Tomorrow (or later since it's 12am now) is my last band concert with HHSB as I'm leaving next year. It will be 1218 which is a play on '1218 Overture' (oh yay Tchaikovsky!) We are going to perform 2 songs, 'Jericho' and 'Mononoke Hime' and I get to wear black high heels whee~~
Due to my continued absences from band practices...I am sad to say that this is the one concert which I felt the most unprepared...normally I would've practiced the songs so much that they are practically imprinted permanently onto my retinas, but this time I found myself looking at the music score too much rather then paying attention to the conductor >< Oh well little practice is better than no practice at all I guess and I'm still looking forward to tomorrow X) Many happy memories and Kitto Katsu to everyone performing...that's Japanese for 'to certainly win' HAHA bet you didn't know that and THAT is why Kit Kat is so famous in Japan. (A little side note there~)
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Anyhoo~
One day my mum hands me this packet of bread and says:'Time to feed the fishes, girl.' Let me explain this statement. There is a fish pond opposite my home. Actually it's just a pond but before we've even moved here people living in the neighbourhood have been dumping their unwanted fishes inside there. Not to mention unwanted mutant meat-eating turtles and unwanted koi. Yes, unwanted koi fish. Go figure.
The local habit was to feed them bread and since the fish were on perma-hungry mode you could always see them practically jump out of the water for a small morsel of bread. Sometimes if you were lucky, you could see a huge turtle snap up a small koi fish in its jaws and chomp it in half.
No joke, that.
My mum, being no.1 bread baker, always feeds her bread to those aquatic wonders. And being no.1 bread baker's daughter, I have the task of watching fishes scramble for bread and getting eaten by mutant turtles in the process. The fish, not yours truly.
So as I stood there idly throwing scraps of bread to the fishes, I threw a whole piece of bread on the bank. I'm not mocking the fish, those were for the small (non-mutant) turtles who could climb onto land. I waited but no eager turtle clambered up to eat up the bread and laff at all the other hungry fish. Instead, they were busy fighting with said other fishes for the bread inside the water.
Suddenly, one smart (and lucky) turtle spotted the bread somehow (maybe smelt it with its super turtle-senses) and started making it's way up the bank, hurrying like only a turtle could. It already had, as I noticed, a fairly large piece of bread in its jaws but it was measly compared to that huge chunk of wholegrain goodness lying just out of reach.
So that left the turtle in a dilemma. Enjoy the morsel that is already in its hungry mouth, or shamble forward to gobble up the bigger slice of bread. I stood there silently urging the turtle to just go forward a bit and grab that lovely bread, godammit.
Sadly, just as it was slowly deliberating, another turtle made its way up the bank and slowly moved toward the food.
In life, we often pause to hesitate whether we should put down what we have and reach for another, better thing. Sure it's better than what we are having now but most of us are scared of losing everything in the process. As we are stewing over this, someone else comes into the picture and grabs that golden opportunity.
In conclusion, ladies and gentlemen, what would YOU rather be? A contented turtle with only a bit of bread in its mouth, or a even-more-contented turtle higher up the riverbank enjoying its bread mania, just because it put in the extra effort?
Food for thought! :D
P/S: I am really thinking too much into two turtles fighting over a piece of bread. That's what too much time on your hands does to you :) Toodles!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Story Of My Life So Far
Whew~
Archaeologists have dug away the sand to find! A mummified treasure! By the name of! My blog ...
Yes I admit it's been ages since I've last posted something here related to whining/whining about exams. And since the exams are gloriously over!! (I know that things can't end 'gloriously' but bear with me here...) Since exams are deliciously over...it's time to throw away everything that you have learnt and mush your brains up nicely during the holidays.
So... my life so far.
As of next year, I won't be continuing my studies in HH anymore...Instead I'll be studying in a new school far far away from my comfort zone of 3 years. Well, I'm not going to lie, it sucks. Not the new school, it's the changing that sucks. After finally settling in and meeting fantastic friends, not to mention starting to understand minds of lalamuis...resident biatches etc etc...and also preparing for senior year where you can (almost) lord over all the juniors...
