welcome...

2009-10-25T19:08:00.002+08:00

O lvl starts tml, and hopefully ... I will get my A1s =DD

The Laws of Anime (taken from http://www.abcb.com/laws/index.htm)

Law of Metaphysical Irregularity

The normal laws of physics do not apply.

Law of Differentiated Gravitation

Whenever someone or something jumps, is thrown, or otherwise is rendered airborn, gravity is reduced by a factor of 4.

Law of Sonic Amplification, First Law of Anime Acoustics

In space, loud sounds, like explosions, are even louder because there is no air to get in the way.

Law of Constant Thrust, First Law of Anime Motion

In space, constant thrust equals constant velocity.

Law of Mechanical Mobility, Second Law of Anime Motion

The larger a mechanical device is, the faster it moves. Armored Mecha are the fastest objects known to human science.

Law of Temporal Variability

Time is not a constant. Time stops for the hero whenever he does something 'cool' or 'impressive'. Time slows down when friends and lovers are being killed and speeds up whenever there is a fight.

First Law of Temporal Mortality

'Good Guys' and 'Bad Guys' both die in one of two ways. Either so quick they don't even see it coming, OR it's a long drawn out affair where the character gains much insight to the workings of society, human existence or why the toast always lands butter side down.

Second Law of Temporal Mortality

It takes some time for bad guys to die... regardless of physical damage. Even when the 'Bad Guys' are killed so quickly they didn't even see it coming, it takes them a while to realize they are dead. This is attributed to the belief that being evil damages the Reality Lobe of the brain.

Law of Dramatic Emphasis

Scenes involving extreme amounts of action are depicted with either still-frames or black screens with a slash of bright color (usually red or white).

Law of Dramatic Multiplicity

Scenes that only happen once, for instance, a 'Good Guy' kicks the 'Bad Guy' in the face, are seen at least 3 times from 3 different angles.

Law of Inherent Combustability

Everything explodes. Everything.

First Corollary - Anything that explodes bulges first.
Second Corollary - Large cities are the most explosive substances known to human science. Tokyo in particular seems to be the most unstable of these cities, sometimes referred to as "The Matchstick City".

Law of Phlogistatic Emission

Nearly all things emit light from fatal wounds.

Law of Energetic Emission

There is alway an energy build up (commonly referred to as an energy 'bulge') before Mecha or space craft weapons fire. Because of the explosive qualities of weapons, it is believed that this is related to the Law of Inherent Combustability.

Law of Inverse Lethal Magnitude

The destructive potential of a weapon is inversly proportional to its size.

First Corollary - Small and cute will always overcome big and ugly. Also know as the A-Ko phenomenon.

Law of Inexhaustability

No one *EVER* runs out of ammunition. That is of course unless they are cornered, out-numbered, out-classed, and unconscious.

Law of Inverse Accuracy

The accuracy of a 'Good Guy' when operating any form of fire-arm increases as the difficulty of the shot increases. The accuracy of the 'Bad Guys' when operating fire-arms decreases when the difficulty of the shot decreases. (Also known as the Stormtrooper Effect)

Example: A 'Good Guy' in a drunken stupor being held upside down from a moving vehicle will always hit, and several battalions of 'Bad Guys' firing on a 'Good Guy' standing alone in the middle of an open field will always miss.

First Corollary - The more 'Bad Guys' there are, the less likely they will hit anyone or do any real damage.
Second Corollary - Whenever a 'Good Guy' is faced with insurmountable odds, the 'Bad Guys' line up in neat rows, allowing the hero to take them all out with a single burst of automatic fire and then escape.
Third Corollary - Whenever a 'Good Guy' is actually hit by enemy fire, it is in a designated 'Good Guy Area', usually a flesh wound in the shoulder or arm, which restricts the 'Good Guy' from doing anything more strenuous than driving, firing weaponry, using melee weapons, operating heavy machinery, or doing complex martial arts maneuvres.

Law of Transient Romantic Unreliability

Minmei is a bimbo.

Law of Hemoglobin Capacity

The human body contains over 12 gallons of blood, sometimes more, under high pressure.

Law of Demonic Consistency

Demons and other supernatural creatures have at least three eyes, loads of fangs, tend to be yellow-green or brown (but black is not unknown), and can only be hurt by bladed weapons.

Law of Militaristic Unreliability

Huge galaxy-wide armadas, entire armies, and large war-machines full of cruel, heartless, bloodthirsty warriors can be stopped and defeated with a single insignificant example of a caring/loving emotion or a song.

Law of Tactical Unreliability

Tactical geniuses aren't....

Law of Inconsequential Undetectability

People never notice the little things... Like missing body parts, or wounds the size of Seattle.

Law of Juvenile Intellectuality

Children are smarter than adults. And almost always twice as annoying.

Law of Americanthropomorphism

Americans in Anime appear in one of two roles, either as a really nasty skinny 'Bad Guy' or a big stupid 'Good Guy'.

First Corollary - The only people who are more stupid than the big dumb Americans are the American translators. (Sometimes referred to as the Green Line Effect.)
Second Corollary - The only people who are more stupid than the American translators are the American editors and censors.

Law of Mandibular Proportionality

(from A. Hicks)

The size of a person's mouth is directly proportional to the volume at which they are speaking or eating.

Law of Feline Mutation

(from A. Hicks)

Any half-cat/half-human mutation will invariably:

be female,
will possess ears and sometimes a tail as a genetic mutation,
and wear as little clothing as possible, if any.

Law of Conservation of Firepower

(from Tom Williams)

Any powerful weapon capable of destroying/defeating an opponent in a single shot will invariably be reserved and used only as a last resort.

Law of Technological User-Benevolence

(from Tom Williams)

The formal training required to operate a spaceship or mecha is inversely proportional to its complexity.

Law of Melee Luminescence

(from Tom Williams)

Any being displaying extremely high levels of martial arts prowess and/or violent emotions emits light in the form of a glowing aura. This aura is usually blue for 'good guys' and red for 'bad guys'. This is attributed to Good being higher in the electromagnetic spectrum than Evil.

Law of Non-anthropomorphic Antagonism

(from Tom Williams)

All ugly, non-humanoid alien races are hostile, and usually hell-bent on destroying humanity for some obscure reason.

Law of Follicular Chroma Variability

(from Spellweaver)

Any color in the visible spectrum is considered a natural hair color. This color can change without warning or explanation.

Law of Follicular Permanence

Hair in anime is pretty much indestructable, and can resist any amount of meteorological conditions, energy emissions, physical abuse, or explosive effects and still look perfect. The only way to hurt someone's hair is the same way you deal with demons... with bladed weapons!

Law of Topological Aerodynamics, First Law of Anime Aero-Dynamics

*ANY* shape, no matter how convoluted or odd-looking, is automatically aerodynamic.

Law of Probable Attire

Clothing in anime follows certain predictable guidelines.

Female characters wear as little clothing as possible, regardless of whether it is socially or meteorologically appropriate. Any female with an excessive amount of clothing will invariably have her clothes ripped to shreds or torn off somehow. If there is no opportunity to tear off the afore-mentioned female's clothes, then she will inexplicably take a shower for no apparent reason (also known as the Gratuitous Shower Scene).

Whenever there is a headwind, a Male characters will invariably wear a long cloak which doesn't hamper movement and billows out dramatically behind him.

First Corollary (Cryo-Adaptability) - All anime characters are resistant to extremely cold temperatures, and do not need to wear heavy or warm clothing in snow.
Second Corollary (Indecent Invulnerability) - Bikinis render the wearer invulnerable to any form of damage.

Law of Musical Omnipotence

Any character capable of musical talent (singing, playing an instrument, etc.) is automatically capable of doing much more "simple" things like piloting mecha, fighting crime, stopping an intergalactic war, and so on... especially if they have never attempted these things before.

Law of Quitupular Aggultination

(from Daniel Mikula)

Also called "The Five-man Rule," when "Good Guys" group together, it tends to be in groups of five. There are five basic positions, which are:

The Hero/Leader
His girlfriend
His Best Friend/Rival
A Hulking Brute
A Dwarf/Kid

Between these basic positions are distributed several attributes, which include:

Extreme Coolness
Amazing intelligence
Incredible Irritation

Law of Extradimensional Capacitance

(from Jason Bustard)

All anime females have an extradimensional storage space of variable volume somewhere on their person from which they can instantly retrieve any object at a moment's notice.

First Corollary (The Hammer Rule) - The most common item stored is a heavy mallet, which can be used with unerring accuracy on any male who deserves it. Other common items include costumes/uniforms, power suits/armor, and large bazookas.

Law of Hydrostatic Emission

Eyes tend to be rather large in Anime. This is because they contain several gallons of water, which may be instantaneously released at high pressure through large tear ducts. The actual volume of water contained in the eyes is unknown, as there is no evidence to suggest that these reservoirs are actually capable of running out. The reason water tends to collect in the eyes is because Anime characters only have one large sweat gland, which is located at the back of the head. When extremely stressed, embarrassed, or worried, this sweat gland exudes a single but very large drop of sebaceous fluid.

Law of Inverse Attraction

Success at finding suitable mates is inversely proportionate to how desperately you want to be successful. The more you want, the less you get.

First Corollary Unfortunately, this law seems to apply to Otaku in the real world...

Law of Nasal Sanguination

(from Ryan Pritchard and Jason Aylen)

When sexually aroused, males in Anime don't get erections, they get nosebleeds. No one's sure why this is, though... the current theory suggests that larger eyes means smaller sinuses and thinner sinus tissue (see Law #38 above). Females don't get nosebleeds, but invariably get one heck of a blush along the cheeks and across the nose, suggesting a lot of bloodflow to that region.

Law of Xylolaceration

(from Lyndon Harris)

Wooden or bamboo swords are just as sharp as metal swords, if not sharper.

Law of Juvenile Omnipotence

(from Erin Alia)

Always send a boy to do a man's job. He'll get it done in half the time and twice the angst.

Law of Quadrotriscadecophobia

There is no Law #43.

Law of Nominative Clamovocation

(from Luiko-Ysabeth and Adrian Hsiah)

The likelihood of success and damage done by a martial arts attack is directly proportional to the volume at which the full name of the attack is announced.

Law of Uninteruptable Metamorphosis

(from R. A. Hubby)

Regardless of how long or involved the transformation sequence or how many times they've seen it before, any 'Bad Guys' witnessing a mecha/hero/heroine transforming are too stunned to do anything to interrupt it.

Law of Flimsy Incognition

(from Conrad Knauer)

Simply changing into a costume or wearing a teensy mask can make you utterly unrecognizable to even your closest friends and relatives.

2009-10-11T12:21:00.001+08:00

Happy Birthday to Me =D.

Although I could only wonder if those people who forgot about my birthday have forgotten about me.

anime marathon

2009-08-09T16:17:00.002+08:00

9th august comes again, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE.

anyway... i know its the wrong time to have an anime marathon ?! >< . but i'm just so addicted to it right now, someone please slap me and tell me to study!

animes i've completed watching.

Myself; Yourself
Rumbling Hearts
Honey & Clover
Honey & Clover II
Mahoraba: Heartfelt Days
True Tears
Ef: A Tale of Memories
Ef: A Tale of Melodies
Welcomes to the NHK
Sola

well, i think i watched more than this, but thats what i can remember, lols!

well, back to more anime=X

truly epic.

2009-06-20T23:55:00.003+08:00

Last night "this morning" , i stayed up damn late to watch finish one of the most "EPIC" anime that i've encountered, School Days.

Now firstly, if you do plan to watch a nice romantic/fantasy/easy-going anime to pass by your holiday/time, i WOULD NOT recommend this anime to you. School Days, is one of the most, in your face and down to earth anime, where the hard facts of life are placed harshly at your computer monitor.

To watch this anime requires a lot of endurance, and if you are the type who would go berserk if the plot did not go the way you would expect it to go, STAY AWAY FROM SCHOOL DAYS.

BEFORE YOU CONTINUE, i would advise you to watch School Days first !! Available on crunchyroll.

If not, let me continue with my review(:

I stumbled upon this anime in crunchyroll, where apparently, it is one of the favourites, so i gave it a shot, 'an anime to pass by my holidays!' . At first, i was greeted with a warning with read 'May not be appropriate to minors' , i was wondering in my mind, is it what i think it is ? But, anyway, continued with it, since the first episode seem very all fantasy like.

It begins with a guy named, ' Makoto', who has an infactuation on a girl taking the same train as him going to school. He then takes a picture of her, and placed it as his wallpaper, as he was trying out a legend which says that if no one discovers that wallpaper in a week, things would go well between them. However, his classmate, 'Sekai', who sits beside him discovers the wallpaper, and offered to help them get closer to each other.

Within time, Makoto learns that the girl's name is Kotonoha, and with much help with his classmate Sekai, they finally became an item.

OK, END OF THE MUSHY MUSHY FANTASY FAIRYLAND, this is where things get ugly

**SPOILER**

However, Makoto soon begins to realise how hard it is to be a boyfriend, and realises that he is infactuated with Sekai instead. He slowly begins to get closer to Sekai, and deliberately start avoid Kotonoha.

Why was that so? Kotonoha is a conservative female, she did not allow kisses, hugs or Makoto to caress her, anywhere, not to mention that she has a phobia of guys, considering that she has the biggest bosoms since junior high school, which led her to a very conservative nature. However, Makoto soon gets frustrated at the amount of effort he has to put in, and soon begins to drift apart. However, Kotonoha, convinced that she was deeply in love with Makoto, soon begins to open up, but it was too late.

Makoto soon begins to cheat Kotonoha behind her back, and of course, fooled around with Sekai. However, Sekai realises that what they were doing is wrong, and decides to tell Kotonoha about this, however, she cannot bear to break Kotonoha's heart, as it was clearly evident that Kotonoha is deeply in love with Makoto.

Unfortunately, Kotonoha soon catches them in the act, and gave Sekai a slap on the face outside Makoto's apartment, begging Sekai to leave them. However, Makoto, going through extreme hormornal changes, soon begins to cheat on Sekai as well.

What is amazing is the number of girls that HAVE A CRUSH on Makoto, and of course, Makoto, screws every single one of them up. Sekai soon discovers that she is pregnant, and demands Makoto to take responsibility for his actions. However, Makoto, is totally oblivious to the fact that he is responsible for the whole mess, denied responsibility.

It was no sooner that everyone began to avoid Makoto, except Kotonoha, who has deteriorated mentally and physically. Kotonoha refuses to accept the fact that Makoto is cheating on her, and she soons talking on the phone as if she were speaking to Makoto as a boyfriend, with the phone off, and she begins to lose her mind, which is clearly evident at her lifeless eyes.

One day, she bumps into Makoto under a christmas tree, and says 'finally you have come for me' , Makoto, soon realises how much Kotonoha loves him, and offers to be with her 'again'. What shocks me the most is that, he totally disregarded Sekai's feelings and the dinner she prepared for him that night. Makoto then chases Sekai out of his apartment and invited Kotonoha to his apartment.

WHAT IS REALLY AMAZING IS, when Sekai returns to the apartment, seeing Kotonoha and Makoto back together, Kotonoha did the unbelieveable and said ' i forgive you, Makoto, for everything you have done'. Makoto then kisses Kotonoha right in front of Sekai, causing her to lose her mental state as well.

After a few days, Sekai returned to Makoto's apartment, to clear things up, she while at the apartment, she goes into the kitchen and sends Makoto a message, his last one. ' Sorry....................................................................................... Goodbye'.

Makoto turns around, and there was Sekai with a chopper, ' YOU ARE TOO CRUEL, YOU ONLY CARE FOR YOUR OWN FEELINGS' , and does real gruesome, gory stuff.

She is soon shocked at what she has done, proving that she still has her sanity, she quickly leaves the apartment. However, Kotonoha soon arrives back at the apartment , and finds the dead body.

She then sends a message to Sekai, asking to meet her at the school rooftop.

