqua tour guide and all those fun activities.

; reflects on thyself, put those ego on the shelf

What a close shave. I was so close to retaining. But thank god I made it through. Never knew it felt so nice to be promoted. Hoorah! Actually pretty glad that my studying did pay off. Shows that it helped. Got much more to catch up in terms of school work. No more slacking!

Band life is still pretty much hectic. Same usual stuff. Wonder when I can really take a break. Perhaps breaks time will be when I’m at Thailand. Really look forward to the trip. SHOPPING SPREE!!! After that will have more time for other stuff. Continue driving lessons and do my own self practice before more band pressure arrives. Solos, conducting and management. Work work…

; keeping up with life, continue to strive

Been light-years since I last blogged. Most of the major stuff has been dealt with. No more Chinese and no more Project Work. This is probably the best time to take a breather. Chinese class chalet was yesterday and it was kind of fun. Though I couldn’t stay due to auditions today. Got to actually know these folks better but only after finishing chinese. Ahh the irony of life.

Had honour band audition today. Totally got owned due to unpreparedness, my lagging A flat key (which was fine at Maris Stella practice), F# minor scale and handwritten scores that are very hard to see. No hope of getting into honour band. Met Springsfield there too. Been awhile. Apparently the whole ACJC band is auditioning. I already got owned by the AC flautist who imba-ly played Mozart in D and Carnival of Venice. My Telemann stands no chance seriously.

Still have a few things on my To-Do-List. This should be the right time to pack my room which looks like it was the site for world war 2. Got to really catch up with my freaking studies. Well I won’t really bother if I know I’m retaining. But the retarded school just keeps dragging the results release date. Its time to resume with my driving too. At the rate I’m going, I’ll never pass by early next year. Practicing goes on as usual for the Thailand trip with Maris Stella Alumni Band and Philharmonic Youth’s Classiques concert. TPJC band resumes next week as well in preparation for the JC/Poly band fest. A couple more concerts to attend, maybe go for the dance performance as well. Not forgetting having to teach teach teach. Kids nowadays are totally getting more and more irritating. Argh the terror.

; Your assumptions, My hypothesis