I have to uproot my ancient. (Little Warcraft thingie)
In other words I am a person who hates change. I mean, changing your entire wardrobe is fine by me but changing schools...argh. Goodbye friends, goodbye band, goodbye school. Sure there's fb and all but what about the joy of seeing/annoying your friends in one big class?
What about forgetting all your differences and playing music with people who have the same interest? (New school does not, repeat NOT have band *SNIFF*)
What about entering random sport competitions or activities that you know you're gonna fail but still enter for the fun of it?
When my mum announced this nugget of news I went into rant mode for a long time. But the inevitable still happens...and I guess I just have to accept it.
So my last trip with J3M was the graduation trip 21~23rd November...We played, we laughed, we cried, we had cool experiences. And I have to admit, the trip and the coming separation has brought me closer to a certain friend :) Isn't it frustrating, that just when you find a special friend, someone who you can talk to and to have fun with, and you have to leave? But still, sometimes it's not how long you know somebody, it's how you treasure the times that you spend together. I'm just glad that I could find you in time.
But it still hurts to leave you :(
Sobs to the max~!
After the trip I retreated into a general state of emo-ness, that is listening to the same emo song over and over and over again, hiding away in msn, only talking to teddy and fish XD, and self pity all around… But one can’t mope forever, and or course the wise words of teddy: ‘Stop being emo and stop hiding’ o_0
Yes, changes happen. And whether we like it or not, we have to accept it. Some may be for better, some may be for worse. No matter how much we run or hide, we still have to face it some way or another.
So Yep, ladies and gentlemen, friends and foes, THAT was a very summarized Story Of My Life So Far. I hope everyone enjoyed sifting through my ramblings. Take care and see you at the next post =)
Archaeologists have dug away the sand to find! A mummified treasure! By the name of! My blog ...
Yes I admit it's been ages since I've last posted something here related to whining/whining about exams. And since the exams are gloriously over!! (I know that things can't end 'gloriously' but bear with me here...) Since exams are deliciously over...it's time to throw away everything that you have learnt and mush your brains up nicely during the holidays.
So... my life so far.
As of next year, I won't be continuing my studies in HH anymore...Instead I'll be studying in a new school far far away from my comfort zone of 3 years. Well, I'm not going to lie, it sucks. Not the new school, it's the changing that sucks. After finally settling in and meeting fantastic friends, not to mention starting to understand minds of lalamuis...resident biatches etc etc...and also preparing for senior year where you can (almost) lord over all the juniors...
I have to uproot my ancient. (Little Warcraft thingie)
In other words I am a person who hates change. I mean, changing your entire wardrobe is fine by me but changing schools...argh. Goodbye friends, goodbye band, goodbye school. Sure there's fb and all but what about the joy of seeing/annoying your friends in one big class?
What about forgetting all your differences and playing music with people who have the same interest? (New school does not, repeat NOT have band *SNIFF*)
What about entering random sport competitions or activities that you know you're gonna fail but still enter for the fun of it?
When my mum announced this nugget of news I went into rant mode for a long time. But the inevitable still happens...and I guess I just have to accept it.
So my last trip with J3M was the graduation trip 21~23rd November...We played, we laughed, we cried, we had cool experiences. And I have to admit, the trip and the coming separation has brought me closer to a certain friend :) Isn't it frustrating, that just when you find a special friend, someone who you can talk to and to have fun with, and you have to leave? But still, sometimes it's not how long you know somebody, it's how you treasure the times that you spend together. I'm just glad that I could find you in time.
But it still hurts to leave you :(
Sobs to the max~!
After the trip I retreated into a general state of emo-ness, that is listening to the same emo song over and over and over again, hiding away in msn, only talking to teddy and fish XD, and self pity all around… But one can’t mope forever, and or course the wise words of teddy: ‘Stop being emo and stop hiding’ o_0
Yes, changes happen. And whether we like it or not, we have to accept it. Some may be for better, some may be for worse. No matter how much we run or hide, we still have to face it some way or another.
