have been wanting to post about my trip back in singapore but too lazy...hehe...
in the last 10 minutes of 2011, I should talk about the year.
it has been an eventful year
so will the next and the next
each year more memories are added, so has the memories of this year
I met many new friends, got to know people from a new church, but still being in contact with singapore friends
maybe I've got the best of both worlds! :P
didn't do as well as I wanted to for VCE but I will do my best next year
anyway,
here's wishing everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!! and set your goals!!



since it's going to be the last night I'll be online at this kind of hour(12.15am) in singapore, I think I should blog
went to miriam's house today
sat downstairs and talked and took pictures
now gina has a lot of unglam pictures-.-
too bad michelle couldn't come today because of sore throat
yesterday we went to bugis to uh...take neoprints
lol...in conclusion, we wasted $12 altogether
ate pepper lunch fr lunch again yesterday
ate chicken instead
walked to iluma, went to the arcade only to realise that you need the card to play
and obviously we didn't have any so ended up walking around city hall
although it was kind of boring but somehow it was fun
I actually enjoyed it
slippers gave me blisters again today
I think I should get another pair...even after pasting so many plasters on my slippers and on my foot,
I still get blisters-.-
went to take passport photos this morning
didn't take too long to find the place(:
then I went to my grandma's house, ate lunch then went to jurong point
and finally, I found fahrenheit's album. Finally found it after looking through quite a few popular stores.
then went to miriam's house(:
spent abot an hour just eating the pacifier lollipop thing HAHA
not going out tomorrow until about 3
until then~



decided to write my gan xiang about band now since there's no band next week=I won't see them anymore
and also the erm...review of my bad haircut that I wasted $14 on-.-
let's talk about the waste of money first. I paid $14 and now my fringe is too short and my ponytail is fat and short(no shape at all) all I can say is I can't wait for my hair to grow out again

anyway, regarding band, I want to first thank the hostel gate uncle for letting me in(not like the one at the front gate-.-) although yesterday you told me no visitors can go in by hostel gate(or any other gate) without a teacher's permission, thanks for letting me in. It meant a lot to me. But, what if I told you the next time you see me is many years later? What if I told you my juniors/seniors/batchmates might not see me until maybe a few years later?
anyway, enough about that. Shall talk about senior band first. Listening to a full band(although not with many people) again feels really good. A totally different soud from a band comprising of mostly flutes and with the lowest instrument being the trombone. For once I actually heard an in tune note from a whole band. this has actually never occurred in my life in junior band. Ms Chan hopes that senior band will perform well for syf, either maintaining a silver or even getting a gold. Listening the pieces senior band is not too bad. Although I won't be able to experience the bonding of the whole band for the same purpose again, I wish senior band all the best and I hope you will really perform well. I also wish I could play with klarinutz once again but I guess that's just not possible. Tried playing Jiayi's instrument and realised my air is super weak now. Maybe it's because I haven't practised at all since the last band practice.
now,junior band. Until now, tuning is still terrible, high notes still killing chickens(sha ji), crescendo still forcing. Did we pass all these mistakes on to our juniors? Tuning has always been a big problem, so has high notes. How to make you all understand that crescendo does not mean jut forcing more air to make your volume louder? It doesn't in fact. Can you even tell you are going FLAT when you crescendo? I almost fainted on Tuesday when I heard the band crescendo during warm-up. Excuse me, that is not called crescendo but that's called from normal air to forced air. Juniors high C still flat, that one no choice but to train air. Quite understandable why ms chan will scold junior band. She's much nicer in senior band you know? maybe it's because the junior band has so many people so it's harder to control? But honestly I also like senior band's soud more than junior band. More people may mean more volume but more people have to be kept in line like for running notes etc. And how come you all come in the same note same time also can cue differently one arh? Anyway, you all must jiayou ok!! I know it's not easy to get back that gold but try your best and have no regrets once you get off that stage. I just hope no one will step off that stage feeling regretful over what you did on that stage. Remember, one chance and it's over.