Kotonoha, clearly insane by now, denies that Sekai is pregnant and is only using it as an excuse to be with Makoto. She then wants proof that Sekai is really pregnent, without hesitation, she uses the exact same chopper that Sekai used to kill Makoto, to slice open her womb. Being already insane, she says 'i knew it, there was no baby'.

She then takes the body of Makoto, already in a bag, with her to her holiday yatch, which was oringinally planned for their date before, but Makoto was already cheating on her.

She took out Makoto's head, hugged it, and said ' finally we are alone together' .

I was emotionally shocked, depressed and traumatised by this. o0. I cried for a straight 15mins.

I was symphatatic towards Kotonoha, how become of her innocent pure love, that led her to this state. No one deserves this.

At the same time to Sekai, although i didnt really like her at first, but she was an innocent victim as well.

If anyone is to blame, its Makoto, Itou Makoto. He's foolishness caused this whole episode. Throughout the course of the anime, there were a lot of hate comments against Makoto, and the ending definately gave Makoto what he reaped!

While watching the anime, there were a lot of times i went ' WTF THE HELL IS HE THINKING?!' , but it soon dawns upon the audiences, us, that this is what is really happening in real life, and society degradation is becoming the norm.

So, my rating for the anime?

two thumbs up for plot.

Definately not another run-of-the-mill kinda animation that you would expect.

5 stars for character development.

4 stars for background music

and 5 stars for animation.

End of review. and , nice boat...

Go catch School Days if you are ready for it!

Reminiscing

2009-06-18T19:48:00.003+08:00

If there is something i would never forget , is what Mr Lenny said during the NCO camp on the first day.

" In the conductor's circle, there are many conflicts going on. Does that mean you cannot be friends with another person from that band? NO! What your conductors' do is none of your concern, your job is to make friends with each other, and make sure that the band scene will be more friendly and vibrant when you grow up "

AND OF COURSE, something really weird that happened during a leadership training course in school.
There was a sort of questionnaire to determine your personality type, fire,earth,water or air. guess what? I GOT 3, earth,water and air. I was shocked by my results, and the trainers had difficulty placing me in the groups.

gg.

Anyway, back to the "long awaited" holidays. Although i do admit that it is getting boring, but i do not want it to end! I do not want to face the O lvls, i do not want to do more assignments.

On a lighter note, i just got shortlisted for the NJC DSA GAT and AAT tests, which is conducted this monday. Well, wish me all the best!

This is becoming more like a collection of events that happen in my life, so I'm not going to link anyone and make as if blogs are meant to be commercialized.

This is an open diary, for you to read, for me to rant, and for us to get to know each other better.

2009-06-10T11:28:00.002+08:00

5cm/s ,

once again, i revisited another anime that i have watched before. But however, a good anime needs to be watched more than once to be understood, that is the case for 5cm/s .

Definitely, the ending was a real tearjerker, and also, it makes us ponder about our own lives and the world that we live in. This film puts right into our face, the harsh reality of life, how love fares against time and distance.

The title 5cm/s , the speed of which cherry blossoms fall, is reminiscent to our lives, the speed of which we move on. Takaki, the protagonist of the film, slowly begins to realize that he cannot dwell in the past, but has to continue to move on.

This film also gives me the impression that train crossings are EVIL! However, these train crossings, to me, symbolizes our crossing from our past to the future. As shown in the end, where Takaki turned around to wait for the train to cross, he realized that Akari, the love of his life, was no longer there. He turned back, and smiled, and continued to walk.

Takaki, now with a girlfriend, and Akari, now married, sends us the message that, the person that you marry, may not be your true love. And that is often the harsh truth in reality.

Well, to fully experience the film, you have to watch it too!

Go to Veoh.com , install veoh compass, and start watching 5cm/s

(5 centimeters per second)

2009-05-18T19:35:00.002+08:00

finally an update to my almost dead blog~

this few days have been chionging digimon ! actually since exam begun =X.

what touched me the most is them. hahas!

the yagami siblings, taichi and hikari

yamato ishida and takeru takaishi.

they both are truely wonderful siblings.

well, back to digimon 02!

looking back at the past

2009-04-30T23:45:00.003+08:00

As i flip/surf through the pages/archives of my blog, I've realized that in many ways, whitley secondary school has changed me.

If you turn back the clock back into 2006, there i was, an immature freak in 1e2. And GOSH, look at the way i type! Did i actually wrote that?!

Many things can into mind as the read my blog post, i would vaguely recall the sequence of events, and sometimes, some entries are more vivid than others.

Its becoming not like a journal, but, a biography.

Maybe 10 years down the road, i would come back to this post, and say the same thing, OMG, this is me typing this?!

True enough, i was laughing at some of my blog entries. and some, which were a bit more emotional.

"WHITLEY SEC
1e2 -> 2e2 -> 3e1 -> 4e1 ? yes yes, i now i must work veri veri hard =) ... "

well, i've accomplished this already. well done shawn of 2006 ...

another one which i dunno whether to laugh or cry
"<----My heart doesn't want to remember this day...but the day is imprinted in my brain----->"

ok... ermm, what was it again?

and the all time favourite

" exam tml...!! die..."
ok... looks like dreading exams is a normal thing.

my sec 2 impression of teachers
"Mr Ng - great teacher with lots of games*ahem* ideas! ...he never fails to punish, of course with his notebook where he keeps a record of the number of push-ups each class owes him =x, his style seems to be military like. well every teacher has different ways of teaching. great d&t teacher...well at least better than mr suaidi! he's real funny and lame at times and can be quite forgetful! (Brother Ng/Ng Lao Da)
quote - "1e2! *whistle*"
Ms Ng - the first,sweetest co-form! ...hmm...when she laughs, her whole face will go red! gives us a lot of notes to copy for history and punished us by standing on chairs.
quote - ''you don't have the X factor"
Mr Kong - he one of the BEST maths teachers ive known!...his teaching methods are fun. he's strict but can crack good jokes!(Brother Kong)
quote - "PEOPLE!"
Ms Goh - 2nd maths teacher...hmm...although her way of teacher is different...its abit more boring...hmm...
Mr Tan - 1st chinese teacher. nothing much to say...but i still remember one incident where a big misunderstanding happen while i was asleep =x...*shh!!*...yes yes...i forgot when...but i remember him talking about china and dogs...then i fell alsleep cause........................well..tired mahh!!...hehe...then when i woke up...xingbei was missing...and i think one of the girls went to look for her...then i kept asking allon what happen...haiZ....maybe ignorance is bliss...best not to know what had happened.
Ms Lee - 2nd chinese teacher...came back after maternity leave, she was more joking and strict...hmm....she came to teach us b4 she gave birth. cant quite remember larrZ.
quote - "the chi-ketness is there/bu yao de jiua ni ren,qi si shi piao liang de nu ren"
Ms Fong - the fastest science teacher ever!...she teaches science at an ultra fast MRT speed!...a big leap from a monorail speed last year where it took a more than week to go through one science test paper. and reads word to word from the textbook! i still remember a catastrophe in the science lab...sluphur and iron fillings...ahh...that pungent smell! ...made me have an asthma attack =( ...and i also remembered an incident where she said we stole a lab magnet...hmm...the mystery...never solved and we had to pay.
quote - "copy these down if you want to pass/you fail not my problem/i dont know"
Mrs Chen - she is a fun lit. teacher!...copy animal farm questions and she is very very good at reasoning!
quote - "hang/slap you upside-down"
Ms Wu - i think first english teacher?...heard that she was quite young...hmm...she gets angry easily!
Mrs Kuar - hmm....a real strick,no fun teacher...2nd eng teacher i think...*TOO MANY TO REMEMBER!*
Mrs Tan - after a long maternity leave (lyk ms lee)...she came back to teach us!....she was a fun but strick teacher...she scolds us almost every lesson...hmm...well every teacher does =x
Ms Low - 2nd co-form...great geography teacher!...her teaching methods and remedial classes are fun!...she also showed us some movies!!...can really control her temper!
quote - "i'll give you the sweet tml"
Ms Chin - strick teacher!...she uses her wooden (or is it metal) piece of block and hits it on the table to shut us up!
quote - "shut up you moron!"
Mdm Low - gets very anxious at times and loses her temper easily...esp. if we dont listen to her.
Mdm Chiong - a music teacher which i dun really think teaches us much =/
quote - "HELLO?""

as you can all see, my spelling mistakes, and well, who is Mdm Low?
and based on my post, i can see that Ms Low has a much lower tolerance level now than before.

last one

"

FESTSPIEL XVII

WHAT IS IT: It is Whitley Concert Band's Annual Concert

Venue: Victoria Concert Hall (Near Raffles MRT)

When is it: 18th Aug 2006 - 7.30p.m (Friday Night)

Tickets: $12/~~$15~~

YOU CAN GET THE TICKETS FROM ANY BAND MEMBERS OR FROM ME

Pls email me if you want to buy the ticket!

shawntan2100@yahoo.com.sg
"
on some days

"WHITLEY CONCERT BAND ROCKS!!"

and on others

"wcb seems to be getting worse and worse. the band now just sounds totally suck."

well, i can see my extreme moodswings then. hahas!

Well, one major thing i realized, is that, I've learnt how to place emotions of out my way in my daily life. No longer the person who places a lot of emphasis on emotional well-being, but one who prefers to keep emotions to the back of the head.

Another major change, is definately, my view on life.

2009-04-26T22:28:00.003+08:00

One interesting article that i read...

Nation's Educators Alarmed By Poorly Written Teen Suicide Notes

hmm...

well , apparently sucide and education has no real link to each other, but somehow in America, a child's suicide is a great way to actually find out what your child has been learning in school! Quoted "The poor parents had no idea their son's writing skills were that poor."

WELL ... looks like the teachers are not letting their students' grammatical and spelling errors off even after they die.

Quoted

"The NEA is currently developing a 12-step plan to improve suicidal teens' reading and writing skills, including extra homework for students deemed "at-risk" by counselors and tougher grading standards for teens who have attempted suicide on one or more occasions.

The proposal also calls for the creation of special 'suicidal-only' after-school study halls to prevent depressed teens from engaging in extracurricular social activities with their peers, activities which may interfere with their studies and lead to greater erosion of basic grammar and spelling down the road."

Well, next time if you want to die, make sure you write your suicide note properly!

and what shocked me most is on this conclusion

"There seems to be an almost direct link between the rise in suicidal behavior and the decline in students' overall command of the English language"

Well, thats something to ponder about...

the light that has pierced through the darkness.

2009-02-27T22:50:00.003+08:00

today, i've seen the true colors of many people . both in good and bad ways.

the things i worry about most actually solved on its own . and the thing that i expected that is already solved, staged a rebellion. what a joke!

the group of people who wanted to quit, all came in full attendance, the group of people i trusted to come, came with a list of excuses i've heard 1 millions times.

isnt life just so amazing? it made me realise that worry is of no use, as the people you trust are often the people you should wary the most.

and today, i've seen how the people i trust, came up with excuses, i myself was shocked at.

i kept quiet, and i accepted them. why? cause it made me see their true colours.

its not about whether you are mentally exhausted or not, its not about you have interest or not, its not about your precious day or not. ITS ABOUT YOUR BLOODY HEART YOU HAVE INSIDE OF YOU.

the people i didnt expect to come, came, and stayed all the way, to what pleasantly surprised me.

no need to apologise, cause i've already heard the same apologies from people who told me that already.

now i know why Ms Low is somethings always so scarcastic, she must have went through such an experience before, where we just have to sit down, and laugh at the irony is taking place.

to this group of people , next time just skip classes 1 month before O/N lvls, come on! your so tired you wont learn anything anyway! just skip la, O/N lvl got energy then sure get A1 ! no problem!

thanks for your attitude.

2009-02-21T23:28:00.003+08:00

i want to cry, i cant. it pains me so much, i cant show it. i cant sleep, i cant study, i cant concentrate in class, i cant play, i've lost my appetite, i cant do a test in peace.

everytime i try my best to do whatever i can, what i get is anger, rants, flaming, depression comments, attitude.

thanks you. you made my life so much brighter. and definetely, i will never forget your faces, your words, and your attitude. how can i forget such a positive impact in my life! you made me realise the truth in your words, how long the night really is, how its like to fail my first test, and of course, not forgetting, how hard work receives good results. i've seen all of these, what more can i ask! lols!

why not try it yourself, i guarantee impacts in your life that you will never forget!

bored~

2008-10-28T22:11:00.001+08:00

some really stupid IQ questions~

Some months have 30 days, some months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?
If a doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take one pill every half hour, how long would it be before all the pills had been taken?
I went to bed at eight 8 'clock in the evening and wound up my clock and set the alarm to sound at nine 9 'clock in the morning. How many hours sleep would I get before being awoken by the alarm?
Divide 30 by half and add ten. What do you get?
A farmer had 17 sheep. All but 9 died. How many live sheep were left?
If you had only one match and entered a COLD and DARK room, where there was an oil heater, an oil lamp and a candle, which would you light first?
A man builds a house with four sides of rectangular construction, each side having a southern exposure. A big bear comes along. What color is the bear?
Take 2 apples from 3 apples. What do you have?
How many animals of each species did Moses take with him in the Ark?
If you drove a bus with 43 people on board from Chicago and stopped at Pittsburgh to pick up 7 more people and drop off 5 passengers and at Cleveland to drop off 8 passengers and pick up 4 more and eventually arrive at Philadelphia 20 hours later, What's the name of the driver?

answers up next post, lols!

sec 3 results

2008-10-24T22:58:00.003+08:00

Report card

English - 67 (B3)
Chinese - 53 (C6)
AMaths - 87 (A1)
Maths- 92 (A1)
Bio - 84 (A1)
Chem - 88 (A1)
Phy - 87 (A1)
CH - 82 (A1)
Music - 91 (A1)

L1R5 - 8
JCs i can go into with this : AJC,CJC,MJC,NYJC,SAJC
still far fetched from my desired TJC. but must think of it, that O lvls i gona be harder than this.
total - 731/900
percentage - 81.2
class position - 1/40
lvl position - 1/158
comments: Shawn has shown that he is mature enough to recognise his priorities at the right time. He regurlarly establishes intellectual discussions in class. Keep it up! ==

TAF - bronze
UNDERWEIGHT

OMG! 1st in lvl ^^! finally, hard work paid off (if i did put it any) =X. well, ms tan is right in saying i recognise my priorities at the RIGHT time .. lols .

anyway~~

get tickets from me =DD

music exam~

2008-10-17T22:34:00.002+08:00

results~

English: 66

Chinese: 51.2

Emaths: 92

Amaths: 64/80

Chem: 89
Physics: 88

Bio:79
Geog:43 , SS: 43 , combined humanities: 86
Music: 91

now about the music practical exam on wednesday,

I CANNOT BELIEVE I SLEPT ON THE BUS AND OVERSHOT THE BUS STOP! lols!

i almost ended up at tampines, if i didnt wake up on time, i would be on my way on the TPE to tampines and byebye senkang, lols! lucky me, i quickly ran to the other side and take back.

today was the school open house, honestly i was quite afraid the band couldn't make it, but in the end they did. im really impressed, just 1 practice and they got things done, really proud of them =D , hahas!

nothing much le~ blog next time.

BTW, thanks to all who wished me happy birthday xD

post-exam

2008-10-14T23:20:00.002+08:00

current results :

MT : 51.2 !! (i passed o0!)
CHEM: 80/9o , 89% (shocking!)
PHY: 77/90 , overall 88% (thats a deprovement from term 1's 99.8%! ) =Xx
SS: 43/50 , geog : ??? (i almost got heart attack when i got back my ss paper, never have i scored so well b4 ! xD)

ENG: ??? BIO: ??? EMATHS: ??? AMATHS: ??? MUSIC: ???

music practical tml at 330 !!! , so nervous! , but i know that i practiced very hard, and i will just enjoy the music tml =D.

regret!

2008-10-12T20:51:00.001+08:00

my biggest regret this week, not buying NUSwindsym concert tickets early enough ... lols!

OMG, they are playing extreme makeover lah TT.