So Yep, ladies and gentlemen, friends and foes, THAT was a very summarized Story Of My Life So Far. I hope everyone enjoyed sifting through my ramblings. Take care and see you at the next post =)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Look at the beautifully white exam paperz! They are so pure and blank....waiting for you to vomit blood all over them....
2:00 AM- Went to bed. Tossed and turned. Got up. Moved alarm clock. Checked handphone. Went back to sleep. Woke up. Moved alarm clock again. Kept hearing ticking noises. Moved alarm clock as far away as possible. Moved it back in fear of not being able to hear it later. Checked phone. Went back to sleep. Woke up. Tried to go through some exam things. Realized that I had forgotten 85% of stuff memorized. Despaired. Checked phone. Moved alarm clock. Went back to sleep.
EXAM STRESS.
Not for the unprepared.
EXAM STRESS.
Not for the unprepared.
Friday, September 10, 2010
ELATION!! mostly :D
IT EES THE END OF TRIALZZ!
Trials, or trails as I keep misspelling it...You'd think that after 3 days of hardcore, gruelling exams, I would be able to spell that word properly...
Not a chance. Trails :S
Anyways...the exams went as expected...except for History and Science, where:
a) you could hear an audible 'walao-eh!' when everyone flipped open their papers.
b) everyone flopped on their desk and fell asleep 10 minutes into the exams.
c) you could hear your classmates saying:'hey I color all C you color all D arh...'
But LALALA! Trials are finally over and I can finally enjoy the holidays ;)
*that also explains the looong blogging hiatus. Many Thanks to the remaining readers that I have...lots of luv <3
But! (there is always a 'but' :X )
Trials are just the start of a long and arduous journey called san lian kao...which means triple exams for the peoples who do not understand Chinese, or are dyslexic and therefore can't read hanyu pinyin, or just aren't bothered to make the connection between hanyupinyin and the beautiful language that is Chinese and......
I'll finish that thought later. Or not.
Anyhoo, triple exams are the 3 major exams that J3 students have to face. And so,
STUDYING IS REQUIRED.
MUCH OF IT.
THERE WILL BE SO MUCH NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE-ING THAT AN ABSENCE OF BREATHING ORGANS MAY BE NOTED.
ETC ETC.
But then again, it's all part&parcel of growing up I guess.
So long and see you all at the other side.
=) cheers+sayonara
Trials, or trails as I keep misspelling it...You'd think that after 3 days of hardcore, gruelling exams, I would be able to spell that word properly...
Not a chance. Trails :S
Anyways...the exams went as expected...except for History and Science, where:
a) you could hear an audible 'walao-eh!' when everyone flipped open their papers.
b) everyone flopped on their desk and fell asleep 10 minutes into the exams.
c) you could hear your classmates saying:'hey I color all C you color all D arh...'
But LALALA! Trials are finally over and I can finally enjoy the holidays ;)
*that also explains the looong blogging hiatus. Many Thanks to the remaining readers that I have...lots of luv <3
But! (there is always a 'but' :X )
Trials are just the start of a long and arduous journey called san lian kao...which means triple exams for the peoples who do not understand Chinese, or are dyslexic and therefore can't read hanyu pinyin, or just aren't bothered to make the connection between hanyupinyin and the beautiful language that is Chinese and......
I'll finish that thought later. Or not.
Anyhoo, triple exams are the 3 major exams that J3 students have to face. And so,
STUDYING IS REQUIRED.
MUCH OF IT.
THERE WILL BE SO MUCH NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE-ING THAT AN ABSENCE OF BREATHING ORGANS MAY BE NOTED.
ETC ETC.
But then again, it's all part&parcel of growing up I guess.
So long and see you all at the other side.
=) cheers+sayonara
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Finding Solace in SMS-es and vittles~
Gosh...Recently mees been getting some 'get off your butt and update your blog please so I can read it' commands from a certain person and methinks that me should.
aishk~ Sometimes you just have a mountain-load of things to say, but somehow or rather you just can't find the words to express them.
But I'm going to try anyways. :)
A few sunrises and sunsets ago, the annual band committee-members-changing-meeting or something like that was held. The point of the meeting was obviously to change committee members.
