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domingo, diciembre 31, 2006

[ 1318. 2006: That's a Wrap! ]

An eventful year, bursting at the seams with transitions, drama and roller-coaster emotions all year round. Just as we all thought that the year will end peacefully, bangkok is being blasted with bombs as we scream one to ten backwards in our annual mindless parties, this year at the latest hangout near the southern tip of our rainy island. The year has indeed been eventful, globally and back at home for everyone. Turning 21 has opened much of my eyes, and i'm sure 22 will be a better number for me.

In short, this is what i did this year:

ORD in april;
Bangkok with Calvin & Lionel in feb;
Consort's concert in march;
Relief teaching physics at xinmin;
Sung with tpjc for concert and olomouc;
Went olomouc with consort;
Toured salzburg & zurich with nelson, kelun, thomas k, kelvin, yc;
Matriculated into NTU-SCI;
Went for CSFOC;
Held my 21st birthday celebrations;
Sat for my 1st uni exams;
Carolled with consort at meridien;
Carolled with hall choir at various locations;
spent the last day of the year playing mahjong. =)

Met tons of new people this year. A look at my birthday celebration this year i realized more than half my guestlist were people whom i got to know this year only. CS peeps, tp choir people, consort people. Wonderful people, i'd say. People are the determining factor of one's life, i'd say. And this year is no different. Because of the experiences that i share with the people around me, that made my 21st year such a wonderful year. Those ups and downs (albeit a bit more downs), people who loved me and i love, people who hurt me and i hurt, people who hates me and i hate, people who doted on me and i dote, i guess they all are parts of the mosaic of my 2006. Some dark, some bright, some dull, some colourful. That's what makes a good picture.

In the dawn of each new year lies new hope. That goes for me as well. The past month has been somewhat eventful, i'd so glad that the festivities are here to give me an excuse to avoid them and to immerse myself in endless mahjong sessions. 2007, a challenge to meet. There are new places i want to explore, new things i want to do.

Will i ever return? i don't know. Pray about it. ;)

Shannon left at 11:59 p. m..

jueves, diciembre 28, 2006

[ 1317. Exam Results ]

I must say, the first reaction i got when i saw my own results was that of ecstasy. Never mind if half the cohort did better than me. Never mind if i have a couple of Bs. Never mind about everything else. At least everything was as i expected, or better.

Its still pouring for the past couple of days. Driving up to school at night under those showers can be pretty taxing and challenging. No choice, with all those cheerleading practices held late at night. Boxing day was not uneventful this year as well. Earthquakes rocked taiwan, while i spent the day chilling out with eric in town. One of those rare days that i even go out, given that i'm so broke nowadays.

And to think i wanna go taiwan next year. With this earthquake i wonder if it's still worth going to taiwan.

Cheerleading practice was quite a waste of time last night, so to speak. But tensions nearly flew. About punctuality and attendance, about sincerity and commitment. I have my fair share of problems with my team as well, and given a choice between attendance and punctuality i'd rather have punctuality. It's a reflection of attitude. And good attitude matters to a lot of people. And bad attitude pisses people off, and are often root of arguments.

Received three small lil gifts from the hall peeps for choir, cheerleading and dnd. Small effort, but i guess it was sweet of the person(s) who thought of giving them to the subcommers. =) I should do something like that for my foc people next year as well after the event.

Think i wanna snooze again.

Shannon left at 4:26 p. m..

lunes, diciembre 25, 2006

[ 1316. Christmas ]

Mahjong till late last night. 2 slow rounds, but it was all fun i guess. Hahaha.

Yesterday was a pretty slow day. Woke up slightly after noon, went "Shit." and rushed out of the house for choir. Was half hour late, no thanks to traffic and all. And boy, calling me so many times won't teleport me to the practice venue instantaneously. Use some logic please. Any faster i go, you can visit me at the hospital. Tan Tock Seng, if i can choose.

Carolling was good yesterday. The sound was pretty good, i must say. Less for some weird ending chords and all, probably it was the best performance for our past couple of days, making it a good roundup. Sang my heart out for the half hour, though my high notes were like so gone.

Lost 16 bucks at mahjong. Been on a losing streak recently. But i guess i don't really mind. Hahaha. I'd rather spend money on mahjong anyday then to go out and waste them on 3 cups of overpriced coffee.

Gonna watch vj at raffles hotel later on. Hopefully can get seats. Lol.

Merry Xmas!

Shannon left at 12:56 p. m..

domingo, diciembre 24, 2006

[ 1315. Christmas Woes ]

Christmas's a pretty tame affair this year.

I totally missed church celebrations this year. Today, went carolling instead of service. Wrong priorities i thought, but i thought there was going to be only 2 tenors. Boy i was wrong.

I'm freaking irritated with certain personalities, so to speak. I hear so much stories, and feel so much over the past few days.

Kena nudged.

Kena suanned.

Kena bitched.

Kena show offs.

Kena THE look.