2008-10-12T00:49:00.002+08:00

11th october has come and gone

30 more mins

2008-10-10T23:29:00.002+08:00

30 more minutes to my birthday~

for the past few days, i was sick, fever, and sore throat, luckily i survived the exams! =D

today went for infusion concert, honestly i found that their tuning was pretty out.

anyway, today b4 the concert, grace,cassong,veron and cassho threw me a surprise birthday celebration at tpy! hahas! they bought a mango cake, and a bag for me! thanks a lot xDD

exams countdown~

2008-09-22T19:00:00.002+08:00

MT paper this fri... somehow, i've lost hope in mother tougue liao~ . last time in 2e2 at least i was motivated to study for spelling or at least get a C6, now in chinese band 4, its like slacking lohh~. no motivation at all. now it doesnt really matter to me if i fail .

anyways, back to exams~ , english is on friday, im really afraid of summary ! TT .

now chionging on the piano for music practical! hopefully i can make a memorable performance~ =X . school's getting more rushed, with teachers chionging like never before. physics is getting harder to memorise, chemistry is somehow getting easier , and bio with the never ending things to memorise!

i just found out, today mr koh said that amaths will not be testing on R formula,factor formula and trigonometrical identities! OMG LAHH!!! waste my time study so hard for those topics. today maths mr koh go through the last question of the emaths book, then he was like doing doing, then suddenly he look at the question, 'ehh, this question is not a good question' . then he was like stuck, then we were like saying ,'mr koh , you dunno how to do issit?!' hahas! then he somehow brainwashed us to believe that he got the correct answer , when he didnt! == that was after recess, then before school end, he go explain again, then i still dont get anything!

anyway, today bio SPA also, why mr gunawan so fast want to have O lvl SPA lohh! but nvm~ .

music piece recommendation today: RUSH - by Samuel R Hazo =D.

junior band fest

2008-09-07T11:41:00.002+08:00

hahas~, yesterday is the junior band fest~. overall, im pretty happy about my junior band's performance~. they really worked very hard for it, and they really made me proud to conduct them =D.

although they may be playful, they are very hardworking, i dont care if they are the smallest or one of the worst, im really proud teach them, and to conduct them =) .

i really hope all of the juniors have gained valuble experience and had a great time yesterday =D .

great performance , whitley junior band xDD

2008-09-04T22:21:00.002+08:00

first of all, NCO pre camp~

at first i thought it would be some boring camp , lols!, there are really nice people there~, and i just learnt more about another conductor's style of teaching which is very useful =D. got the pieces, then started sight reading all of them. quite okok~, the band was quite big, but cannot compare with YPSB symphonic band, lols! everyone was generally quite gd, except for the tuning, which didnt matter much to me as we were ultimately going to march anyway, no one would bother about tuning when we're marching!, lols.

anyway, i cant rmb names very well, so i need some time to let the names sink in! =X

today had chem and physics remedial . then band~, mr brando tan came, then transformed the junior band sound ~, which was kinda amazing lah! hahas. sometimes i wonder if he is the solution to all band problems? lols!

anyway, piece recommendation!
in every post now, im going to recommend a piece for everyone to listen! hahas!

today, it would be, Eric Whitacre's 'Lux Aurumuque' for band! ask me for the recording if you like =D.
sometimes it make me wonder how composers such as him write such beautiful music(:

music is just so wonderful !

2008-08-27T22:24:00.002+08:00

just listened to solas ane and titanic medley on my laptop with earphones. omg, the sound quality was a step higher than my ipod ! == . hahas.

anyway, i listened to solas ane, then realised, its the exact same sound as when i played it in ypsb. then i just suddenly broke into tears! it was really ... dunno how to explain. i just so love solas ane <3!

then titanic medley, heard the ww's thrilling, it felt like a gentle stream of water, flowing down a river. then the eupho countermelody, really pierces deep into me.

should i take higher music? need to decide by end year . i most probably will, but scared will get too stressed =X.

anyway, today in school , ms tan showed us Men in White, lols! so damn funny lahhs!! got one scene, the ghost couples go and have children, then got one liao, then the girl said, if only it was a girl. then 2,4, then so many many. then both of them fainted. then show the funeral picture of the whole family, then got poster, 'stop at 2' lols!!! damn funny lah!

today go music, finally used the napolitan 6th chord in my harmonization. hahas~ .

if only everyday was as worry free as today! =D

2008-07-15T00:16:00.002+08:00

i just realised, in a more calm state of mind. am i really too demanding of the band? am i pushing the limit to everyone's patience? please tell me honestly.

because i realised, this past few band practices. i've become more demanding on intonation. balance. and technique.

is it really ME ?

is it because i am too demanding?

is it because i've become more unreasonable?

please tell me your honest opinion. thankyous.

2008-07-14T23:55:00.002+08:00

its the first time in my life. im feeling this way.

the feeling of disappointment, the feeling of regret, the feeling of anger, and yet the feeling of sadness.

its all confusing me.
and i realised that 'hao xin mei hao bao'

isnt it wonderful, to realise the reality. that im really such a fool. to believe that the band will prove themselves by practicing harder. and showing that, they are not one to give up easily.

im really saddened by this fact. but i just gotta accept it. that many ppl just. dont have the passion for music in band. and i actually held on to my hopes for the past 1 year + ... its all gone.

frustrations

2008-07-14T23:10:00.003+08:00

i am really really ANGRY and DISAPPOINTED. i really had false hopes on many of the band members. all i can say is. i had enough. i really am seriously hurt by the attitude they have. but like what i've learnt, you will only get more flaming and hatred if you try to save the situation.

i really sacrificed so much of my time for band. teaching them, and hoping they will want to learn. but its all futile i guess.

i always try to make time for this band, going late for sembawang symphonic winds practices, and trying to make things happen in this band. is all hopeless i guess.

and the best part is, i get backstabbed. how nice it is to actually get it.

lastest scoop i heard =X

2008-06-12T15:17:00.002+08:00

heard that chong boon sec sch concert band's syf 2007 medal was confiscated, cause they secretly put alumni players to play with the band during syf. o0 , i thought, since it was such a big thing... why now then i know .... (more than a year later) . lols. so i decided to check it out, and i think it was really confiscated. in the syf results for concert band at moe website. chong boon sec sch was not in the list. when i clearly rmb that they played seventh night for syf and got a bronze, to my horror, as i thought they were a good band, then whitley was playing the same... wont we suffer something worse than a bronze o0 . but anyway, there was totally no records whatsoever on chong boon concert band syf 2007. which somehow confirms what i heard .

anyway... i really hope the bio project will go smoothly tml . hahas.

ssw

2008-06-11T00:59:00.002+08:00

Today did abit on the bio project....... still abit aimless to be honest. we didnt know how to go about doing the things==

then at night had ssw prac, mr ng was so damn angry at the trombone section lahhs TT ... it makes me wonder why the hell do i play so bad. i did not play up to standard. and it really made me wonder. on the way home, heavy downpour ... it was very sudden o0

dunno what to post liaos =X ...

junior band piece damn nice lahhs , better than when summer takes flight! =X <------ random.

You're not worth the tears,
you're not worth the heartache.
I don't know why I give you the time.
You're not worth the pain,
you're not worth the emptiness.
I don't know why I still love you...

lots of things

2008-05-21T19:51:00.002+08:00

hmm, long time never blog...

now i have headache , sorethroat, fever ... and im losing my voice ... o0

anyway, after yesterday, i felt that the junior band has improved lots . although they may not like doing boring stuff everyday , i just want them to realize , that the only way to be a good player, is to master those techniques . once you master all those techniques , you'll be surprised when you play pieces . i really hope this batch of juniors will do WCB proud when they go for syf when they are sec 4s . syf`11 . wcb: GOLDwithHONORS . although they might be a small band, i really believe that they will be the best, beater the bigger junior bands , if they are willing to learn and be taught .

seniors are just getting worse, i really hope the juniors dont learn from them.

anyways, got back my music results today ~ , 88% =) .

p1 - 56/70
p2 - 34/45
practical - 36/40

i could have done better in my theory ~ , oh wells . study harder~
anything, i MIGHT be recommended to higher music. which can replace a humanities subject ! if i do, i dont have to worry about combined humanities anymore ! =Xx

well, blog another time.

2008-04-20T22:08:00.002+08:00

life changes to experience.

many examples .

good or bad.

i wonder why.

feeling very lethargic now , i wonder why.

speech day last friday, got $55 (POPULAR VOUCHERS) . hahas. the band played for the march past. and i am still not studying for exams TT .

anyway, will update when i feel more energetic =X .

2008-04-11T21:56:00.001+08:00

someone wake me up from this nightmare.

//slashhedd *

Limelight: AMKSS Band

2008-04-08T23:14:00.003+08:00

yesterday went to esplanade for AMKSS concert, damn nice =)! all of our members were amazed by them , lets hope they will be motivated to work harder =/.

Here are some pics~

public performance outside the concert hall by NAFA students (i think) , they played lots of disney songs~ =)

AMKSS Main Band~.

AMKSS Alumni Band~.

thats all~, bye =)

2008-04-04T22:46:00.002+08:00

Today i got sent home for COLOURED SHOES == . lols~ . went back then came back ..zzz, dont want come back lorrs... got ting xie =X . anyway~ , after junior band practice, i went to ST.PAT MILITARY BAND's Concert~ at VCH. They were super super good, saw some of my pri sch friends in there, like HuaThun and John DeWitt . hahas~ . the only piece i found not nice was smokey mountain, (anyway, thats was my pri sch syf piece for 2004 , lols~!) . Overall an enjoyable concert pleasing to the ear~ =) . St. Stephen Brass Band also performed(pri sch) , they played Great Locomotive Chase, quite gd =) . they were damn cute lohhs=) , they played well too =)

here are some pieces of the concert~ , enjoy =) (PS, sorry for the bad quality! =X)

St. Stephen School (DAMN CUTE =X)

MEP

2008-04-02T22:10:00.002+08:00

the only interesting things that struck on me today is, mr koh in the morning and music at NVSS =) .

mr koh this morning was like so fake (he was actually TEACHING ) , he seems to be like... doing O lvl oral! lols, cause the principal was there, then i was controlling my laughter on the way he was teaching (he was trying to be serious), he did not say 'oh no!' and those other stuff o0 . then after recess, maths period, he was talking crap again! ==

MEP - went to north vista, i intially wanted to take 88, but i was afraid i didnt know where to get off =X, so i took the usual route. reached there, found out that i need to pay $66 for the music t/b. =/ . hahas! the t/b is damn nice =).

thats all~ .

sorry.

2008-04-01T22:45:00.002+08:00

im sorry. im just too self centred. i bother too much about myself . that i didnt consider your feelings. im sorry. i know im an idiot and i dont understand you, i've caused you to feel worse and put on a fake smile . im just an idiotic bastard. please dont worry about me. ok?

imsorry.

YCKSB In Concert XII

2008-03-30T22:16:00.003+08:00

today went to YCK In Concert XII at VCH. ~

the pieces they played were first suite in Eb,Concerto for Percussion and Wind Band, Flute Concerto, Rhapsody for Hanukkah, COLORS FOR TROMBONE and Do-enka Express(solo sax).

I love colors! =) . Haiping expressed the piece very very well!

the solo saxophonist was AMAZING! his tone,expression, everything, was GOOD. very jazzy !

thats all for today~, school starts tml TT.

bye~

camp

2008-03-28T21:17:00.002+08:00

zzz, just came back from the SUPER BORING / TORTUROUS / HORRIBLE camp at kota tinggi =/ . do not want to elaborate. but, again, i slashed myself again during the camp , which i dunno why also . this time it was both hands . i feel so idiotic.

anyway, zzz, nothing to blog =Xx.

anywayy, today after camp, i took a long bathh, to make up for the days me and bhalraam went on 'anti-bathing' for the camp. hahas!

one memorable thing was watching the tins with grass o0 . i myself was amazed , lols .

my group was shit la ... i also dont feel like contributing anything bahhs. even if i know perfectly well what to do, i refuse to help. lucky aaron,igna,marc and lionel in the same team.

i wanted to help get a fire started, but your just had ur own ideas. just forget it bahhs. i made it up with cup noodles today =) .

this camp taught me that TEAMWORK just SUCKS. better to be self-reliant.

maybe the camp was a good thing . i learnt that i need a penknife or ruler whenever.

camp~

2008-03-25T22:20:00.002+08:00

tml going kota ___ camp (ps forget how to spell ! =X) . i dont feel like going lehhs! hahas.

anyway, the junior band's concert is next sat. they better work harder =).

nothing much to blog la!

yesterday watched 'grave of the fireflies' . personally one of the best after spirited away. hahas! but its too melancholic. hahas, but i highly recommend it to all anime fans! hahas~ . wipe a tear, and realise that life isnt as perfect as we think it is.

bye~,

coming back on friday =Xx .

B+ !

2008-03-23T13:36:00.002+08:00

yesterday went to SSW practice, had sectionals then lunch! i was super hungry! (yet still super thin) =X, BTW, i AM STILL SEVERLY UNDERWEIGHT! o0 . hahas. after lunch, mr ng came, and said that we were not going to participate in NBC. hmm.

later i left early to to go raffles hospital to take my blood test. i thought it was just a prick of the finger, but they took out a SYRINGE!!!! lols, gave me a shock . they took one tube of blood =/ . anyway, im a B+ blooded, hahas! only about 25% of the world's population have this =X.

searched wikipedia, and found out that if you were AB+, you can dont worry about getting too much blood lost, cause it accepts any other types of blood o0! thats nice =).

for B+, i can only accept O+,O-,B+,B- bloods. i pity O- blood ppl, they can only accept its own blood type, when less than 5% of the world's population have O- blood . o0

O bloods are universal DONERS, while AB bloods are universal RECIPIENTS, hahas.

yesterday watched 'I Can Hear The Ocean' , it made my cry (again) hahas!

well , anyone can lend me animes from STUDIO GHIBLI? hahas, i simply love them =) .

Of all the animes i watched recently

1. Whisper of the Heart ( I LOVE THE ENDING =), 'will you marry me' , 'yes!' )
-please note, i do not rank it first cause of the ending, its the storyline too !
2. Laputa: Castle in the Sky
3. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
4. Porco Roso
5. I Can Hear the Ocean
6. Only Yesterday

this is just my personal opinion, but to truely find out, you need to watch them yourselves!

well off to watch anime again ! =X .

outing~

2008-03-21T22:17:00.002+08:00

today went to outing with justin,walter,dillon,leon,kumanan,veron,grace,cassandra,anicia to sentosa.met at tpycentral at 11.30 where we departed to harbourfront to meet up with walter. ate at 'superdog' , SO EXPENSIVE lah! hahas. then took the bus to sentosa , then the tram to siloso beach. justin and walter were seeing 'chiobus' while the rest went to swim , excluding me cause i didnt bring extra clothes ! =) kumanan found LOTS of seashells! and there were fishes in the sea o0. dillon found a 'condom' material like thing, with yellow liquid and toy fishes inside, smth like a snow globe. then everyone wanted to play with it , lols!

then veron,anicia and cassandra go ask for one of the girls number for justin! lols!! . too bad she refused that time. then they went to bath, justin saw the girl again at the toilet(or WAITED) , he styled his hair... then they go ask again, but again , she refused.

went to vivo to eat dinner at 'kopitiam'. then justin the audition stead 'wind-xsoda' came, lols!! then she was super shy la, then justin was damn , hyper? then guess what, the girl that justin tried to get her number went into kopitiam ! then anicia,veron and cassandra went to ask again, this time she gave, OMG.

justin arr ==, so many girls.

watched My neighbour totoro and pompoko , DAMN CUTE !

our band should play animation medley ! <3

going watch anime liaos~ , bye!

drenched!