W-E-L-L...what I really felt like was like an outsider. Even those alumni probably felt more at home than I did. Why? I can't really say the reason. Or reasons. I guess it's because my days in the band are seriously numbered. Or the stress of exams. Or normal teenage stuff. Or maybe all of the above. Or maybe I'm schizophrenic and I'm actually a dictator plotting to take over the world.
I'm sorry, if I can't blend in with you guys. I tried, but I guess I'm tasting failure.
To my junior students. I'm sorry if I'm not that great as you guys expected. Practice harder and you can terrorize your own juniors someday.
To everyone else. I'm sorry if i think that you don't understand me, and it's fair to say that I don't understand you all either.
Which reminds me of what a senior said to me.
'It's just a phrase,'
and following that,
'it gets worst when you hit senior.'
......prediction? Thanks Oh Optimistic One.
Er...yep. I guess that's what I'm feeling at the moment. A weak attempt to put it into words...But sometimes less is more. :)
heh heh...really emo-fied blog update..hope those rainy days pass soon...
and I can see my sunny skies again.
That's all folks, happy reading :D
aishk~ Sometimes you just have a mountain-load of things to say, but somehow or rather you just can't find the words to express them.
But I'm going to try anyways. :)
A few sunrises and sunsets ago, the annual band committee-members-changing-meeting or something like that was held. The point of the meeting was obviously to change committee members.
W-E-L-L...what I really felt like was like an outsider. Even those alumni probably felt more at home than I did. Why? I can't really say the reason. Or reasons. I guess it's because my days in the band are seriously numbered. Or the stress of exams. Or normal teenage stuff. Or maybe all of the above. Or maybe I'm schizophrenic and I'm actually a dictator plotting to take over the world.
I'm sorry, if I can't blend in with you guys. I tried, but I guess I'm tasting failure.
To my junior students. I'm sorry if I'm not that great as you guys expected. Practice harder and you can terrorize your own juniors someday.
To everyone else. I'm sorry if i think that you don't understand me, and it's fair to say that I don't understand you all either.
Which reminds me of what a senior said to me.
'It's just a phrase,'
and following that,
'it gets worst when you hit senior.'
......prediction? Thanks Oh Optimistic One.
Er...yep. I guess that's what I'm feeling at the moment. A weak attempt to put it into words...But sometimes less is more. :)
heh heh...really emo-fied blog update..hope those rainy days pass soon...
and I can see my sunny skies again.
That's all folks, happy reading :D
Saturday, July 31, 2010
tHE LitTle tHinGs~ or My OLD blog title~
YESTERDAY
was the combined concert featuring the lovely HHSB, SMKSK (SB) and ShengZhen High School Orchestral Band.It was held in Putrajaya Seri Cempaka Music Hall and it resembled a spaceship hanging from the ceiling.
forgive me if I got anything wrong because I'm typing from memory.
So....yup yesterday was THE concert, the supposedly 决定我们有没有去年底交流-one. Got pulled out of class at the lovely time of 3:20pm...finally left HH at the beautiful time of 4pm...reached there at the fanatical time of 5:30pm...being the only band late, it really left a good impression, but as the saying goes 'better late then not being there at all'.
Back to the real topic at hand,
According to many people, IE our seniors and ex-bandmates...the performance sucked. The actual word used was [disappointing]. It was in a way I suppose. I for one thought I did my best, but it seems like it wasn't good enough. What can I say, more practice is needed then.-->practice is my 'words' then ;)
Anyway...what I learned yesterday is sometimes the little things are actually better and more worth appreciating. Sometimes they are the elements that make it more fun and memorable.
I'm talking about~ (major Tik Tok vibe o_0)
-eating chocolate in the dark
-laughing with friends on the bus
-snapping stupid photos of people (and sometimes ourselves)
-rushing through our dinner but still having time to poke fun at each other
-helping each other out
-being pitch perfect on the first try :3
-giving free 辅导 to people who [can't think open]...psychology anyone?