Wah lau. Please la. You want to nudge i give you soft toy to nudge. You want to suan i give you lemons. You want to bitch i give you a dog. You want to show off i give you a mirror la. Better still, take a bloody tape recorder, record your own freaking sound and playback la. Show off to me for what. You want to stare go bloody stare at those ah bengs drinking beer at the kopitiams la. Stare at me for what. Don't tell me you never go off pitch. Don't tell me your technique is consistently perfect. Don't tell me that you never get lazy. You have your faults too, bear that in mind. What faults, you know yourself. And shame on you picking on someone with less choir experience than you. Ego will bring you nowhere, dude.

So now, go to your own freaking corner and sulk. Don't bug me anymore.

Shannon left at 12:10 a. m..

viernes, diciembre 22, 2006

[ 1314. Lousy ]

I'm in a fucking lousy mood now. You know, one of those times where you simply feel so insecure about everything that you do.

FOC. choir. cheerleading. studies. friends. family. relationships.

I feel so screwed. In every single aspect.

Jokingly it may seem at times, but boys, be responsible for your freaking words. Don't assume that people are in the mood to joke with you. I'm in no farking mood to play guessing games with you. Even if i'm not qualified to criticise others, i'm jolly well entitled to rant. Bear that in mind.

The same feeling i got a year ago came back. With new additions to the section i feel threatened. I feel my flaws all reappearing again. Or rather, maybe it was never solved. Just plainly overlooked. I feel so... weak. Thoughts of pulling out from this concert even crossed my mind. I know it's just letting my thoughts run wild, but maybe i should not even try so hard at all. Am i even trying? Maybe i'm not. I don't know.

Once again, it's those sickening thoughts of wondering how come some people got it all, and it seems to hard for people like us to reach that kind of standards. And it's so prevalent everywhere. Freaking hell...

It christmas and yet i don't feel the christmas cheer anywhere around. I haven't even got down to writing my cards. Only wrote 5 so far. Grrr.

You know it's one of those times when i just feel like breaking down and have a good cry. It's wussy to do that, but it heals. Heals all hurts and loneliness. Letting emotions flow freely and not having to put up the brave front and pretend that life is all pink and rosy and fun and all.

But many a times, we all do things in a spur of a moment, only to regret the next moment.

Shannon left at 1:46 a. m..

martes, diciembre 19, 2006

[ 1313. Rainy Evening ]

I'm not a particular fan of rain. I used to like rain, but not anymore. It hinders going out, it pours (literally) even in my own emotional climate. Though it's nice to snooze in such a weather, but when one have to go out, it's a bummer.

I was sleeping happily in my hall room until i was rudely woken up by a phone call, requesting or rather, demanding for help to carry some stuff. Fine. Maybe it's because my sleep was interrupted i felt grouchy. Never particularly liked him too, heck. Never liked hall life. Heck with it.

Shannon left at 7:50 p. m..

lunes, diciembre 18, 2006

[ 1312. A Musical Journey ]

Exactly 42 days to concert, and i don't even feel it coming. Haha. And i've gotta sell ten tickets, so people, help me out a bit here alright? =)

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The Vocal Consort (Singapore) Presents: A MUSICAL JOURNEY

Baroque, Renaissance, Gregorian, Avant Garde - each of them represents a different musical period, a different musical influence.

Join The Vocal Consort on "A Musical Journey" to rediscover the choral works of each musical era.

The choir will be presenting pieces by Franz Joseph Haydn, John Rutter, Anton Bruckner, Mihiyo Mamiya, etc. Under the influence of each musical period, these composers have penned choral pieces unique to each musical period and in doing so, helped further shaped each period.

Experience for yourself the defining choral style of each musical period and bring home with you a deep appreciation of the different choral styles.

Tickets are priced at $17, $19, $23 & $26 (excluding SISTIC charges) and are available at SISTIC.

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Please let me know if you're getting the tickets and coming right? And get them before the school reopens. Or else good seats will be gone. =)

Shannon left at 11:46 a. m..

jueves, diciembre 14, 2006

[ 1311. Cheerleading Workshop ]

Two days of stretches, cheers, sidelines, tumblings, stunts, throws, lifts, falls and everything else is finally over. Its been a good two days of practices, stretches and trying things that i'd never dare to try. All the coordinated stunts, pretty fun but tough. Like throwing a girl up and then supporting her by her feet. At chest level. Ouucchh. My neck, shoulders, arms and legs are kinda aching now, and there's still cheerleading practice later tonight.

Today was especially tiring. Partially due to insufficient sleep, late night supper with jt and a jawdropping experience with the hall choir. Ensemble singers who can't, umm.... never mind. Best wishes to the conductor.

I should be going... cuz i'm darn tired.

Shannon left at 7:16 p. m..

martes, diciembre 12, 2006

[ 1310. Poor Wrists ]

If there's one thing i forgotten about the ills of cheerleading, it's the strain on the wrists. Especially if your left hand is not the master hand.

First prac was on last night. Turn up was, umm, can-be-improved but we did some basic stuff. Like elevator. Dunno how many times. Was quite ok until i switched sides. Had to support the girl's heels where most weight was on on my left wrist. Ouch.

