Opening of a new chapter!

A new semester has arrived..! yeepy! Year 2 in Ngee Ann Poly already!

after a long yet fruitful holiday the new semester has started with a huge satisfaction. Weeks of planning for today's orientation for the new year 1s has finally paid off. Seeing those freshies enjoying themselves while playing the games organised.

Looking forward to be with my classmates again, doing all those stuffs that we usually do. Didn't get to hang around much with them, only during lunch break. But its back to normal routine tommorrow onwards.

Band Camp & Fever

4 Days of band Camp and i was gone on the first day.

Day 1: Arrived at band room almost an hour late, feeling a little unwell, in fact started to cough the night before when i went to see harry potter. Picked up the horn and started playing. My condition got worse when during lunch, the sight of the packed lunch made me wanting to puke, but still i try my best to eat, but haiz.. just can't eat! by the advice of my section member, Amanda, i stop and had gone on an empty stomach throughout the afternoon. Tried to play after lunch, but just couldn't, no strength at all.. so i decided to stop for the day, meanwhile my condition just get worse. till helped the librarians with packing scores, i start to feel horrible. I then decided to go home, hoping to return back the next day. Took a cabby home.

At home, lay down and start to feel feverish, took my temp and indeed i was offically down with fever. Send an SOS msg to my mom. Before going to see a doctor, i took my temp again and this time round i was burning! my eyes were all red and i looked horrible. Geez!

Day 2: Morning and i am still burning going even higher, 40 deg! Could hardly have the strength to move. Took a quick cold shower, trying my best to bring it down. But the fever just burn and burn. Sleep most of the day. At night again i took another shower, but this time, i nearly passed out in the bathroom. Before i totally passed out, i dash out and lay down on the bed. Phew! never faint before and this is a close call.

Day 3 & 4: Basically this 2 days, fever still there n fluctuating but just spend the time bring it down.

Well! That's how i spend my very first band camp in NP away from NP! ahahaha.... Recovering now! Thanks for concern guys!

Respect is Earn not Gain

After so many years, have my parents understand what i have grown to become? Speaking about respect, it finally comes to light that my idiotic father has no idea what is respect. To him, respect is something that everyone has to give him without any particular reasons. But after being a student leader and have experience in teaching students, I was taught that respect is something that you have to earn!

Yes, i have to admit that i give lots of respect to my elders, especially my parents. But have they ever give any respect to me as their son? As i am sitting infront of the computer posting up this blog, I am very heart broken. As I think about this family, it makes me more determine to leave this house or country when i am ready to. I feel that i could no longer take this kind of rubbish from this family any longer. It just emotionally and physically draining for me.

Living in this house its like standing in the middle of a mine field, any single wrong move, the mines will just explode. Guess, by not causing any bomb to blow, its just pure luck. Engage in a conversation, its just like defusing the mine. This is how i live day by day.

Geez....

Geez... Other than slacking around as its holidays now, been having a lot of band practice and practicing on horn and piano a lot. But but but... Still need more practice on the higher registers for horn and need to run to build up my STAMINA!!! Geez.. Been breathless quite often when playing. Anyway, NP band concert is confirm to be on 31th July.

Just a few days ago, attended a talk by Adam Khoo, a famous motivational speaker, after sitting thru, I felt that its no much of a difference compared to other motivational speakers. And anyway, got to find out that my brother is attending one of the program conducted by him. Geez.. It cost a bomb. Don't know whether it will have any effect on my brother to help him improve his studies.

For my dental, I have to remove my wisdom tooth, very reluctant to do so. But just could not escape the clutches of the dentist hands. And going to see a doc for my face, told my parents regarding the cost and they look very reluctant to pay after enrolling my brother to the program. Perhaps, putting on braces may not be a good idea thou.. I would rather treat my face first then my teeth or maybe don't put on so I won't be suffering in silence when playing in band. I don't know, what's done is done.