-being the only ones awake on the late night bus ride
-getting blinded by the camera flash on the late night bus ride = =
-commenting on other bands' performance during the concert
-arriving in school at 12:30am, being the earliest students in history
...and so much more
Sure the concert may have sucked, but the little things were AWESOME :)
On a not so happy note, really lost my respect for a certain band senior yesterday night, due to the severe childishness and immature-ness (yes I am repeating myself) displayed on arrival. Sure, we are all tired and stuff, but SOME of us still need to show a minuscule slice of 形象.
(coming from me, this is GOLD = =)
Well.........can't stop people from making a fool of themselves I suppose.
and of course, after all the drama, it's back to school on 4~5 hours of sleep and 9 hours of amped up-ness.
Needless to say, the morning was crap...lol
but thank goodness bprac was canceled I suppose.
Which reminds me,
J3M girls got 3rd place in bkb
~muax
Signing off in appreciation of the little things...:)
was the combined concert featuring the lovely HHSB, SMKSK (SB) and ShengZhen High School Orchestral Band.It was held in Putrajaya Seri Cempaka Music Hall and it resembled a spaceship hanging from the ceiling.
forgive me if I got anything wrong because I'm typing from memory.
So....yup yesterday was THE concert, the supposedly 决定我们有没有去年底交流-one. Got pulled out of class at the lovely time of 3:20pm...finally left HH at the beautiful time of 4pm...reached there at the fanatical time of 5:30pm...being the only band late, it really left a good impression, but as the saying goes 'better late then not being there at all'.
Back to the real topic at hand,
According to many people, IE our seniors and ex-bandmates...the performance sucked. The actual word used was [disappointing]. It was in a way I suppose. I for one thought I did my best, but it seems like it wasn't good enough. What can I say, more practice is needed then.-->practice is my 'words' then ;)
Anyway...what I learned yesterday is sometimes the little things are actually better and more worth appreciating. Sometimes they are the elements that make it more fun and memorable.
I'm talking about~ (major Tik Tok vibe o_0)
-eating chocolate in the dark
-laughing with friends on the bus
-snapping stupid photos of people (and sometimes ourselves)
-rushing through our dinner but still having time to poke fun at each other
-helping each other out
-being pitch perfect on the first try :3
-giving free 辅导 to people who [can't think open]...psychology anyone?
-being the only ones awake on the late night bus ride
-getting blinded by the camera flash on the late night bus ride = =
-commenting on other bands' performance during the concert
-arriving in school at 12:30am, being the earliest students in history
...and so much more
Sure the concert may have sucked, but the little things were AWESOME :)
On a not so happy note, really lost my respect for a certain band senior yesterday night, due to the severe childishness and immature-ness (yes I am repeating myself) displayed on arrival. Sure, we are all tired and stuff, but SOME of us still need to show a minuscule slice of 形象.
(coming from me, this is GOLD = =)
Well.........can't stop people from making a fool of themselves I suppose.
and of course, after all the drama, it's back to school on 4~5 hours of sleep and 9 hours of amped up-ness.
Needless to say, the morning was crap...lol
but thank goodness bprac was canceled I suppose.
Which reminds me,
J3M girls got 3rd place in bkb
~muax
Signing off in appreciation of the little things...:)
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Parade Of The Dreamers
MY WONDERFUL BRO
has built a new comp for yours truly... ^ ^
Yahoo~~ Means faster comp, better internet connection, and I can actually play games on my own comp now...instead of pestering my sis = =
Muah muah muah...
what has happened in my life so far:
1) J3M Girls are now in the finals for bkb...saturday's match is going to decide whether we are going further or not...hoping for the best =)
2)exams and competitions....but what's new
3)fun? hopefully :D
has built a new comp for yours truly... ^ ^
Yahoo~~ Means faster comp, better internet connection, and I can actually play games on my own comp now...instead of pestering my sis = =
Muah muah muah...
what has happened in my life so far:
1) J3M Girls are now in the finals for bkb...saturday's match is going to decide whether we are going further or not...hoping for the best =)
2)exams and competitions....but what's new
3)fun? hopefully :D
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