went to band today
finally got into school
attended mdm so kah lay's farewell ceremony
no tears were shed, good thing principal didn't see me in my section tee and shorts
stayed for junior band but I believe I wasted my time
spent more than an hour just on warmup and tuning
and they already tuned before assembling-.-
in the end left when they almost finished tuning and warming up
left for lunch with my batch ppl!!(:
but so many people weren't here today
band is diferent
I don't know so many people, so many people don't know me
senior band is really relaxed compared to junior band
now I can fully understand why teaching junior band is so hard
firstly, there are so many people, so many sections
secondly, people don't listen to each other, high notes also just blast, crescendo also force until so flat
thirdly, whatever you say just goes in and comes out
sure some people try to apply whatever they learn but there are some just don't do anything
tuning also don't listen whether in tune or not, so many waves
As a person playing clarinet, I know how hard it is to be in tune all the time but at least TRY to listen to maybe the person beside you?
and junior arh...how come the note is come in the same time but cue different time one leh? if you cue different time then isn't it equating to not playing together, needless to say come in together?
honestly, I'm kind of disappointed
I was hoping something might change but nothing has changed for the better so far, well in the tuning aspect that is
tuning out how to talk about playing pieces?
by putting how many days to syf on the board does it motivate the band to work harder? or will it just serve as a count down for a day of disappointment that you will remember for a very long time
most people will only experience syf once in sec school
very few will go twice
those who go twice know what it's like, lead the rest
I hope the result won't be disappointing as it was last year
see you guys on thursday then...
would be good if you guys had a short sectionals because there are some things I hope to say, but don't actually know how to say it.



I believe my holiday is ruined
can't even enter rv anymore
I thought I could always call that place mine but I guess I thought wrong
I can't even go in, much less surprise anyone or help with any problems
It's so fustrating knowing that there are so many problems and NONE are getting solved
and I can't even go in to see them
you want me to watch from outside the gate?!!
I spent so long finding the school, finding the school's main entrance only to be told I can't go in
come on, I will most like see them for about 2 weeks once a year,
is that fair to me?
I understand it's the rule but do I look like I will cause chaos in the school?
I just want to visit the people I haven't seen in a whole year,
is that so difficult? I have things to give them can I just see them to at least personally give it to them?
no obviously I can't.
I just thought I could help a little bit, but now I can't
I don't want to get caught, I don't want anybody who helps me to be in trouble
this is really fustrating



finally took the uh...long-anticipated pictures of my new house(:

My house from outside

the garage on the right

small wooden balcony outside

cherry blossom tree outside my house

My front door(look at the handle!!)

hallway

on the left of the hallway is the piano/computer room

go a little further and it's my room(bookshelf opp. bed,cupboard on the left of bed, study table opp. my very messy dressing table)

hallway continued

David's room after the hallway turn(we painted his whole room including ceiling!!!)

then there is the toilet after David's room(redid this toilet)

another toilet, in another turn in the hallway

laundry/pantry opposite the toilet above

pantry

and opposite the turn, is the kitchen(: and further down is my dining table)

living room on the right of the front door(opposite the piano/computer room)

backyard(see the grape vine?) good weather so we washed a lot of clothes(:

shed at the back of the house(our temporary storeroom)

lemon tree

apricot tree

that's all(:



THE YEAR IN REVIEW
today marks one year from the first day I had in Australia, 1 December 2009
once again, thanks to everyone who took the time to see me off the airport, it meant a lot to me
this day marks a new chapter in my life, the big move - to Australia
and last Saturday I moved to my permanent home
sure, everything has changed.
Lifestyle, school, friends etc.
of course I miss things in Singapore
but I've learnt to move on
we aren't separated for life and we can always email/webcam/call
still remember the reasons holding me back from moving,
firstly, leaving all me close friends behind
secondly, clarinets. As a senior, you can't stop worrying about your section, especially when each batch is getting worse and worse and you have no idea what's the problem
thirdly, pkc. After serving there for 3 years, I kind of miss that place.
but, ohwell, there are many new things to look forward to in Australia

so many things have changed in Singapore too
the new school compound, new teachers(especially new principal), moving on to year4
I actually feel really old talking about being year 4 but I'm now in year 5?!! haha
doing VCE next year, have no idea about my degree of preparedness
don't even ask me what I want to do when I grow up or what course I want to do in uni
I'm just going to study hard, do my best and see what my score can get me into
likewise, you people study hard too ok!! and practise hard(klarinutters) and don't get kicked out of the school!!

most importantly, I want to thank my friends for being there through everything and  may our friendship will last the test of time.