Had supper with james last night. Went to ntu south spine rooftop thereafter and chatted till 4am. Sweeeet. Haven't chilled out, laze and chat and do nothing else for so long le. Hahaha.

Im so tired now. brrr. ciaoz.

Shannon left at 1:02 p. m..

lunes, diciembre 11, 2006

[ 1309. Chinese Post ]

Ever since i tried to post an entry in mandarin (to no avail), i've been too busy cleaning up my house for the past few days to even bother coming here to drop a couple of words.

My room's now in orange and pale pink. Yucks. What fantastic colours... compliments of mother. I have no qualms about the orange, but the pale pink was a mistake. Compliments of mother yet again. She has quoted the wrong paint number to the painter and happily brought a bunch of secondary school kids to china while i was home half wondering if she was playing a cruel joke on me. Well, the paint works forced me to clean up my room, dump lots of unwanted stuff, flipped through an entire box full of cards and much more.

Speaking of which, i better start writing christmas cards. 2006's not gonna be the year i stop the tradition.

Cheerleading prac begins tonight. I'm still in disbelief that i actually joined. lols.

Shannon left at 2:38 p. m..

viernes, diciembre 08, 2006

[ 1307. Food Trail - The Inagural Supper Hop ]

4 places, 10 items, 52 dollars, 100+ kilometers. Well worth! Let the photos do the talking...

Shannon left at 2:22 p. m..

miércoles, diciembre 06, 2006

[ 1306. Sms & The Old Folks ]

I simply can't resist to put up this sms sent by mother dearest from china:

"Dn you teach ah ma hnw tn use washing maching ter centre cantput put washing pnwer"

How the hell does one actually interpret that?? Sms conversations with my mother is, at best, bearable yet incomprehensible.

That above, sound roughly translate to:

"Did you teach ah ma how to use the wahsing machine? The centre (compartment) should not be used to put the washing powder."

Oh my goodness.

Technology and age do not match. =)

Shannon left at 9:43 p. m..

sábado, diciembre 02, 2006

[ 1305. Car Wash ]

I so don't feel like blogging today. But i shall do so anyway.

Today is our maiden car wash for csfoc 2007. We made quite a fair bit, washed a little over half a hundred cars. I picked up ziliang in the morning at paya lebar before going to carpark e2 of east coast. Turnout was not bad, but there was a little drizzle. So we waited it out, and had coffee at the hawker center.

We started at ten, washed till two, had lunch, then washed again.

Then we went parkway for dinner, before going our separate ways. I went to jared's birthday party at his place.

Argh. i'm sian liao. byeeee.

Shannon left at 10:02 p. m..

gone.

will i be back?
i don't know.
maybe i've started elsewhere.
maybe never. again.

domingo, diciembre 31, 2006

[ 1318. 2006: That's a Wrap! ]

jueves, diciembre 28, 2006

[ 1317. Exam Results ]

lunes, diciembre 25, 2006

[ 1316. Christmas ]

domingo, diciembre 24, 2006

[ 1315. Christmas Woes ]

viernes, diciembre 22, 2006

[ 1314. Lousy ]

martes, diciembre 19, 2006

[ 1313. Rainy Evening ]

lunes, diciembre 18, 2006

[ 1312. A Musical Journey ]

jueves, diciembre 14, 2006

[ 1311. Cheerleading Workshop ]

martes, diciembre 12, 2006

[ 1310. Poor Wrists ]

lunes, diciembre 11, 2006

[ 1309. Chinese Post ]

viernes, diciembre 08, 2006

[ 1307. Food Trail - The Inagural Supper Hop ]

miércoles, diciembre 06, 2006

[ 1306. Sms & The Old Folks ]

sábado, diciembre 02, 2006

[ 1305. Car Wash ]

the guy

his wishes

his horizons

people.

tags

gone. will i be back? i don't know. maybe i've started elsewhere. maybe never. again.

domingo, diciembre 31, 2006

[ 1318. 2006: That's a Wrap! ]

jueves, diciembre 28, 2006

[ 1317. Exam Results ]

lunes, diciembre 25, 2006

[ 1316. Christmas ]

domingo, diciembre 24, 2006

[ 1315. Christmas Woes ]

viernes, diciembre 22, 2006

[ 1314. Lousy ]

martes, diciembre 19, 2006

[ 1313. Rainy Evening ]

lunes, diciembre 18, 2006

[ 1312. A Musical Journey ]

jueves, diciembre 14, 2006

[ 1311. Cheerleading Workshop ]

martes, diciembre 12, 2006

[ 1310. Poor Wrists ]

lunes, diciembre 11, 2006

[ 1309. Chinese Post ]

viernes, diciembre 08, 2006

[ 1307. Food Trail - The Inagural Supper Hop ]

miércoles, diciembre 06, 2006

[ 1306. Sms & The Old Folks ]

sábado, diciembre 02, 2006

[ 1305. Car Wash ]

the guy

his wishes

his horizons

people.

tags

gone.

will i be back?
i don't know.
maybe i've started elsewhere.
maybe never. again.