Oh yah! Before I forget, my results are out tml. Hope my results are not that bad. God Bless...

sUrPrIsE sUrPrIsE!

again, i am making another post in a day. almost forgot to add in my first posting, that it is 9th May and its mother's day! so HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all mothers out there! so my whole family when out for dinner, and to my suprise as the title goes, its my grandparent's 50TH wedding annivasary. Golden Jubilee! Geezzz.. will my marriage last 50 years? hmm.... well, that's all i want to add tonight! bye guys!!!

iTs FiNaLly OvEr!!!

hey hey!!! exams are finally over, but i won't expect myself to score well in certain papers for the exam. I would say up till now, it one of the "Best" semester in Ngee Ann in terms of academic. Other than academic, it fairly an eventful semester with the Open house and of course my class!!!

Now its holidays, it will be taken up with band practices and event planning for the freshies. Other than that, i will be basically slacking at home. Some dates to take note - July 12 and 21 SWO and NPCB concert. Date for NPCB's concert is tenative. Cheers to Kenneath Lim on EcoRanger on the successful launch! Read the article on EcoRanger publish on 5th May 2004, Computer Times. Alright, time for me to sign off now, update you guys soon!

eNd oF cHaPtEr 2....

Okie... semester 2 is coming to a close, exams are juz a week away.

A few things happened this past weeks.. firstly is, attended primary school band competition held last week, pretty cool and interesting to see primary school kids competiting with each other. Well, its not a big bang unlike for secondary school, but its one event worth going.

Secondly, i have passed my audition with Sembawang Wind Orchestra (SWO), but its quite amazing how me and my buddy Eddie did it. We took out our audition pieces and started practising hour before the audition. General comment was.... "Don't Ever Pull This Kind Of Stunt Again!"

Thirdly, done my demo for my group's pizza ordering, well.. my feeling is, it could have been better.. but what's done is done.Thanks guys for EVP! For BIS report, got a good grade, thanks to Ivan for the AFD! PSP, don't talk about it. Cheers for those who have done well and work harder for those who don't

Other than that, most of the lessons have been cancelled during the week so i have been slacking around. So after the exams, holiday time... gosh! wonder what am i going to do for my holidays..? Sadly, my class is not attending prom nite, thought will be great fun for us to go.. well, perhaps next year! :-P

dRiVen Up AnD oUt....

Well well, its been a long time since i made a posting... Very busy with my assignments, 3 major assignments in total with a few minor ones too. Obviously, its being a stressful period, lots of down times, not only me but also my fellow classmates. Also being very sick, hopefully able to recover soon..

Thankfully, today marks the last day of all assignments, next up will be the upcoming exams in a few weeks time.

God bless... and happy easter to all!

of teaching and wisdom

return to my secondary school today representing the band to attend a meeting regarding the formation of an alumni association, not a very productive meeting though but manage to get somethings going. hopefully this association will benefit in both ways and its not a one sided affair.

after the meeting, joined the band with their preparations for their sentosa performance. the upcoming performance requires them to march while playing, so they were out under the hot sun brushing up their marching. i decided to help out after seeing the majors having a hard time teaching them. poor girls anyway. so we split the band into smaller groups.

took 2 groups, one after another and taught them the basic technique. well, as i teach, words of wisdom just came out from me, its quite amazing though how it happen. and of course with some yelling, things have improve alot. just hope that it will maintain or improve their current standard until their performance.

pure coinicident...

after a long wait for my grade 6 theory results, i finally got it today from my piano teacher. well, of course, i passed! but what is conicidental is that another 2 of my teacher's student (they are gals) who we revised together, took the exam together, sits just beside one another and we got the same results!

hey! of course there is no cheating involve here... its just too coinicidental... nothing in the world could be more perfect than this! :-)

New blog on the spot!

This will be my first blog! Juz wanna try something new and exciting to just add a little spice in my life! Duh! :-)