“时间是一道不能反转的门”，
一旦过去了，就永不回头。
再多的想念也没用，
还是继续为自己的未来努力吧！

have been wanting to post about my trip back in singapore but too lazy...hehe...
in the last 10 minutes of 2011, I should talk about the year.
it has been an eventful year
so will the next and the next
each year more memories are added, so has the memories of this year
I met many new friends, got to know people from a new church, but still being in contact with singapore friends
maybe I've got the best of both worlds! :P
didn't do as well as I wanted to for VCE but I will do my best next year
anyway,
here's wishing everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!! and set your goals!!

since it's going to be the last night I'll be online at this kind of hour(12.15am) in singapore, I think I should blog
went to miriam's house today
sat downstairs and talked and took pictures
now gina has a lot of unglam pictures-.-
too bad michelle couldn't come today because of sore throat
yesterday we went to bugis to uh...take neoprints
lol...in conclusion, we wasted $12 altogether
ate pepper lunch fr lunch again yesterday
ate chicken instead
walked to iluma, went to the arcade only to realise that you need the card to play
and obviously we didn't have any so ended up walking around city hall
although it was kind of boring but somehow it was fun
I actually enjoyed it
slippers gave me blisters again today
I think I should get another pair...even after pasting so many plasters on my slippers and on my foot,
I still get blisters-.-
went to take passport photos this morning
didn't take too long to find the place(:
then I went to my grandma's house, ate lunch then went to jurong point
and finally, I found fahrenheit's album. Finally found it after looking through quite a few popular stores.
then went to miriam's house(:
spent abot an hour just eating the pacifier lollipop thing HAHA
not going out tomorrow until about 3
until then~

decided to write my gan xiang about band now since there's no band next week=I won't see them anymore
and also the erm...review of my bad haircut that I wasted $14 on-.-
let's talk about the waste of money first. I paid $14 and now my fringe is too short and my ponytail is fat and short(no shape at all) all I can say is I can't wait for my hair to grow out again

anyway, regarding band, I want to first thank the hostel gate uncle for letting me in(not like the one at the front gate-.-) although yesterday you told me no visitors can go in by hostel gate(or any other gate) without a teacher's permission, thanks for letting me in. It meant a lot to me. But, what if I told you the next time you see me is many years later? What if I told you my juniors/seniors/batchmates might not see me until maybe a few years later?
anyway, enough about that. Shall talk about senior band first. Listening to a full band(although not with many people) again feels really good. A totally different soud from a band comprising of mostly flutes and with the lowest instrument being the trombone. For once I actually heard an in tune note from a whole band. this has actually never occurred in my life in junior band. Ms Chan hopes that senior band will perform well for syf, either maintaining a silver or even getting a gold. Listening the pieces senior band is not too bad. Although I won't be able to experience the bonding of the whole band for the same purpose again, I wish senior band all the best and I hope you will really perform well. I also wish I could play with klarinutz once again but I guess that's just not possible. Tried playing Jiayi's instrument and realised my air is super weak now. Maybe it's because I haven't practised at all since the last band practice.
now,junior band. Until now, tuning is still terrible, high notes still killing chickens(sha ji), crescendo still forcing. Did we pass all these mistakes on to our juniors? Tuning has always been a big problem, so has high notes. How to make you all understand that crescendo does not mean jut forcing more air to make your volume louder? It doesn't in fact. Can you even tell you are going FLAT when you crescendo? I almost fainted on Tuesday when I heard the band crescendo during warm-up. Excuse me, that is not called crescendo but that's called from normal air to forced air. Juniors high C still flat, that one no choice but to train air. Quite understandable why ms chan will scold junior band. She's much nicer in senior band you know? maybe it's because the junior band has so many people so it's harder to control? But honestly I also like senior band's soud more than junior band. More people may mean more volume but more people have to be kept in line like for running notes etc. And how come you all come in the same note same time also can cue differently one arh? Anyway, you all must jiayou ok!! I know it's not easy to get back that gold but try your best and have no regrets once you get off that stage. I just hope no one will step off that stage feeling regretful over what you did on that stage. Remember, one chance and it's over.