2008-03-20T22:10:00.002+08:00

yesterday, had stomach cramps in the morning at school! TT. i was enduring the pain, since morning assembly. the boys toilet at my class's block were ALL LOCKED! the best part is the boys' toilets at the other block had NO LOCKS for the cubicle. how ridiculous. anyway, i somehow managed to get by the day with the stomach cramps.

i was totally DRENCHED when i was on my way to north vista =X . hahas, i walked from ranggung LRT station all the way to north vista in the rain. i was wet, my bag was wet ,fortunately my important stuffs are not wet =) . i reached north vista, all wet + the music room was COLD! hahas. learnt about the classical period , and watched an except from 'phamtom of the opera' , hahas!

nothing much interesting happened today =/ , hahas, went to j8 with george,tricia and cassandra after school to eat lunch =) . then went to the library where i borrowed 'black and white 2' =X.

going to watch anime! lols, bye=)

hectic sechdule

2008-03-17T22:36:00.003+08:00

pressure! zz... maths olympiad ... h/w ... studies... music ... piano...

is KILLING ME =X .

i feel so stressed up . but i cant lose my cool yet. today was the first time i felt so confuse during music theory lesson ... i dunno why, i just feel so tired, i feel like sleeping. i feel like throwing all my books away, all my h/w, everything. i wonder why i study so hard for . for who? for what? a good job? then work myself till death? . well i guess thats just life... we study to work, and sustain ourselves, then hopefully, leave the earth peacefully.

at the end of the day, on your deathbed, 'what is the most meaningful thing that i did in my life?' .

i want to say thank you to many people, such as justin,deborah,casssandra ho,walter =) for being there for me when i was extremely down and out this past few days... thank you =) . i dunno whether if i had been a bother, with my repeated worries, questions, emotional instability... but no matter what, your were there for me to contact whenever i was feeling extremely emo . thankyousomuch^^.
zz, very bored =X , hahas.

theEND =).

anime =)

2008-03-15T23:32:00.002+08:00

joe hisaishi's music <3

i love asian dream song and summer now! they just so nice!!! =X

watched Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds and Only Yesterday .

Nausicaa is an extremly touching anime =) while Only Yesterday instills the feeling of nostalgia . trust me, studio ghilbi really knows how to grab your heart =) .

what really impacted me most is Only Yesterday, it talks about this girl who is taking a vacation to the countryside, along the way, she recalls her past as a fifth grader.

going to watch more anime =)! see ya =)

i still slashed another one... when can i stop ? ...

love

2008-03-14T21:02:00.001+08:00

In front of the person you like, your heart beats faster.
But in front of the person you love, you get happy.

In front of the person you love, winter seems like spring.
But in front of the person you like, winter is just beautiful winter.

If you look into the eyes of the one you like, you blush.
But if you look into the eyes of the one you love, you smile.

In front of the person you like, you can't say everything on your mind.
But in front of the person you love, you can.

In front of the person you like, you tend to get shy.
But in front of the person you love, you can show your own self.

You can't look straight into the eyes of the one you like.
But you can always smile into the eyes of the one you love.

When the one you love is crying, you cry with them.
But when the one you like is crying, you end up comforting.

The feeling of love starts from the eye.
But the feeling of like starts from the ear.

So if you stop liking a person you used to like, all you need to do is cover your ears.
But if you try to close your eyes, love turns into a drop of tear and remains in your heart forever ...

help ...

2008-03-12T20:24:00.001+08:00

i cant stop slashing , i cant control myself. someone please help me ... im trying my best to put on a smile, but i cant.

2008-03-10T20:45:00.002+08:00

heartbroken , love is my beggest mistake .

sadededed! =X

2008-03-08T23:27:00.002+08:00

hais, i missed NUS wind symphony concert today TT , and they were going to play Symphony No. 3 - Planet Earth by Johann de Meij !

band camp will be on monday till wednesday =X . hahas

nothing to blog (yet again) !

give me ideas =)

stressed !

2008-03-05T20:10:00.002+08:00

hellos~

this week so stressed up! homeworks and holiday assignments! , cant i enjoy my holidays next week?! hahas

bandITS , go to www.sgbandfusion.com =) , very gd website ^^. i found out that whitley band played SEAGATE OVERTURE for syf1997, lols!

anyway, the junior band keep sounding better and better =). but im kinda disappointed with trombone section, =(. looks like i need to train them harder ! hais !

nothing to blog le =Xx, hahas, bye!

common test

2008-02-26T23:24:00.002+08:00

hey people =) , for those who are reading my blog ^^.

got back common test results liao~ . i exceeded most of my expectations for this common test, but some im still quite upset about =X.

Biology: 39/40 ! omg! (if i didnt check my paper, i would have gotten full marks! oh well =X)
Chemistry: 33/40 , (was lower than i wanted TT, i was hoping for a 35)
Physics: 35/40 ! (could have done better, i made some careless mistakes =X, could have gotten 37)
Geography: 20/25 o0 (quite dissapointing as i hoped to get 22-23, need to work harder!)
Social Studies Test 1: 15/20 (OMG, shocked, deep inside. i didnt expect this, i need to work a lot harder! must rmb sec 2 work on how to answer inference questions! =x)
E Maths: 40/40 (i thought i would get 39, but i got 40! hahas, satisfied =) though it was an easy paper)
A Maths: 31/40 (SURPRISE, hahas, wasnt expecting too much , thought i would get 20+ only. cause the paper was quite hard. but but but, i was hoping to get 35 for amaths TT =X)
Chinese: 28/50 (PASSED, so happy =) )
English: 18/30 (not too happy with it, i wished i had chosen another topic, i just found out i SUCK at descriptive)
Music: 20/20 (thats what my teacher said! was so happy =) , he said that after looking though the test papers =X. hahas!)

Mr Koh 'FORCED' me to join the maths olympiad, it is so bloodly hard ok?! hard hard hard... but take it as help for O lvl bahhs . hahas =X.

hmm.. nothing much to blog lehh, hahas. note that now i use 'hahas' and not 'hahaZ' . =X .

interesting thing. marc and lionel did stupid things for money == .

i watched a few animes recently:

Tales for EarthSea, an EXTREMLY NICE anime =) . the message behind it is, we must face life bravely. no spoilers here! if u want to know more, ask me =).

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, EXTREMLY MEANINGFUL anime . the message behind it is, time waits for no one. it made me cry == hahas. it is really touching, yet it drives a message into you.

The Day The Earth Shook, DAMN TOUCHING TT. it talks about human spirit to continue living, 'memories are important' . the ending was bittersweet. i cried while watching it too =X

Piano no Mori (or The Piano Forest), it talks about friendship =) . the competition piece played in this anime is the EXACT SAME PIECE i'm going to play for music O lvls. damn coincidental ! watching how they played and practiced for the competition, just encourages me to play even better =) . btw the piece is Sonata in A Minor by Mozart movt I.

well , thats practically it =X. hahas . till next time ^^.

sick...

2008-02-11T21:18:00.000+08:00

hahas, the only way to find out those who care about you is when you are sick.

i must say, i live in a lonely world o0. but thats ok... no one would really bother... =)

posting ..finally!

2008-02-03T23:28:00.000+08:00

here is the post =) lols, george must be dying to see this , hahas =X

during MEP, i learnt about 'concerto grosso' . incidently on the same day, cassandra, my junior, send me canon in D performed in the style of 'concerto grosso' , then i was like ... so familiar . hahas. after seeing the harpsichord in the video during MEP, i feel like trying it already=X.

on thursday, i had to conduct the band again. took the risk of playing 'chun hua qi fang' (GOSH, i CANT PRONOUNCE THAT?! ... truely band 4 student =X ) . the band did quite well actually =) . clarinets sounded MUCH louder, i was amazed ! then trombones finally got sound. trumpets were playing the notes correctly =) , alto and flute section still needs to improve though . flute has problems with running notes , which is kinda worrying cause in almost every piece, there will be running notes , syf pieces NO EXCEPTION. alto has the volume problem without justin, and with ignatius, gosh sorry, but sometimes i find him abit irratating when he just plays RANDOM things on his sax at the WRONG time. french horn needs LOTS LOTS of work, v0lume and note accuracy.

i try try try my best not to lose temper when ur play wrong, sorry to the band if i had to show my ugly side. =(

CNY performance is next weds, hope the band will sound great by then =)

anyway, i found KINGDOM HEARTS OVERTURE for concert band, like im dying to give out the piece to the band and asking them to sight read, its SO DAMN NICE =) . also known as simple and clean, it is arranged/composed by utada hikaru . sound familiar ?? yes.. the composer for firstlove ^^ .

i also found melodies of life for concert band. gosh , it is such a sweet piece ! i dream to compose pieces like that one day, those kinda pieces that really cuts deep into the heart =) .

i've learn about diatonic intervals if i RMB the name correct. during ssw prac, mr desmond ng demostrated with the band how changing the articulation of the intervals can make it sound mysterious, EVIL or WICKED. o0.

YGOSH! , like i just found out about this... the heart thingy, like everyone was putting this and i was wondering HOW THE HECK they put this , hahas! =X

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hahas . well, talk about studies now, i got FULL marks for amaths class test, quite a number of other ppl got too. mostly ppl made careless mistakes for the test. but mr koh showed on his laptop last year students how they aced the class test and failed their overall horribly. like... whats he trying to say ???

i scored a 21 for bio =) yes not the best, cause yvonne (did i spell it correctly?) got full marks! like... omg, super brain power . anyways, my science is always like that , first term it SUCKS to the core, i still rmb how i reacted when i saw my class test results last year for science for term 1, i almost tore the paper ! 19/25 ... like so disspointing =X . but now, i must study extra hard! no matter how bad or gd i score in the school tests or exams ... O lvl will only count. which i hope to get 11 or less , then i will go into SAJC ! =) .
well, im planning now. if i score really really really well , i would want to go to VJC or TJC , cause the band is really gd , hahas =Xx . must see if they have any concerts this year, wanna go listen to them =) . syf result is not everything, must see their concert to access standard. lols!

i want to be a better trombonist! one day to play 'colors' for trombone. =X .
GOAL: to play 3 octaves perfectly by thte end of this year =) . to play 3rd symphony perfectly for NBC for ssw, (well that requires the 3 octaves, gosh! ) , to increase my stamina (both lip and breath) .

CONCERT REVIEW.
Saints Hallelujah. great concert =), but i still think they lack the 'X'-factor. that factor that really makes the music pierce into the heart. that will transport u into another world when you close your eyes.
VIVA LA MUSICA. well, they have the kinda 'fun' feel. the standard has dropped ? from what i heard during the exchange at maris stella b4 SYF . i mean , $15 wasnt really worth, IMO .

upcoming concerts i want to go to. potong pasir percussion ensemble concert, finishing touched by SSO , YCK concert in march.

wow, long post =Xx . ty for those who read all the way! hahas =)

bye ^^

*dreaming of the future =)

2008-01-13T01:49:00.000+08:00

THANK YOU LIANG PING FOR LENDING TO ME PRINCESS MONONOKE!

hahas, today went to church, we have a new PERMENANT ROOM ^^, theres a mic, a PC, a projector! julian said tt next time can bring X-box come play! lols! we talked about goals! hahas in church, the sermon was about being a blessing, yes, i found it very revelant. it was something that we should all learn to be. be a blessing to others

On friday, mr koh REFUSED to sing the monster song for us, lols! we've been like, begging him ?? he said he will sing it next week! lols.
went to leisure park (kallang) after school to play bowling, aaron was like, so pro, first one STRIKE le , hahas, then it seemed to be a showdown between justin and aaron, lols! then what i rmbed most clearly was tt kelly kept getting 0 , then one time she was going to throw the ball, we shouted luqman, than guess what, STRIKE! hahas!! i ate baked rice for dinner , it was superrrr nice!

im addicted to brave story OST, namely cry of the heart, sound of war approaching and to school. hahas. brave story soundtracks evoke the feeling of the title, honestly! the title totally fits the song!

heres are the list of anime songs im addicted to now

Hajimari no Hi(DN angel)

Rakuen (inuyasha , do as infinity)

character themes from inuyasha, namely kagome and sango character theme, it CAN make you cry!

Kimi ga Sora datta(mai hime)

a little pain,stand by me,winter sleep,黒い涙 ( nana)

spirited away OSTs, (all of them)

princess mononoke hime medley.

and some others which im not too sure of the names, lols.

anyone has FRUITS BASKET and HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE ost, please send to me, tyty ^^

you must be wondering...fruits basket ?? its like how many months since i watched tt, but I HAVENT FOUND THE SOUNDTRACK ! =X . anyway, talking about fruits basket, i rmb kyo,yuki and tohru! hahas. its not tt kinda of competitive love, but both persons putting down their disputes and somehow, working together, just to care for tohru. talking about caring for tohru, i rmb this scene where yuki and kyo abandoned the reunion dinner just accompany tohru for new year's, it was really tear-breaking, as tohru was like getting emotional, then the 2 guys suddenly came it, then it was like, i dunno how to explain =Xx, touching ?? hahas.
after talking about fruits basket , i feeling like watching it again!

i wished i had my own collection of anime + OST. i dunno why, but sometimes the songs really fit the anime title. i wonder how the composers do it! i one day wish to be like them, namely joe hisaisi and juno reactor. im more towards the background music, those music you hear, which just brings out a particular scene in the anime, to smile ,to cry,to get frustrated, to get anxious...to evoke the feelings in us.

imagine a world without music . i bet anime would be extremely plain if the music wasnt there! just the voices talking and talking.
im so damn freaking random in my post today! hahas, post time! ^^ bye~

PS. i ACCIDENTLY posted this on the band blog =X , shh... hahas, got mixed up with the blogs

2008-01-10T23:16:00.000+08:00

here are my personality test results o0, i find it SO TRUE ? its like discovering what i've been thinking and doing all this while . really!

Today school was ok, I feel that Mr Koh's pace is ok , or should i say, rather too slow ? it's not about his pace or anything, but the way he explains the solutions to the problems to us =/ . i had a hard time trying to understand him . but i'm trying my best to listen , then refer to the t/b, which makes it a lot easier !

i thought bio would be extra work, but im quite enjoying it, i enjoy reading about the cells, and how it functions and stuff .

I havent been practicing on the piano for quite awhile... need...go....practice.... lols

band had games day today, its the FIRST time i've seen the band so big o0, only if... every band practice were as this (attendence).

dreaming of the future, why is it so uncertain ? why is it so unpredictable? ruled by my heart and not my head... whats wrong with me ? i need to take more control of myself.

2008-01-09T19:32:00.000+08:00

todayy went to north vista secondary after school (i left school together with the rest! and need not say back for physics =X) hahas, went to j8 to eat, and justin started making fun of deborah and walter! lols! first~ . eat eat eat until forget time, then i looked at my hp, 2.45!!!!!!!!! OMG , i rushed to the bus stop and took 156, it was about 40 min journey ~, and had to run to the LRT, then i looked at the lrt route, there were 4 ==, i was staring at which platform , then there were alot of signs reading PLEASE CHECK ROUTE COLOUR BEFORE BOARDING. then i was ... huh?? the lrt all same colour! lols. then i realised tt the screen will display where the lrt is going. got off at the 1st station (SE5), then walked to north vista~. i went to the general office then someone lead me to the music room. lol~, it was nice! lyk my pri sch, they had the keyboards with a keyboard(piano keys) . nice!

they talked about the syllabus,
50% on listening
PERFORMING - MAJOR (30%) or MINOR(20%)
if i take major, i have to perform 2 pieces on my first instrument (piano) then either 1 in my second instrument , which is trombone ! , ensemble, accompanist. but i not too sure on trombone, whether it has the standard to make it mahhs.
minor is just perform 2 pieces

THEORY - MAJOR(30%) or MINOR(20%)
if i take minor, i would do a paper with 2 studies, study on a set piece, then 4 extracts. if i do major, i would have to compose a 2 part melody , on top on the paper.

they recommended thoery major, as they said tt it is easier to score~

hahas. certain girls are just exactly like certain guys, they change feelings in the flash of lightning and can be just like a knife in a heart. SO dont be stereotyped and think these kiind of ppl are only guys. no, its not me, but i've seen it. i can say that, guy or girl, they are humans capable of doing similar things.

lets see, bio, im starting to think tt its kinda easy =X after taking the effort to study it at home. lols. all along since sec 1, i just had to listen in class, copy notes and do the minimal, h/w. now , i vow that i will do my 100% best in my studies, now tt i am taking 9 subjects! english,chinese(no hope, lols),E maths,A maths, physics,chem,bio,ss/geo,music ~~ . lols.

jyjy me! ^^,

2008-01-02T23:07:00.000+08:00

its been a long time since i've blogged. school resumed, im in 3e1 =x. was sitting next to lionel. the class is awfully quiet , hahaZ, maybe 1st day bahhs. after a week or so, it will be noisy =X.
our form teacher is miss amy tan o0 , i am in chinese band 4 , together with aaron ^^. the chinese teacher very weird sia =/ . the tuck out shirt does not look nice at all, i agree, it does look lyk those toilet cleaner those kinda style , lolZ.
i will not talk about band. cause i dont feel the need to blog about band anymore.

