that music.

Friday, December 22, 2006

NOVEMBER 21 - 30, 2006

NOV 21st !!

Nera come downn!! what you doing up there?
LOL. she was really weird those 2 days. always climb up.
maybe Neka bullied her, who knows. -___-"

ehhh, what are those on the right hand side??

they're de gerbils !! now at darling's place already. ^^
falling asleeep.....

*POOF!* sleeping.

the other one wants to join the nap.

a lovely picture of the 2 argente gerbils! ^_^

NEXT TO APPEAR.....
who's this?

Meet Yolk! my lightest in colour pudding!
and she's also my biggest hamster as in size. LOL.
she's sucha furball.

NOV 22nd !!

i changed my red wheel with wenwen darling to get a blue one!
so.. tadaa! this is the final look!

overviews.

lower half photos, showing 3 wheels!

upper half, showing tube extending to extension blue wheel!

a few close ups!

beautiful set up isnt it? ^_^v

NOV 23rd !!

brought floss and cream home for the night..
who'd have thought on their 3rd day at my place..
smth happened... nevermind. move on to that later.

CREAMYY!!

FLOSSY !!
remember him?
the Long Coat Syrian which darling adopted some months back.

Floss showing his long shiny satin fur! ^^

this was where i housed them those 2 days.
they were still so happy back then...

this is XiaoHuo, left her at darling's place for few months already.
recently her fur's changing colour! if u notice,
she has patches of very very light grey fur,
exhibiting the looks of a Mottled Sapphire.

this is SnowBell's 3rd litter!

darling came over to help me change bedding.
i had to resort to using 4 compartments for a 2feet tank,
because suddenly 2 pairs of hamsters started fighting,
so.. yup, had to separate them like that, a lil cramped,
but since its 1 hamster per compartment, it isnt that bad. =]

NOV 25th !!

CREAMYY......
......................
passed on.

brought her to darling's area,
and buried her...

Cream will always be remembered in our hearts.
i can only diagnose her death has old age and hard labour.
as she gave birth to only 1 baby, 1 day before she left us.

NOV 28th !!

met darling went out! and.. she made lunch for me!
from leftovers from her sister's bday bbq. LOL.
doesnt matter lar. not bad try darling!! =P
fried chicken fillets and hotdogs topped with BBQ sauce,
egg with cheese, served with rice. not a bad try darling. ^_^v

SnowBell's litter again! so cute right?

NOV 30th !!

this day, had band camp for Ping Yi,
so i went back as alumni to join them.
was late night ard 2am,
bought cup noodles @ 7-11,
and went to Yan Yu Bro's house for a bath and supper.

after bath, i asked him for a mirror,
and guess what he gave me?

i was like WTH, when i only asked for a mirror, a small one will do. -___-"
humourous fella. LOL. thats why he's always my best brother since sec school.

MEET KAPOO !!
Yan Yu Bro's cat. ^_^v

she's a tabby white, with really huge eyes,
cant really be seen in photos though. very adorable!

yes,
this ulcer caused me tremendous excruciating pain for the whole week!

after supper we both had with with webcams.
LOL.
he was using the desktop, while i used Yan Lok's laptop,
just sitting behind him we had so much fun with webcams. HAHA.
nxt pic's one for laughter.

HAHAHAA WHAT THE HELL.
ah bing ge (NS man) making a fool out of himself. HAHA.

Pearlie's 3rd batch of babies too!
extremely amazing as,
pearlie's a pearlwhite, pipidan's a pearl pudding,
yet produced a pudding baby.
very interesting how genes can be carried.

will start another 2 posts on December 06 soon!
awww... school's reopening in 4days. =((

Â».lostindestars.Â« @ 10:21 AM

Friday, December 08, 2006

EXAM RESULTS!

HO HO HO!!
shane has been working doubly hard lately!

since he started learning the song
"That's What Friends Are For" on last sunday's lesson.
every night for the past 4 days (monday to thursday),
including sunday night, he has been practising it!

shane is working very hard on sight reading!!

for today, the time now is 3.34AM.
and shane just finished sight-reading and playing the whole score of
"We Are The World" ,
which is of quite a tough standard for himself.

however, shane is really in very jumpy mood now,
BECAUSE HE DID IT!!

HE JUST SPENT 1HOUR 10MINS JUST TO SIGHTREAD
THAT BLOODY SCOREEEEE !!!

oh yes, its quite a super super long time,
but HE OVERCAME IT!
his worst fears and something he hated de most,
SIGHT READING, HE DID IT !!!

thus, shane is very very jumpy mood now.
superly duperly hyper nowwww,
very happy that he actually did it.

WOULD U ALL PLEASE GIVE SHANE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE??
to PRAISE him for overcoming his fear.
he now thinks that sight reading isnt that bad after all.
HA HA HA.

yes.... shane will work hard!