went to band today
finally got into school
attended mdm so kah lay's farewell ceremony
no tears were shed, good thing principal didn't see me in my section tee and shorts
stayed for junior band but I believe I wasted my time
spent more than an hour just on warmup and tuning
and they already tuned before assembling-.-
in the end left when they almost finished tuning and warming up
left for lunch with my batch ppl!!(:
but so many people weren't here today
band is diferent
I don't know so many people, so many people don't know me
senior band is really relaxed compared to junior band
now I can fully understand why teaching junior band is so hard
firstly, there are so many people, so many sections
secondly, people don't listen to each other, high notes also just blast, crescendo also force until so flat
thirdly, whatever you say just goes in and comes out
sure some people try to apply whatever they learn but there are some just don't do anything
tuning also don't listen whether in tune or not, so many waves
As a person playing clarinet, I know how hard it is to be in tune all the time but at least TRY to listen to maybe the person beside you?
and junior arh...how come the note is come in the same time but cue different time one leh? if you cue different time then isn't it equating to not playing together, needless to say come in together?
honestly, I'm kind of disappointed
I was hoping something might change but nothing has changed for the better so far, well in the tuning aspect that is
tuning out how to talk about playing pieces?
by putting how many days to syf on the board does it motivate the band to work harder? or will it just serve as a count down for a day of disappointment that you will remember for a very long time
most people will only experience syf once in sec school
very few will go twice
those who go twice know what it's like, lead the rest
I hope the result won't be disappointing as it was last year
see you guys on thursday then...
would be good if you guys had a short sectionals because there are some things I hope to say, but don't actually know how to say it.

I believe my holiday is ruined
can't even enter rv anymore
I thought I could always call that place mine but I guess I thought wrong
I can't even go in, much less surprise anyone or help with any problems
It's so fustrating knowing that there are so many problems and NONE are getting solved
and I can't even go in to see them
you want me to watch from outside the gate?!!
I spent so long finding the school, finding the school's main entrance only to be told I can't go in
come on, I will most like see them for about 2 weeks once a year,
is that fair to me?
I understand it's the rule but do I look like I will cause chaos in the school?
I just want to visit the people I haven't seen in a whole year,
is that so difficult? I have things to give them can I just see them to at least personally give it to them?
no obviously I can't.
I just thought I could help a little bit, but now I can't
I don't want to get caught, I don't want anybody who helps me to be in trouble
this is really fustrating

finally took the uh...long-anticipated pictures of my new house(:

My house from outside

the garage on the right

small wooden balcony outside

cherry blossom tree outside my house

My front door(look at the handle!!)

hallway

on the left of the hallway is the piano/computer room

go a little further and it's my room(bookshelf opp. bed,cupboard on the left of bed, study table opp. my very messy dressing table)

hallway continued

David's room after the hallway turn(we painted his whole room including ceiling!!!)

then there is the toilet after David's room(redid this toilet)

another toilet, in another turn in the hallway

laundry/pantry opposite the toilet above

pantry

and opposite the turn, is the kitchen(: and further down is my dining table)

living room on the right of the front door(opposite the piano/computer room)

backyard(see the grape vine?) good weather so we washed a lot of clothes(:

shed at the back of the house(our temporary storeroom)

lemon tree

apricot tree

that's all(:

THE YEAR IN REVIEW
today marks one year from the first day I had in Australia, 1 December 2009
once again, thanks to everyone who took the time to see me off the airport, it meant a lot to me
this day marks a new chapter in my life, the big move - to Australia
and last Saturday I moved to my permanent home
sure, everything has changed.
Lifestyle, school, friends etc.
of course I miss things in Singapore
but I've learnt to move on
we aren't separated for life and we can always email/webcam/call
still remember the reasons holding me back from moving,
firstly, leaving all me close friends behind
secondly, clarinets. As a senior, you can't stop worrying about your section, especially when each batch is getting worse and worse and you have no idea what's the problem
thirdly, pkc. After serving there for 3 years, I kind of miss that place.
but, ohwell, there are many new things to look forward to in Australia

so many things have changed in Singapore too
the new school compound, new teachers(especially new principal), moving on to year4
I actually feel really old talking about being year 4 but I'm now in year 5?!! haha
doing VCE next year, have no idea about my degree of preparedness
don't even ask me what I want to do when I grow up or what course I want to do in uni
I'm just going to study hard, do my best and see what my score can get me into
likewise, you people study hard too ok!! and practise hard(klarinutters) and don't get kicked out of the school!!

most importantly, I want to thank my friends for being there through everything and  may our friendship will last the test of time.

“时间是一道不能反转的门”，
一旦过去了，就永不回头。
再多的想念也没用，
还是继续为自己的未来努力吧！

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