SSW~
performed in symphonie III on 28th dec, it was kinda fun. i accidently drop the mute! TT , 3rd symphony sounded great ! ^^. too bad the concert wasnt a full house , heard a lot of ppl sianed diao during the concert, lolZ, no appreciation =Xx . hahaZ.

end.` will blog again soon ( i hope) =X

2007-12-21T14:23:00.000+08:00

betrayed trust.

i vow to do the minimal. i will not get bothered by those stuff again.

holidays

2007-11-04T23:00:00.000+08:00

some many things happened and i just dont know where to start...

its been a long painful journey. after 1 year + i guess, i've reached a roadblock...

all along i thought i have been traveling in a straight path... but looks like i see another person who started later a lot faster than me, and seems to get free drink stops. my path isnt straight at all, it is filled with glass shards left by the other runner and it hurts so much, the destination seems to change forever , with no definate ending point, however , the other runner seems to know where to go. and there is a 'CIA' in this race, who gets the information he needs from the destination point. the destination point is in contact with the 'CIA' 24/7 and tells everything that needs to be known. the 'CIA' seems to be in contact with the faster runner, telling him where to go and what to do. while im just running like an idiot not knowing where to go to reach the destination point. hmm, maybe its meant to be that 'CIA' is suppose to inform the faster runner abt the destination point and not to tell anything to me. im stuck on this journey now. should i continue or change course, to something else? all along , i thought i saw hints of what i thought was , the destination point, but i was wrong i guess. it was a false alarm. how did i face a roadblock? the 'CIA' seems worried that the faster runner might not reach in time, and tells me nothing and just to give it up.

if you can relate to this, you must be as crazy as me. PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME this is some kinda novel im writing .... ><

well, you must be kinda weird to read up all the way to this point... well thanks a lot ^^

anyway ... im planning to go to YCK concert!! >< anyone interested??

and im selling tickets for SSW concert!! im performing!! yea~ >< anyone want to buy tickets can contact me ^^

im feeling so lost with no one to turn to, somehow, everyone has someone to turn to. i have no one. i just realised that , i have no true friends at all. a true friend in my definition, will help you no matter what and tell you the true. he or she wont betray you ; never. from what i've learnt in audition ... it hurts so much too. but im in no position to comment. i dun want to add to the burdens other people have nor be a 3rd party. well, its been a though road . but after writing all this crap. i've decided , that i will continue, till the end. but of course, i wont let anyone else know, if the other runner... has completed and is celebrating. i will be on the road cheering for him too ^^

Temasek Poly Concert ~

2007-11-02T23:10:00.000+08:00

just came back from their concert! it wasnt that fantastic, nor was it that bad =X

they give the good kinda feeling when they start playing a piece, but it just loses momentum throughout the piece

i enjoyed first love the most , although i felt that the 'improvisation' was abit too much . its kinda clear that the trombonist had stage fright as she missed the pitch and positions, then the solo was..erm .. wasnt that gd, but it was a gd effort =x.

the band overall, was quite ok. they have their gd and bad points. they blend very well ! and have a very 'united' tone. their percussion was gd!

it was kinda obvious that some of the soloist had stage fright , which interrupted the flow of the music . and on their ensembles , they werent that gd , as they were occasionally off tune and out of tempo.

but but but, their first love rocks =Xx, i loved the 'addicted to you' part ^^

their french horn section wasnt that gd as their princess mononoke was kinda disappointing =/

their encore piece was one of the best , 'instant concert' brought a great end to the concert !

hahaZ >< if u wanna noe more abt the concert, u can ask me or any others who went ^^

update!

2007-10-29T10:48:00.001+08:00

have not been posting for long >< .

anyway! i passed grade 8 practical with merit , 123/150 ! lolZ!

ive joined SSW!! its kinda fun there! i've learnt lots of new things there too >< .

nothing much to post >< .

well expect more !! i need to release my thoughts somewhere, maybe my blog is the best place to release it ><'

bye^^

070907...

2007-09-04T22:37:00.000+08:00

decided to revive my blog!

anyway.. my piano exam is this FRIDAY!!! >< . wish me the best of luck!! things im so gonna freak out on... aural. sight reading. anyway..now i cant practice my piano >< ...so i'm just bored! =X

How You Life Your Life

You seem to be straight forward, but you keep a lot inside.
You're laid back and chill, but sometimes you care too much about what others think.
You tend to have one best friend you hang with, as opposed to many aquaintences.
You tend to always dream of things within reach - and you usually get them.

How Do You Live Your Life?

Your Vocabulary Score: C-

Your vocabulary is average.
You're not exactly a literature major, but no one's going to accuse you of being illiterate!

How's Your Vocabulary?

You Are a Realist

You don't see the glass as half empty or half full. You see what's exactly in the glass.
You never try to make a bad situation seem better than it is...
But you also never sabotage any good things you have going on.
You are brutally honest in your assessments of situations - and this always seems to help you cope.

Are You An Optimist or Pessimist?

You Are Likely an Only Child

At your darkest moments, you feel frustrated.
At work and school, you do best when you're organizing.
When you love someone, you tend to worry about them.

In friendship, you are emotional and sympathetic.
Your ideal careers are: radio announcer, finance, teaching, ministry, and management.
You will leave your mark on the world with organizational leadership, maybe as the author of self-help books.

The Birth Order Predictor

You Are 45% Borderline

You have some symptoms of borderline personality disorder.
If you feel like you're more than a little dramatic, you may want to investigate further.

Do You Have a Borderline Personality?

You Will Die at Age 82

Congratulations! You take good care of yourself.
You're poised to live a long, healthy life.

What Age Will You Die?

update update >< for those who still visit my blog! =D

2007-08-19T19:26:00.000+08:00

finally! in a long long long long........................... time! i finally learned to have perfect control over my slide when doing vibrato ! now i can also do vibrato using my mouth onli!!

anyway... my piano exam is just round' the corner. 070907 .

- aural
~sing out the lowest part of the 3 part phrase
~identify the candance at the end of the phrase
~indenfy up to 4 cadantial progression of the phrase
~sight singing of the lower part of the score
~identify 2 modulations and name the new key
~'converse' with the examiner of a piece played by him/her.

-practical
~scales and arpeggios
octave apart ; 4 octaves
3rd apart ; 4 octaves
6th apart ; 4 octaves
hands separately 3rds; 2 octaves
chromatic minor 3rd apart; 4 octaves
chromatic beginning on a# , c# ; 2 octaves
arpeggios root,1st and 2nd inversion ; 4 octaves
dominant 7th arpegios; 4 octaves
diminished 7th arpegios; 4 octaves

~pieces
prelude & fugue in A flat by Bach
Sonata in F Major by Mozart
Mouvement de Menuet by Ravel

wish me all the best ! =XX

next weds audition for the ensemble again! i hope i perfect the bolero with grace! as somehow, our sycopation isnt really gd! and my running notes with jeremy! then my vibrato in the ensemble! i hope we will make it >< !

Renaissance Gold by SJIMB

2007-07-22T21:58:00.000+08:00

yesteaday went to sji's band concert! ...i must admit, it was pretty great! met shawn from montfort after church at clementi, we had macs. then went straight to UCC. it was BIG, and real grand! when i ask for my tickets, they said it was sold out...then i kept insisting that i already reserved it. then suddenly one guy come, say are you shawn? here are yout tickets! ...i was lyk .... tyty =.='' =X . went inside, there were a few bandsmen standing on stage, something like doing drills. then suddenly for nowhere, a command was given, then they stood at attention then the drummers starting to play! ... then the band starting to march in while playing the 'josephian march' from the sides of the hall, it wass spectacular! then someone came up and lead in prayer for the concert!

WELCOME
it was a bit monotonous, but the band has a nice tone! i loved the percussion, they are really gd! =X

Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song
woa~ ...this sound really brought out the band's richness. the flute solo was really emotional! with the nice effects from the percussion. the band was very contrasting and i must say... it really touched my heart!

Tears of the Moon
the band obviously had good saxophonists! the sax. solo was AMAZING! but most of the time, i couldn't really hear him cause the band was a bit too loud!

Overture Jubiloso
well...it wasn't their best ! it was kinda messy, here and there! then towards the ending, there was one part the percussion made false entry! then i think at the end of the song the cymbals clashed! not really well done

percussion ensemble
it was really nice, i loved the clapping performance, but the others lyk mission impossible, wasnt really well done, missed a few notes here and there.

fumbler's lament
it was....the highlight of the show! where some of the alumni sang about how they 'fumbled' and the band's fumble in its history
- outdoor band competition. band was late for parade. 3 ppl fainted on the parade. 1 bass trombonist fainted of heat exhaution, causing the whole band to break formation
-once, the quarter went home with all the band room keys are the members are locked out.
really funny!! with slideshow!

kingdom's heart overture
a band about wcb's size, probably graduating members. came up to play... i was SHOCKED...as how bad it was. i mean...it was very very monotonous, with no sound quality! which proves that the band rely on numbers to get tone and sound and volume!

alumni band:
pirates of the carribean
well, it was a big diff. in ...EVERYTHING. the band was really of recording standard! they started of with the opening theme of potc 3, the pirate's song. then came in to potc 1 medley. i was truely amazed at their rich tone and clarity! and of course.... the impact.....

spaceship yamato
woa~....it was THE best one i've heard! ...really great!!! it band brought out the expressiveness and the melodies really nicely!

do en kai express
a song where hokkien tunes are in! a solo sax. which was....WOW! ... he was was very gd!

theme from 'rocky'
quite nicely done!

main+alumni:
hallelujah
woa~... it was kinda amazing with that familiar tune!

holy god, we praise thy name
there was a choir that sang aong with the band! the choir was...small, but LOUD! and amazing !

you'll never walk alone
a soloist SINGER came up and sang! wow! ...

the count of monte cristo
the band really brought out the true meaning of the piece. sadness and myteriousness!

auld lang syne
this was AMAZING! there were bagpipers, and they played very well! ...i've never in my life, heard a bagpipe b4 and...it was amazing!!!!!!!

the concert ended at 10++ and shawn and i went to the bus stop and i met my primary school friend there too! he looked so different! although his voice changed alot, his way of talking didnt!

i am so going for the next concert!! xD

aural!

2007-06-09T22:30:00.000+08:00

ahh....aural classes starts...!

if i fail grade 8...it WILL be because of aural!

yesterday...was the 1st class!

lets see, the teacher taught us about SINGING. and candances

ok...if i fail aural...it will definetely be because of SINGING...

they play a melody on the piano...and there is a bass and melody...ur expected to sing the bass, which ...you cant REALLY hear... then u r expected to memorise 4 bars. which the 4 bars will be played 2 times. which obviously i cant really remember! 3 bars at most, unless the tune is kinda catchy. if not..............

ay~...i also cant sing...they TEACH the same as sukit,... word to word. 'sing from the diaphragm' , 'open your mouth' 'sing LAH and not LEI' ... woa~...

my voice range kinda limited, so, if suay suay...get high melody....DIE....

i beginning to fear this exam.........................

.^.^

2007-06-06T19:22:00.000+08:00

back to blogging!

combined camp with montfort
it was kinda fun, yet boring! haiZ, if we can get better kinda pieces!!

anime!
who has nana anime VCDs pls do lend me! from episode 37<
i watched dnangel again! the ending never fails to make me cry, yet again >.<

and and....BAD news....

i'm actually selected for the concert!!! solo! haiZ...looks lyk have to wear that uncomfortable suit AGAIN.

~.~

music!

2007-05-26T21:38:00.000+08:00

found SAFARIs + tuning played during syfs
now...the review...hahaZ

amkss - i was shocked at their organ-like intonation when they played their tuning note. even more surprised at the speed for a sec sch band playing safari. and it was kinda great! except for a small screw up during the alto sax solo in the beginning and a slow down in the middle section.

SASMB - ok...this shocked me more then amkss, the tuning note was organ-like too! except that i think a clarinetist made an early entry. then came safari. i dunno whats wrong with it. it was lacking that 'X' factor. maybe the band was pretty unbalanced.

SAJC - nice organ-like intoation! i really like the power of that band. a few minor mistakes here and there. but overall, it was pretty gd!

tampines JC - not really organ-like. kinda out. i loved the way they played safari, although not the best, i like the way it was played. the percussion did a nice cres. at the first 3 bars. i think among ALL the bands, they did the best trumpet gliss. a nice one from lowlowC to highhighC. it really did sound lyk an elephant! overall, they did very well on the interpretation of music, but not so in techniques. the feel of the piece seemed more of a roller coaster than a safari. maybe the piece was abit overplayed

st. margs - (with heart and voice) loved their interpretation of the piece! there really is alot of 'heart' in it! their tempo was abit unstable and the band was abit unbalanced...i would say that the percussion was overpowering the whole band.

back!

2007-05-23T22:55:00.000+08:00

back !!!

lets see how long was it since my last post...hmm =X

band resumed! but its lyk...now the band's tone totally ... umm... does not sound that gd.
i lyk cant control the way im playing the tbone now. so off. and my lips get tired too easily.
the stamina i had b4 SYF is gone. looks lyk need a few weeks to regain bac that?

im applying for MEP! gd or bad thing, im not sure. but i'll sure lose out to those who applied after PSLE. they get to take 'higher music' which can be studied in place of a humanities subject

appointed (actually forced?) to be sec 2 in charge for prefects...responsibilities AGAIN. nonono.

going to audition a solo and duet piece tml. for my music school's concert. ok. i did not want to go for the auditions, but my teacher just say go try try. then could not say no lorr. the duet was thrown to me! but hahaZ, overall both pieces are kinda nice xD.

the.END!

4 days without TBone x((

2007-04-24T20:29:00.000+08:00

its been 4 days since i last touched my trombone!...and im alreadly missing playing with it and seeing seventh night of july and night safari =X ...i wanna try new scores!! hahaZ

hmm...

tml home econs practical exam!! im so nervous, cannot think !! hahaZ, im cooking this recipe called chunky apple bake. its SUPPOSE to be nutritious, full of fibre and calcium?? i think

lets see, this stupid recipe required weird ingredients!! for example

DEMERARA sugar
MUSCOVADO sugar
COTTAGE cheese
COOKING apples

other ingredients include
skimmed milk
wholemeal bread

God bless the teachers, cause if i make a mistake, and they eat it

then diarrhea...... =X

3 days without my trombone

2007-04-23T19:56:00.000+08:00

hmm...lets see
what i've heard

no band till 22nd may
x'(( life is lyk so empty without band! im going to miss my trombone !!! x((
i miss the music making with the whole band, the way we create music, every single one of us.

hong kong trip
hmm...thats wat i heard, band going hk this december! so looking forward to it!!!

as for balloon hats, i really hope that our band still can participate in it!

then i heard there will be a band camp in june

no festspiel this year?!?!?! wat is whitleyconcertband without festspiel??!?!! haiZ...

lets see, speech day... got $100!! that onli can be spent in popular bookshop...!! =/

new blogskin 2!!...there was a pic, but i found it unsuitable! hahaZ, simplicity rocks! the nice musical notes background! love it!!!! <33 but not purple

exams coming!! must jiayouS everyone!!

2007-04-18T22:11:00.000+08:00

i would lyk to offer sincere apologies to liang ping, for blaming her for the cause of silver.

we all had our fair shares of mistakes in SYF and im here confessing them all out

night safari:
1. weak tone for rhythm
2. crack tone at figure 10
3. crack tone at 14
4.horrible 'elephant' quality at figure 24
5. wrong pitch ending note for trombone 1/tuba soli

seventh night:
1. EXTREMLY bad tone for bar 2 of seventh night esp. high G when ending tone sounded lyk fluttering
2. crack tone at bar 8-9
3. crack tone at 13
4. crack tone at 21
5. bad balance and blend with trumpet 1 at bar 23-25
6. bad balance with trombones at bar 53
7. bad tone and cracking sound for bar 114-126
8. bad tone quality,balance,blend and expression for 135
9. blasting at 141
10. bad marcato at bar 144
11. bad balance and dynamics for 205
12. cracked high G at 215
13. cracked or missed high G from 219-225
14. didnt cresendo with band at last 2 bars

as you can see, i did more mistakes with a piece i've been playing for almost a year. than with a piece i started playing onli this january.

WHITLEYCONCERTBANDsyf`o7: SILVER.

MS band exchange

2007-04-07T22:06:00.000+08:00

today was horrible, okok....

first toa payoh was quite gd in their sunrise
st. joseph was pro in their overture
maris stella was a breathtaker with their 'with heart and voice'
st. gabriel played hanover festival well
bedok north's night safari was AWESOME
marsiling stole the show with their seventh night!

i honestly thought that our safari could be a lot a lot better!

sports DAY

2007-04-05T21:42:00.000+08:00

its 12 more days to WCB's turn to the stage. and just heard that the indian dance got GOLD WITH HONOURS!!!...congratulations to ALL OF THEM! now im anxious to find out about the drama club's performance in SYF...hmm...hmm..! today sports day was a mix of fun and work...yes yes...prefect duty at the gate, it was lyk a drama centre!!....hahaZ, wont elaborate much. =X a gang fight almost took place =/ ...then lionel was injured by rough play in the race... haiZ. anywayZ, met up with shawn/shaun...hmm...hmm...then went drink bubble tea 2gether with justin and jeremy...hahaZ =X. then coioncidentely, i also met up with my primary sch friend now in SJI!...hahaZ xDDDD

i am dying to play nigt safari...the tune stuck in my head.

Today's tune's stuck in my head: Goddess of Fire, Night Safari

invisible

2007-04-03T22:13:00.000+08:00

i just felt i;ve lost 2 friends, treat me as an invisible fiqure bahhZ

i feel that jantu's philosophy of life is correct, nothing in life is permarnent,

From today onwards i vow that im never ever going to teach juniors, cause they never appreciate things i do. they now treat me like an invisible fiqure. yes. im invisible to you right now. so dun bother asking an invisible someone. cause it does not exist AT ALL.

15 more dayZ

2007-04-02T20:10:00.000+08:00

syf is just 15 days away from our turn...

dun feel lyk blogging...=/

hahaZ, today the claymation sian larrZ...

jiayou for SYF everyoneZ!!

and gd lk to the drama club for their SYF this weds~~!!!!

i need to forget.

a new piece & anime

2007-03-11T15:23:00.000+08:00

nothing to do nowS, so blogging =X

lets see, i found a new piece, called believe, i think its one of the pieces we're gonna play for festspiel, if its the same version ? its very super NICE xDD, i loved the trumpet solo, caused it has lyk a very kinda meaningful sound, sad&hopeful. it makes me feel lyk crying..=") ...the whole song is lyk a conversation. yupp, its a great piece, which i hope that will have the same effect when we do play it for festspiel xDD

anime NANA, now at episode 18 i think =X ...well although the story gets more complicated, its has the same goal, NANA(hachi) to find true love amongst the false hope in many guys, she broke up with shouji becaused shouji cheated on her. and NANA, the vocalist for a rock band, found herself to be watching trapnest, the band her ex was playing in. they broke up in tears when her ex, ren, left her rock band to join trapnest, but the question is, will they ever get together again??

thats all ><

PPR

2007-03-10T20:54:00.000+08:00

honestly. im dissapointed with my PPR, cause lyk...my aim is SAJC!!!...then with that kinda marks, i gotta work harder!!!!! x(( ...heres the results
English - B4
Maths - A1
Science - A1
Chinese - B4
Geography - A1
Literature - A1
Home Economics - A1
Visual Arts - C6

i was quite dissapointed with my english...cause lyk?!?!....its now the same standard as my chinese?!?!...or should it be my chinese now same standard as my english??!?... my not putting too much hopes in my chinese, cause in the long run, its gonna pull me down, so now i must work work extra hard on english!!!... for geog and home EC...i missed the highest marks by just 1 mark!!!

SYF approaching, must work harder!!....from wat i see now, brasses going to die, and woodwinds are quite okokok. brasses lyk...OMG?!?!...i see lyk the same situation as my pri. sch band b4 syf... must somehow, get it all perfected!!...i envy other school bands, lyk AMKSS,RI,SPS.... .... lyk...they play so well?!?!...and just so well...their band is united!!! ....my school band lyk?....ok..play not so gd nvm...but unity is near 0. if ive known earlier...i would have rather went into another school...i just wish for the best for SYF...

band, although not a perfect sound, must always be united. but now, its just small sparks that causes the big fire.

and lyk...they play so gd that...they try out A LOT of SYF pieces, b4 choosing the one they'll be using for SYF!!!!!!

and also, lousy the bands...VERY UNITED DE!!...

haiZ haiZ haiZ

now i feel that my life is just?

wrong school,wrong class,wrong band.
everywhere problems...really

2007-03-10T20:33:00.000+08:00

i promise myself that everyday will be like before xDD

2007-03-09T18:31:00.000+08:00

i want to live everyday like before, can i?

UPDATE UPDATE~~!!! xDD

2007-03-07T22:10:00.000+08:00

yeahh!!...UPDATE FINALLY =p.

let see....
1)2e2 T-shirt?!?!
2)i GOT A B FOR CHINESE! xDD
3)AMKSS & alumni band performance
4)let me think...=p

hmm....lets see....i dunno what to type liao~ =X

SYF is a month away!...work hard work hard to all BANDS xDD

should i join??

2007-02-20T20:19:00.000+08:00

hmm....after today i discovered that there is a band at potong pasir CC, called symphonic winds, i feel lyk joining!..but dunno hould join or not, give advice??...hahaZ, or join with me also bahhZ xDD...then better =p.

SHOULD I JOIN THE SYMPHONIC WINDS??

SMS syf`06

2007-02-20T16:35:00.001+08:00

look wat ive just found xDD

memorieS

2007-02-18T22:25:00.000+08:00

i think back of SMS/SJIJ, i will always rmb the band... nownow, if u dun want to hear my long story, plspls go somewhere else xDD..

i cried over it. and i will never forget it. syf 2006, a bronze, pre judging, a COP. you know its lyk seeing something going to sink, and yet you couldnt help but watch. i tried my best, when we were teaching them the syf piece, and left them to learn themselves for awhile, and we went into the band room for meeting, we would always go out and see them, fooling around. not bothering about the piece, you know, just hearing them screw up the whole piece was....GOSH. it was like, a long long way...maintain silver????....i was hoping better for the juniors, GOLD. but all they got was a BRONZE. i just didnt lyk it, you know?...efforts down the drain. when i didnt accomplish what i wanted to teach, i would cry in the silent, cause i expected better, my expectations ARE high, thats what they would say. is learning 2 simple pieces, for one whole year or even more, that hard? haiZ.

anywayZ, CNY!!...lots lots of hong baoS xDD heheZ.

theEND. =X

whatS happening

2007-02-12T22:13:00.000+08:00

hmm....no time to blog =p...so now blogging! xDD. heres the 'diary of events'

Saints Hallelujah VII
wow, it was an amazing concert! xDD....the alumni band was....an eye-opener. they played everything so perfectly! i loved procession to peace,global variations,the galaxy express 999, VARIATIONS IN BLUE <33>

procession to peace - its a piece ive downloaded and heard 4...yupp yupp...but its more amazing to hear it LIVE! i honestly think that the band performed better than the recording xDD

global variations - its a AMAZING piece, a piece much similar to sunrise from sunrise and safari. its comtemporary, it has SINGING, but but but, it requires a synthesizer (keyboard). WOW...it was great! what i enjoyed most is the different styles of music xDD

the galaxy express 999 - it was a enjoyable lively piece, it was a music from an anime, and anime music have quite similar characteristics, yupp yupp, i LOVED it xDD

VARIATIONS IN BLUE! - yesyes!!...<33>

fate of the gods - its a SYF piece! hong kah and hougang played it for syf`05 ...its a great piece! i liked the mysteriousness and eerieness in the beginning, the 2nd section was a very driving section, full of excitement and energy! then it went back to the mysteriousness, then i LOVED the fanfare played by the trumpet and horn! AMAZING!!!!!!!! it is a GREAT PIECE!!! hope i can try this piece out!

and the surprise entrace of SASMB, which i was shocked...really shocked...on stage was...the GOLDWITHHOUHOURS band! but that soon faded when they played their syf for this year, merry widow...it was like...okok...thats THAT really...a goldwithhounours band? i really must say they dropped in standard, can hear a lot of mistakes here and there. i wonder if they can remain goldwithhounours and TOP 3 bands in singapore. their merry didnt sound nice, but the other piece they played was quite good! soo...its a, mystery??

SCH reharsal

well well...i really did enjoy the experience there again! ...I SAW SJIMB!!....saw wenquan...glen...danial...lyk...WOW...i noe of a few others in SJImb but srryZ, didnt see u guys =p...heheZ. their instruments...are again...WOW~! ...gd quality instruments lehh!!! heheZ.

reharsal?...wellwell...not enough time i guess...the percussionist barely got the instruments up on stage and...there...we have to leave....hmm... our band seemed very BIG with the juniors!...really!!

blog another time =p

singapore conference hall

2007-02-05T22:16:00.000+08:00

ahh....heres the UPDATE xDD

hmm...singapore conference hall..the memories. first time there was for syf pre-judging 2004. for brass bands. yes yes...smokey mountain rhapsody and march 'together'. i rmb sitting near the fountain on that day, then came mr sukit, wearing a suit. now now lets compare...mr sukit 2004 was a 'great' figure, he had so 'many' band to teach then he treated our band lyk shit. i still rmb what he said b4 syf, 'ur not the only band im teaching, im also teach other bands, i dun teach ur band wont get less pay'. cause our band was lyk 'dying'. managed to get the minimal of 30 members. then i rmb him directing our band outside into the carpark for warm-ups, where we did scales and mouthpiece. i can see he wasn't really bothered with our band, cause he had 'better' bands to teach. i rmb standing outside the stage, waiting for our band's turn, when we were up there, we screwed the hell up, tuba make a damn loud sound b4 the song even started...man, we were all lyk..GOD. tats a bad start. the song was march 'together'. then came smokey mountain....i still rmb doing emergency flushing on the stage...heheZ, the whole stage was...filled with saliva?!? so didn't really bother =p. but that cause marks on 'appearance' of band. but wth...sound quality matters more rite???? then after the performance...we were all asking mr sukit..did we do well????..he just smiled at us...then came the results...a bronze...lyk...the judges tried to said we were gd...yarr yarr...'GOOD'....but this..but that... need to improve on this and that...i tell u...mr sukit's face cant be any blacker when he sees our band... thats all about SCH...hahaZ...

also rmb my music school's annual concert there 2...wahh...backstage so cramped....lolZ, and its not as gd as VCH the backstage no drink machine or cushion seats...hahaZ. the hall was super clean with a super clean environment.....but it was kinda small.VCH is bigger...but not that kinda
'clean environment' larrZ. hahaZ. blog another time

juniorS xDD

2007-01-20T23:13:00.000+08:00

+!~a NEW.STHL~!+

I AM BAPTISED ON 20th JANUARY! I DECLARE TO THE WHOLE WORLD IM A CHIRSTIAN xDD

finally....i meet JUNIORS. 3rd time liao~....the very first time is in sms when of course....not much experience in tbone yet...although i do feel guilty abt that batch...i teach the my bad habits of playing the tbone, so...its now their habit...so...guilty larrZ...hope they learn to change! well...i was closest to that batch... matthew,jonathan,benjamin,sharul, and yes...this playful guy that seemed to come from drama club...which i UNFORTUNATELY forgot his name. srry srry srry!!!! ...2nd batch....i think i wasnt really close to them....as they were..well....did not want to noe me... i cant really rmb them...but i did teach them a few things...

THIS YEAR. juniors
guyS: leon, mark, zhiyao,mosheng,george,nathan,andy (for the others i forgot...SRRY!) and of course....tell me who u are =p
girlS: okay okay...i think i onli no one girl called tricia and of course...cassandra(tbone xDD)

tbone juniorS: cassandra N leon. yesyes...ill treasure them LOTS! xDD

anywayZ. want to get to noe more of ur xDD...so at least i noe...ur!!!!

anyway anywayZ, hope ur enjoy ur stay in band! xDD

to my SMS band juniors....yesyes...mustt up one day xDD....then idea com liao....glen say form sms/sjij alumni band....hahaZ. hope that will happen xDD

new skin!

2007-01-07T20:44:00.000+08:00

ive changed to a new skin!....this skin is created by my junior, matt xDD!! support him!!!! =p

new year!...new class!...new...teachers?!?! & class comm

lazy to blog lolZ

orientation camp...band got 56 new recruits!! xDD

but of course..not all will stay on...keep at least 20 larrZ!

i found out that alot alot of other secondary schools playing sunrise for syf set piece lehhZ...hmm...

blog another time!

2006-12-25T00:30:00.001+08:00

story behind some SYF pieces

2006-12-24T13:55:00.000+08:00

nothing to do...so posting this!

do you noe the STORY behind some SYF pieces???

THE SEVENTH NIGHT OF JULY - Grade 5
- Itaru Sakai(Flautist) ; composed during his high school years
In Japan, July the seventh is known as "Tanabata", and a legend exists that a young man and woman, separated by the Milky Way, are only allowed to meet on this night. Festivals are held throughout Japan, to celebrate their re-union. In this piece, the composer has tried through music, to express the romantic legend linked to the summer night sky. The alto saxophone and euphonium solos in the middle of the piece, are intended to depict the man and woman in the legend.

If you've listened to the piece b4, and seen the score, ull get what it means

As the story may suggests, it is indeed a very dramatic piece talking about the story of this couple. The piece starts off with "Lento Maestoso" and jumps to "Allegro Vivace" whereby the band is challenged by the unison syncopation. The melody (Theme A) starts to build up with counter-melody mainly from the F. Horns and the Saxophones. Different ensemble groups are featured section by section (e.g., Clarinet Ensemble to Trombone Ensemble) throughout this passage. It then builds up to meet the middle portion of the piece, "Andante con espressione" (Theme B) where you can hear the conversation between the 1st Alto Sax Solo and the Euphonium Solo. The tuba solo can be heard as well supporting the melody lines. The melody line is then echoed by the rest of the band. A gorgeous trumpet solo, continued by the flute solo is heard right after the melody. The melody builds up to climax (tension) giving the band a really big chance to show off their rich sound! The climax subsides as it approaches another climax at "Tempo Primo", where the build-up from the timpani can be heard. At this point in time, the layering effect of the band is essential so as to bring the whole section out. The "ensemble-passing" technique is used again with muted trumpets and muted euphoniums. The trails of Theme A is felt as it is accompanied by a very familiar counter-melody to some (If you've heard of Alvamar Overture by James Barnes!). The passage subsides and you can hear the effect of the winds and shooting stars, by the piccolos and the flutes.A Quasi-fanfare can be heard from the solo trombone as well as the solo trumpet leading to the closing themes. The syncopation-theme is again felt. At this bridge to the closing theme, the woodwinds are challenged by the "running" semi-quavers to triplets depicting a very dreamy (perhaps windy) effect. The piece concludes with the simultaneously-played Themes A and B as the intensity builds up leading to a dramatic end!

[taken from bandzone, interpreted by benjamin yeo]

THE MERRY WIDOW - Grade 4
- Franz Lehar /arr. by Eiji Suzuki
The Merry Widow is set in Paris in 1900

Beginning: The Pontevedrian Embassy

In the Pontevedrian embassy, a ball is being held in honor of the King’s birthday. Baron Zeta, the Ambassador, ponders the problem of how to save his country from impending bankruptcy. Meanwhile, right under his nose, the Parisian Camille de Rosillon is wooing Zeta’s wife Valencienne. Camille has just written on her fan what she will not allow him to say: "I love you." They are interrupted by Zeta, and Valencienne drops the fan. Zeta is anxiously awaiting the arrival of Anna Glavari, the widow of a Pontevedrian banker who has left her 20 million. This news makes the Frenchmen Cascada and St. Brioche eager to meet her, which in turn makes Zeta and his councillors, Bogdanowitsch and Kromov, very worried: If the Widow marries a Frenchman, her millions will be lost to the Fatherland. Zeta is determined that Anna shall marry a Pontevedrian, and has selected Count Danilo as the ideal bridegroom, but Danilo has not yet appeared at the ball. He orders his assistant, Njegus, to locate Danilo, and goes off to be ready to greet the Widow. Meanwhile, Camille continues his pursuit of Valencienne. She loves him, but considers her marriage to be sacred. Camille is disappointed but persistent. They leave as Zeta arrives with Njegus, who has finally found Danilo – carousing at Maxim’s. Danilo has promised to come to the ball after one more bottle.Anna sweeps into the ballroom and is surrounded by a group of hopeful French suitors. She reflects that she might be loved for her millions rather than for herself. Valencienne introduces Camille to her, whispering to Camille that he must end their affair and marry the Widow. Anna, meanwhile, invites everyone to Pontevedrian party at her house later on, and declares that she is ready to dance. Zeta pushes through the crowd of suitors, claims the first dance for himself, and escorts her into the ballroom.Danilo arrives. He is full of champagne, so he decides to have a nap, which is briefly interrupted by the entrance of Valencienne and Camille. She is in a panic because she has lost the incriminating fan. Camille promises to try to find it. Anna appears and is surprised to see Danilo, to whom she was once engaged. Danilo had wanted to marry Anna, who was a farmer’s daughter, but his uncle would have disinherited him. She bitterly tells him that her millions would now make up for her plebeian blood. Stung, Danilo tells her that she will never again hear him say, "I love you." She throws down her glove as a challenge and leaves. Zeta comes upon Danilo and urges him to marry Anna, but he refuses. He does, however, promise to keep off all foreign suitors. A "ladies’ choice" dance is announced, and Anna chooses Danilo. He refuses to dance, instead offering to "sell" the dance for 10,000 francs, thus discouraging the Frenchmen. Camille is about to offer the money, but the jealous Valencienne stops him. Meanwhile, Njegus finds the lost fan and hands it to Zeta. Danilo and Anna are left alone, and to the strains of the waltz, she is caught up in his arms.

Slow Section: Mme. Glavari's Mansion

At Anna’s party later that evening, she leads the guests in a Pontevedrian song about the forest nymph Vilia. She tells Zeta that she has arranged a surprise for Danilo: she has re-created Maxim’s in her ballroom. Zeta is thrilled at her apparent interest in Danilo. When Danilo arrives, Zeta warns him that Camille is in love with the widow, for Valencienne has told him so. When he tries to prove it by showing Danilo the fan with Camille’s handwriting on it, Danilo points out that it is not Anna’s fan. Zeta is now anxious to discover who the lady in question may be, and wants Valencienne, who he believes has some influence over Camille, to persuade Camille to give up the Widow for the other lady. The jealous Cascada and St. Brioche now challenge Danilo to a duel. But he and Njegus convince them to withdraw the challenge (and flee to Albania) by claiming that their respective affairs with Bogdanowitsch’s and Kromov’s wives have been discovered. The men all sing of the frustrations of loving women. Anna enters and notices that Danilo is holding a fan. She reads the inscription on it, but he denies that he wrote it and insists that he does not love her. She tells him that she is inclined to marry again; he becomes angry but declares that he will dance at her wedding. They waltz off.Camille finds Valencienne’s fan. She writes on it, "I am a virtuous wife." He begs her to go with him into the gazebo so they can make love. She finally agrees. Zeta arrives just in time to see Camille and a lady disappear into the gazebo. Determined to find out who the lady is, he looks through the keyhole and is shocked to see that it is his wife. Before he can denounce her, she escapes through another door, and Anna, in order to protect her, takes her place. Zeta and Danilo are amazed when Anna and Camille come out of the gazebo together and announce their engagement. Danilo, furious, runs off to find comfort with the grisettes at Maxim’s. Anna triumphantly realizes that he loves her.

Last section: Mme. Glavari's Ballroom

Anna has transformed her ballroom into Maxim’s, complete with grisettes. Njegus urges Zeta not to worry, because Danilo is bound to come when he finds the real Maxim’s empty. He does come, and the girls, led by Valencienne, do the can-can. Danilo is not in the mood for grisettes, however. He urges Anna not to marry Camille, for the sake of the Fatherland. He is delighted when she explains what really happened in the gazebo. He finally admits that he loves her. Danilo then tells Zeta that Anna will not marry Camille. Zeta is thrilled, and urges her to choose a Pontevedrian. But everyone gasps when she reveals that if she marries, she will forfeit her entire fortune. Danilo, now free from any suspicion that he is mercenary, ardently asks her to marry him. Zeta is enraged that Danilo will marry her only now that she is poor. But she explains that under the will, she forfeits the money on remarrying only because it will become her husband’s property. Zeta is relieved, but now realizes that it must have been Valencienne in the gazebo with Camille. They are reconciled when she shows him what she wrote on the other side of the fan, and everyone celebrates.

PERSIS OVERTURE - Grade 4
- James L. Hosay
"Persis" (Greek word for Persia) is a Fantasy-Overture, which tells the story of a modern day American man who travels back through time to the ancient Persian city of Persepolis. He begins a wild and wonderful adventure as he is suddenly surrounded by magnificent architecture, grand marble statues, and beautiful works of art in one of the earliest known cultured civilizations. Then, he turns and sees a beautiful Persian woman in a flower-laden courtyard. She is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen in his life, and he is completely captivated by her. He carefully approaches her, and miraculously, she recognizes him as someone she had known before in another place and time. They embrace and share a brief, blissful moment together. But his presence in the Royal courtyard is forbidden and he finds himself being chased by armed warriors. As he runs franticly through the corridors of the city, he reflects sadly on the romance that might have been.

A grand opening marked "Molto espressivo" is heard. Grace notes are extensively used to enhance the feel of this work. It moves on to "Allegro con brio" whereby mixed meters of 3/4 and 4/4 are used. Coordination in this section may be quite challenging due to the alternate switch and the heavy running passages from clarinets, oboes and flutes, as well as the xylophone. Precision and articulation are extremely important here, and throughout the performance of the piece. Performers may face difficulties in executing the semiquaver-triplets but should be able to overcome with much more practices and rehearsals.The famous and gorgeous oboe solo, cross-cued for flute, is heard in the "Andante cantabile" section. Definitely, expression is of utmost importance. The solo is accompanied by moving quavers from the 1st clarinets. A horn solo is heard accompanying the oboe in the middle of the passage. Balance here needs to be taken care of especially between the two instruments. The challenge here would be achieving the same emotional effect from two different instruments - the oboe and the horn. Linear flow between the two should be smooth, hand-in-hand.The reiteration of this melodic line is heard from the band, as it approaches to yet another "Allegro con brio" section. This is perhaps where the chase and reflection is about to start. The horns and alto sax first set the melody, layered by the trumpets, and then the flutes, oboes and clarinets, followed by the rest of the band. To allow the layering technique to be effective, it is perhaps better for the "layered" passage to play softer than the "layering" passage. Balance, again is important here.As the piece approaches the end, the fast and slow theme are combined together to form the "reflection" part. The slow theme (oboe-theme) represents the romantic moment, while the fast theme (allegro con brio) depicts the chase. The description of "As he runs franticly through the corridors of the city, he reflects sadly on the romance that might have been", is effectively illustrated in this ending section.
[you might wanna listen to the piece to get what it means]

Pacific Dreams - Grade 3/4
- Jacob de Haan
Pacific Dreams describes the experience of Miguel, a traveling composer from Spain who, feeling somewhat alienated from his homeland, is wandering through an area of Sydney known as The Rocks. At a small outdoor market in a typical street of this old colonial neighbourhood, he discovers a print of William DeShazo's painting "Pacific Dreams".Portrayed in the painting is the surf of one of the exotic islands in the Pacific. Next, with the impressive Sydney Harbour Bridge looming over the narrow streets of The Rocks, he envisions sultry Pacific beaches. Suddenly a theme he once composed about the lakes in Japan comes to him. Is it the Asian influences present in cosmopolitan Sydney that bring this theme to mind? Or perhaps the waters around Sydney, over which he could sail to Tahiti? He is uncertain. Could this same theme be used to create a new composition about his feelings for the metropolis Sydney? How then to work his Pacific Dreams into the mix? Miguel is certainly no fan of Hawaiian music. Mayby he could use the vocabularies of islands like Hawaii and Tahiti, their beautiful vowel combinations being sung ad libitum by a mixed choir.With these ideas and his newly purchased print of "Pacific Dreams", he boards the Metro at Circular Quay. He has a final glimpse of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House as the train races into the ground. On to the hotel! To work! He must compose!

1. Maestoso : Miguel is impressed as he gazes upon the Sydney Harbour Bridge. And yet, he wants to go away from this city. Away, to an exotic island in the Pacific.

2. Steady Rock : In the Rocks, musicians are playing at a square. Miguel basks in the atmosphere but at the same time he is fantasizing about Hawaii and Tahiti.

3. Andante Lamentoso : In his hotel room, Miguel is feeling sad and lonely in this big city. He takes comfort in his "Pacific Dreams".

4. Allegro : Miguel boards the boat that takes him from Darling Harbour to Circular Quay. In his mind he is traveling on to Hawaii. Or is it home, where the bolero is playing? He is pulled back to reality by the skyline of Sydney.
( Adapted from www.jacobdehaan.com )

all of the descriptions above are taken from bandzone

back!

2006-12-24T01:12:00.000+08:00

long time since i last blogged!

1. MAI HIME 2/MY HIME 2/MAI ZHIME/MY ZHIME/MAI OTOME/MY OTOME
(whichever u lyk to call)
just finished watching it...YOU HAVE TO WATCH MAI-HIME to understand the story plot, cause obviously the producer ASSUMED all viewers have watched mai hime b4. this series is lyk a patched version of maihime. the story plot is VERY VERY VERY similar to maihime. ask me more if u lyk to noe abt it xDD

2. sec 1 registration
i did 1e3 with jolyn, i marked attendance and ask them questions lyk....DO YOU NEED FINACIAL ASSITANCE?

some parents are extremly rude. make our blood boil.

i also had to ask what cca were they from...one girl said....SKIPPING. i was lyk...skipping?!?!?...
wow... theres calligraphy...chinese orchestra...table tennis...recreational sports...chess...choir...nano...robotics...AVA...and many others.. wahh....from the weird to the extraordinary!

ZZZ....nite!

KL trip

2006-12-15T23:19:00.000+08:00

came bac from kl yesterday...mixed feelings abt the trip...

day 1
long bus trip...first stoped at yong peng for lunch....tried chicken rice, which is lyk...diff???
welcome dinner...where i thought the person making the speech familiar....then i remembered... THE AMKSS BAND DIRECTOR. MR BRENDO....

day 2
reharsal at putrajaya auditorium ...hmm...our band was really small...i dunno how to describe our volume...cause when we are playing...we cant really tell if we are playing loud enough for the ppl in the auditorium to listen to. then had masterclass with SK and mr vanich... another mr sukit.... SK band...was lyk 'PRO' ??? played seventh nite and merry widow... their seventh night sounding 'short'...lyk they added stacattos to every note =/ night time SHOPPING =/ ...watched khris,jeremy,justing,sherene,gx play snooker...sponsered by mr mickey!i tried to play also...hmm...anyhow hit larr...hahaZ xDD

day 3
the 'judging'! ...screwed up seventh night...everything!!! AHH!!! BUT BUT...mr sukit didnt really 'scold' us...y? hmm.... then had local school exchange....whitley and siglap...with this school called TP ...TP played persis....could tell they blasted their way through the piece. but it was amazing...cause they learnt the piece on their own. so...its AMAZING. hahaZ
and the closing cememony...the results...NO RESULTS...cause WE DIDNT EVEN COMPETE!!...
only got this ... 'THANK YOU FOR YOUR FINE PERFORMANCE' ...and a COP.... the judges didnt even bother to comment on how we can improve!!...bloody hell... now i noe y mr sukit wasnt angry...

day 4
pack up. go melecca for shopping...then bac in singapore

ahh...tired liao~...niteZ!

KL TRIP!

2006-12-10T21:43:00.000+08:00

tml going Kl with the band! hahaZ...looking forward 2 it xDD. it will be from monday till thursday! ...sharing room with justin and jeremy. lolZz....lyk...i tink maybe i pack too much?...oth ppl onli need one backpack/hoversack...i need one trolley bag =/

band overnite STAY.
it went 'well' in the day...with band pracs and foot drills, hmm..then at nite...suddenly simon throw us one piece...i think it was called 'when you tell me that you love me'

1. A NEW SCORE!
2. why are we practising a new score?
3. what if we forget how 2 play seventh nite and loch lomond?
4. wth...who cares...hahaZ
5. okok...serious...what if we really forget =/

night time was..............

first the lecture....then suddenly got some weird noise.....a very high pitched sound...
1. OMG WHAT IS THAT!!
2. IS IT COMING FROM THAT ROOM???
3. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
4. LAUGHTER.
5. IRRATATED
6. I HAD ENOUGH...WAT THE HELL IS THAT
7. ITS JUST A STUPID BOX......
8. ok....lyk why are ppl crying???? =(

when fear engulfed us............................

next....girls didnt want to sleep in the 'HAUNTED' classroom 5n2 ...so the boys and girls switched classrooms... then we realised that 5n2 was locked...

1. girls : *screams*
2 girls : GHOST
3 not again....not again....
4 looks lyk the boys will have to sleep in the canteen
5 take shower
6 *screams* AGAIN
7 girls : COCKROACH!!!!!!
8 ....................................................

this can go on forever....... then the girls get to sleep in the staff room...while the boys took the 4t1 classroom... *girls are lyk....more previledged....*

next morning....cleaned instruments....i didn't realised my tbone was SO DIRTY!!! ...but i gave it a nice wash xDD.

BREAK CAMP

blog another time!!

PS. wont be online from tml till thurs!

seventh night of july

2006-12-07T22:45:00.000+08:00

2day i listened to 'seventh night of july' SAJC style, hmm....nothing to say...maybe its their junior band playing bahh....got a few squeaks, maybe the mp3 sound quality not gd...the song lyk quite plain from beg till end...very rushed esp. the slow part ...maybe should go and hear them play LIVE in action ...then see if really get blown away by a GwH band! ...and the other sec sch GwH bands....no song to choose arr...choose SEVENTH NIGHT!...heard over 7 sec schs playing seventh night 4 syf!!....not FAIR...cant the better choose other HARDER songs??...and 'and the multitude with one voice spoke' is also grade 5...but i havent heard of any bands that will be playing this 4 next yr syf....not fair lohh....the song shorter...within the 8min range...seventh night have to cut here...cut there...cut until the song not nice...aiyo...wat 2 do...and 'time to take back the knights' is grade 6 piece also...so far also never heard of any bands that play this 4 syf.

TML and SAT having band overnight camp...wont be online tml!

BLOG another time!

mandeville annual concert

2006-12-04T22:11:00.000+08:00

yesterday was mandeville's annual concert!....hmm...played in the intemediate piano ensemble....'overture from the nutcracker suite'....made a few mistakes =X ...but it was fun watching others perform....esp. groups that consist of performers less than 5 years of age!...the evil teachers...make them do funny funny things on the stage...lyk stomping feet...singing...clapping...dancing... it can go on and on... what i have to applade is one violinist...i think no older than 10...he play damn nice!! there was a flute ensemble 2!...they played the british grenediers...hm...not that 'FANTASTIC' but it was really...all in tune. then came the clarinet-saxaphone ensemble....played lightly row variations...at first thought it was kinda lyk another easy piece...but it was great! the school had a great ARMY of violinists...really...i can say there are more than 100. overall...i enjoyed it xDD.

2day had band prac from 0830-1530. hmm...during sectionals....tried phantom and abba...phantom notes so damn high!....abba rhhythm makes no sense...seventh night is a combination of both! i lyk phantom...i esp. lyk the trombone melody of ' think of me' if ive not mistaken...but the notes were....*kills myself*! colours of the wind...i think should change to another song!!...im not saying the piece is...not interesting or boring...okok...its not interesting and boring!! =p ...i think should change larr!

end of post!

end of baptism classes

2006-12-01T22:43:00.000+08:00

2day is the last day of baptism class! heheZ...a bit tiring larr....9-4/8-4 ...have to travel from potong pasir to queenstown and back. =/

hmm...listened to 2 new pieces, And the Multitude of One Voice Spoke and Time to Take Back the Knights...

And the Multitude of One Voice Spoke - this pieces is meant to depict the scene when Martin Luther King Jr. said he famous speech...'i had a dream...' sure u hear this from somewhre b4 one xD...what i lyk about this piece is its amazing fanfare at the begining!!...awesome!! it was meant to be lyk a fanfare when lyk....Martin Luther King Jr. comes to the place where he was giving the speech...then a BEAUTIFUL oboe solo...i think its meant to be the speech part larr...heheZ...my fav. part of the piece!...the intensity of the piece starts to build up during the 5th min of the piece...i find the way it was built up quite great! esp. the notes!! ...then a particular chord in main theme was way awesome! and yup yup...its an SYF piece...i think its a great piece!...and its 7-8 mins!..SHORT and SWEET piece XD. although i heard the technical requiments of the piece is....sky high? ...when i listened to it...alot of semiquavers, triplets...sextuplets...blah blah blah...can go on and on....its lyk....playing the flute/piccolo part of bar 129-130 of seventh night of july for the whole piece! or alternations between triplets and semiquavers ...something lyk the woodwind part 2 bars b4 'brilliante' and after. although its a grade 5 piece, which is the same as seventh night of july...i think its sounds harder...wont noe unless i get a chance to see the score!

Time to Take Back the Knights - its a mix between some cowboy music and horse race and a sweet theme. it begins with a saxaphone solo which is quite interesting cowboy kinda theme i think =/ ...then after the solo...the whole band comes in and places real real fast...running notes everywhere!...though after that...it was a sweet theme...lyk seventh night andate con expressione part...damn nice xDD...its ends with a powerful chord! its grade 6! and doesn't sound lyk it! =/ ...heheZ

blog another time!

nothing did go rite?

2006-11-30T23:20:00.000+08:00

lolZz...baptism xD...having baptism classes for the last 2 dayZ...tml is the last one =D.

haiZz...i juz feel confused...y let ur inner feelings take over?...or issit what u all truely want to do?...feel confused and sad. must it come to this state. ur all equally important. i dunno whether that ur doing it because u dun lyk that person, or u truely didnt want to join in the first place. i dunno if u have to passion for it. i juz feel its a real loss.

didn't u try b4 too get us to tell u how we feel about it? and said u didnt want us to regret? why are u quiting 2?...y? its something i juz hate to see happening. i dunno y its come to this state. its really a nightmare... i envy them....why cant be be lyk them...be more committed...be more reasonable...cant ur get along...its all falling apart... who do u think really suffers... its SELFISH.
u can all hate me... haiZz...maybe im juz stupid. maybe i juz care for myself...maybe i should juz try 2 put myself in their shoes..how would they feel?...maybe i juz dun really understand....

SMS Band visit.........

2006-11-25T23:37:00.000+08:00

yesterday(friday) went back to SMS band to see the 'situation' there...hehe. hmm, i heard that the band had almost 100 members....no exact fiqures...but heard from the members about 60...hmm... when i counted, there were 30+....i was ondering where the other half went to =/ ...it seems lyk a dream being back in st. micks, seeing the school uniform, the Eb horn.............. and the changing of the direction of the seats. the band room seems much wider. the storeroom was still small, with all the members cramping in to keep the instruments. the horns would occupy the first row, second would be the trumpets and trombones, with the euphonium and tuba at the last row. the percussion instruments would be right at the back. its amazing to see the band in quite large numbers...compared to what i see in SYF 2004 and 2006...where we struggled to get 30 members and recruitments was just a fake hope. the band would sore in numbers after recruitment, but one by one, some lose interest and quit. preparing SYF 2004 was the worst...every band practice, we would only occupy one or two rows. however, we managed to scape through with exactly 30 members. i still remember the shock we had for the pre-judging at singapore conference hall when cason, one of the percussionist didn't show up...29 members, and marks would be deducted. when he finally showed up, we were all distracted from our warm ups with mr sukit and turned back. i still remembered what he said, "is he more important than me?" ...after the performance, he said we did 'well' for smokey mountain rhapsody when we asked him. and the results???...BRONZE. a big dissapointment when we expected a silver. then the big day came for SYF 2004, at victoria concert hall. we managed to clinch a silver, and our macdonalds reward xD. i still remembered the scene before the results, we were damn noisy and our band teacher in charge told us to go back to school and she will just stay for the results and then tell us back in school. but we didn't go bac...we wanted to hear the results.

SYF 2006 was probably the worst time for me in the band, many members quit after getting the medals for syf 2004, and training a new batch for syf 2006 was hectic. its was lyk just starting another band. 95% new members...and mr sukit left after syf 2004. and different instructors came for every practice...until mr hong arrived...now he is the current instrutor, but the scene was worse for syf 2006, we got a COP for the pre-judging, which was a big dissapointment for the band and myself, as i had a rude shock when i heard it. i skipped sectionals in whitley concert band during fridays i think for the alumni band concert with whitleyconcertband just to go back to st. micks and help out. the syf piece was far easier than syf 2004, its was american journey...and in the instructors desperate attempt to 'save' the band, the score was highlighted in diff colours to show the dynamics, eg - green~soft orange~medium red~loud purple~getting louder pink~getting softer...so on and so forth. and band camps just before syf, not overnight ones, but lasted from morning till night. it was really intensive, and hard-work sorta paid off, the band got a bronze. i was happy and sad at the same time, happy that the band didn't get COP...sad that the band declined in standard =( haiZz...

today(saturday) went to church, TB Joshua is coming to the church tml, it was a last minute decision, so everything was......really unprepared, the whole carpark was closed to allow more space for the exprected crowds tml, chairs ha to be arranged...yaryar...it is a big event.
and im going to attend youth batism classes! xD

2006-11-23T22:39:00.000+08:00

FRUITS BASKET REVIEW!

this anime i kinda different from the others ive watched. LOVE doesn not play a large role in this show. it talks about the animals of the zodiac! ...quite funny xD. ahh....i sickof reviewing liao~...hehe....if u want to watch...i can give u the episodes =)

2day at first i thought it will be very DIU LIAN...the band so BIG. GOLD band! the school aso very very nice =) but i got a shock when i saw monfont band....i thought it would be abit bigger than whitley band. but...............hmm....

did the exchange help? hmm...i dunno =x ...see the difference between gold and silver band? ...size...yes...the sec 1/2 band is so big! ...and they learn songs fast. seven nite ...never play tempo primo onwards. i think monfort played one song called 'flight of the falcon'?? hmm...

ahh...tired liao~~...blog another time xD

fruits basket

2006-11-23T00:06:00.000+08:00

THE review of fruits basket WILL BE POSTED TML!
who is reading this BLOG? =/ =/ =/
ahh...2day was tiring, playing 7th night...whole song, and mr sukit and gavin recorded it for dunno what for... ZZZZZZZ(im sleepy xD)
i just cant wait to see the other bands tml, how BIG they are. serious.
ZZZZZZZ.......blog another time...i just cant think!!! heheZz

moving liao~

2006-11-16T22:36:00.000+08:00

tml moving house, so most probably i wont be online. i cant stop listening to japanese graffiti 7.5!!...man, is so darn fast!! now watching fruits basket, im considering to watch naruto and bleach. fruits basket is about animals of the zodiac, hmm,...quite interesting =). i'll review it after i finish watching it. why fruits basket?...came across it randomly...at first i wanted to watch D.N. Angel again, but ahh....its so touching the ending =D.

the short and ~~sweet~~ post xD

D.N. Angel

2006-11-15T23:58:00.000+08:00

ahh....the ending was so touching xDD....

IF YOU PLAN TO WATCH ANY ANIME SERIES, YOU MUST WATCH THIS!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

D.N Angel is a story of a boy named Daisuke Niwa. He has a crush on Risa, but she doesn't like him because she wants to marry someone taller than her. On the night of Daisuke's 14th birthday, he transformed into Dark, the legendary phamtom thief. His mother told him that all male members of the Niwa family are to carry this duty. Risa fell in love with Dark when she saw him and aspired to be a phamtom thief as well. Daisuke changes into a phamtom thief everytime he sees Risa, be it herself or her photo. He wont stop changing unless they have mutual feelings, or he stops liking her. One night when Dark was on his way back from stealing an artpiece, Riku (Risa's twin sister) saw Dark and started screaming, Dark kissed her to make her stop screaming. but Daisuke transformed back and Riku saw his face. Daisuke quickly flew away. Riku kept thinking it was a dream, but from that moment onwards, she developed feelings for Daisuke. Daisuke is heartbroken when he finds out that Risa likes Dark and slowly loses his feelings for her. At school, there was a new transfer student from America called Hio, she fell in love with Daisuke.She chased him everywhere he went. During swimming class, she battled with Riku. And Riku almost revealed her crush on Daisuke. There was also a class nature tour to a nearby island. Daisuke was asked to pass a first aid kit to Risa, he accidently tripped and fell onto her. Riku saw them and ran away crying. Daisuke chased her all the way to the beach. Riku:"You like Risa right? Dont bother about me." Daisuke:"I used to like her, but now it is you, i realised that when i'm around you....................(some long long talk)....Riku" Riku:"can you say that again, my name" Daisuke:"Riku-san" She the love love stuff comes in xDD...they kissed! But , Dark is Daisuke, and Daisuke is Dark. So how will this thing be resolved?...watch THE SHOW...trust me, maybe i make the show stupid by using my words to describe =x ....if you want to watch it, tell me!!...i have all the episodes!!

This is so much better than Mai-HiME, i do have to admit. The ending was so touching and i cried a few times in the show. AHH....damn music....so sad! It combines love,fiction and comedy!...its a MUST watch!!

I've also found Japanese grafitti 7.5 performed by Temasek JC symphonic band, its real awesome! what happens when you combine japanese graffiti 5 and 7...well find out xD

seventh night of july

2006-11-14T16:05:00.001+08:00

i've just searched up about seventh night of july (tanabata)...hmm....take a look

(taken from Contra Coasta Wind Symphony's website http://ccwindsymphony.org/Fall06.htm#Night)

The Seventh Night of July (Tanabata) - Itaru Sakai
In Japan, July the seventh is known as “Tanabata”. There is a legend that a young couple live separated by the Milky Way. Yet on this night, only once a year, they are allowed to meet. Festivals are held throughout Japan to celebrate their reunion. In this work, composer Itaru Sakai musically expresses this romantic legend linked to the mid-summer night sky. In the middle of the piece the voices of the man and the woman are represented by alto saxophone and euphonium solos. (respectively i guess =x)

Itaru Sakai composed seventh night of july when he was in high school!!! he was also a flautist in his high school's band.

Mai-HiME

2006-11-10T13:43:00.000+08:00

finally...i watched finished Mai-HiME =) heres my review! xD

Mai-HiME
Mai and her brother, Takumi were heading to a new place,a new school (Fuuka acadamy) on a ship...and on the way, they found a person floating in the sea, so the crew members rescued the person. but the person is actually a HiME! Mai also met Tate and Shiho on the ship. Tate, like every other guys in the show, is a pervert and cant stop staring at Mai, and Shiho, who was in deeply in love with Tate, often tried to stop Tate. Later in the show, Shiho was discovered to be a HiME, awakened by her anger towards Tate for not loving her.
Highly-advanced
Materalized
Equiment

HiMEs are girls who has special powers, and they have a child (a guardian spirit). If a HiME's child is defeated, the HiME's most dearest one will die. this didn't really bother me until later in the show. And this person, called Mikoto,was a cat-like HiME. and another HiME, Natsuki, tried to kill Mikoto. both had a fight on the ship and caused the ship to split into 2. Mai discovered that she was also a HiME when she was attacked by a monster (called Oufans/Orphans). and it begins her journey towards a HiME's destiny. Mikoto was often hungry and Mai brought her back to Mai's home and cooked Ramen for Mikoto to eat. but Mikoto had to bathe before she ate and like all cats in animes, they hate bathes. in the first halve of the series, it was quite funny and nice. but what really bothered me is that in the second halve of the series, they had to fight with one another. and there had to be one HiME left standing. one by one, the HiME's dearest one died. and Mai and Mikoto was left. friendship turned into a fight between those two. and later, in the fight Mai hugged Mikoto say that she loved her. and the fight ended with the leader of the whole crisis, the vice-president of the student council got defeated.

RATING - this show has its ups and downs, but its more for people who can tolerate undesirable endings. if you are the kind who likes happy endings in love stories, well, although this has a happy ending, its so not for you cause i cried a few times in a few episodes as it was so damn sad and heartbreaking!!...but in the end...cant tell you!...watch the show yourself!!!!!! xD and can tolerate totally idiotic scenes. serious. example: undergarments being hung around like decorations.

Some of the HiMEs
Mai - she has a younger brother, Takumi, who has an illness which causes Mai to work very hard to pay for his medical fees.
DEAREST ONE ~ at first, she thought it was her younger brother,Takumi. But later in the show, it was actually Tate, whom she truely Loves
Mikoto - A cat-like person who gets hungry often, you can call her a blur sotong as she asks alot alot of questions about Mai and the surrondings.
DEAREST ONE ~ either Mai or her long lost brother
Natsuki - an orphan whose mother was killed by humans. she vowed never to trust another human until the president of the student council,Fujino. comforted her and protected her
DEAREST ONE ~ believed to be no-one as she detests humans
Fujino - she is the president of the student council and has a hopeless crush on Natsuki. she vows to protect her at all costs
DEAREST ONE ~ Natsuki
Shiho - she is a young girl who has a hopeless crush on Tate, whom she calls Onii-Chan(brother) when they arent really siblings. she was awaken when she found out that Tate actually loves Mai.
DEAREST ONE ~ Tate
Akana - she is a shy girl who was supported by Mai on her relationship with a guy, Kazuya. but her child was defeated by Miyu, an android. and Kazuya died and because of that, Akana became a vegetable.
DEAREST ONE ~ Kazuya
Akira - roommate of Mai's brother, Takumi. She disguist as a ninga boy to hide her identity of a HiME. at first, she avioded Takumi but later, devoloped feelings for him and sketched in her sketchbook pictures of him. Takumi then discovered that she was a girl and the sketchbook. everytime takumi landed in hospital, Akira would be there beside him and she liked to trick Mai to make takumi stay in the hosipal longer so that she could be with takumi longer.
DEAREST ONE ~ Takumi
Midori - A history teacher who organised the HiME rangers to trick the other HiMEs to fight Oufans so that she will not be disturbed by the Oufans when she was doing her research and Thersis.
DEAREST ONE ~ Her professer whom she has a deep crush on but the professor doesn't seem to notice her at all
Sister/Yukariko - she is a nun at a local church who was a shy person and uses her faith to council studnets to admit their wrongdoings. Like the time when Tate was accused to stealing undergaments and was sent to the church for ''rehabilitation''.

well....im just too bored xDD