HAHAHA.
okay, im kinda cranky now.
because i really cant believe i did it.
u know how much i dread and hate sight reading.
well.. yes, 1 hour 10mins is abit long.
but who cares! i went through the whole song,
BAR BY BAR.
for the first time i really sight-read and feel ..
a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. =]

pleaseeee. give me some encouragementtt~ ^__^v
i really need it. people please continue to encourage me okay.
i need it loads. HAHA. ^^

i received my result slip..
my school's exam.

a total of 4 modules.

Music - includes all the sub-modules (aural, ensemble, theory, keyboard skills)
Performance Analysis - this one i dont really know how to explain -_-"
Technical Theatre - MCQ tests on theatre stuffs.
Academic Writing - as it states, writing essays.

okayy... so sad.
over results.

Music - 48
P.A - 41
T.T - 48
A.W - 53

actually you know. i thought i failed 3 and passed only 1.
however THANK GOD. the passing mark is 40.
so i passed all.
there's no doubt my T.T and P.A is bad,
because i didnt really study much bout that.

god u know how horrible T.T is ?
u learn bout theatre stuffs.
u know, stage have different kinda curtains.
some curtains open sideward, some is lifted up. blabla.
there're so many types. like 8 or more?
and EVERY SINGLE TYPE HAS A NAME?
like wth ? so .. i never really study much bout T.T

neither did i study for P.A. -_-"
quite hard to understand.
however i passed both modules.
thats cool. -___-"

okay next thing..
the music side module. which i'm abit disappointed.

1) MAIN STUDY. 34/100

i've blogged bout it before lar.
its a confirmed fail.
as i didnt bring my logbook,
and also flunk the exam really bad.
this is really expected.
as a self-taught pianist, i had NEVER had technical training before.
technicals are like scales, arpeggios all these.
thus.. when i stepped into the exam room,
they assessed me like im a Classical Pianist.
they dont care one. sighhhh. i flunk it really bad.

2) ENSEMBLE. 29/100

this actually includes 2 ensembles.
1 is actually Choir. the other is Gamelan. (indo-java instruments)
so upon 50 each.
since de beginning till de end of the semester,
i've only been to Gamelan twice. -___-"
i cant catch, and no interest ah. OOPS. =x
thus i only got the choir marks. -__-"

3) Concert Attendance. 50/100

every tuesday, we'll have concerts in the auditorium.
sometimes is performed by our teachers, lecturers,
sometimes is by our music seniors,
or once in awhile, by people of our foundation year.
and alot of times, inviting people from outside to perform.
sometimes EVEN inviting reputable performing bands.
and professors from france and other countries.
this local jazz professor performed before.
his name is Jeremy Monteiro. he's really good!

OKAY BACK TO TOPIC.
of the so many so many concerts,
we're required to highlight 5, and write and overview of the concert.
like is the player playing in time.
what genre of music is he performing,
what kinda elements he use.. blabla.
so yes. i got 50/100. just passed for this sub-module.

4) AURAL 75/100

this submodule,
i very very surprisingly got so high.
i have been struggling alot with intervals.
and also melodic dictation. like they play you 2-4bars,
with left and right hand parts,
and you're supposed to write out what they play.
yeah.. i've been struggling.
never did i think i'd get so high.
the rhythm part, i'm very sure i got full marks.
thank god i was a percussionist. ^_^

5) MUSIC THEORY 51/100

this one is abit disappointing.
i thought i've always been doing quite average.
like 60plus 60plus each time..
weird.. abit disappointing that i only got 51/100 . T_T

6) MUSIC & COMPUTERS ?? 64/100

dont ask me, im not even sure what module is this.
i thought this module is only for Music Technology students.
dont know why does it appear in my result slip. -_-"

7) KEYBOARD SKILLS 57/100

this one also abit disappointing.
Philip Tan our lecturer said my other components was very strong,
other than sight reading which was really really bad.

never thought sight reading could cause me to get less than 60 marks.

yup.. thats all.. so the OVERALL is a 48/100.
sad. luckily the passing mark is 40,
so i passed.. gee.

I WILL WORK HARD!
FOR HIS DREAM, HIS PASSION.
SHANE WILL WORK DOUBLY HARD NXT SEMESTER !!

encourage me yes?
thanks for reading guys!
do leave a tag to let me know u guys are alive. =]

.lostindestars. 4.13AM

Â».lostindestars.Â« @ 11:28 AM

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Creative Band Competition

1st thing i wanna say is.

CONGRATULATIONS TO PING YI MILITARY BAND!
FOR EMERGING CHAMPION FOR CREATIVE BAND COMPETITION,
WITH A HIGH SCORE OF 84% !!

i think previously when de combined band of pingyi springfield,
TITANS MILITARY BAND, competed in the National Band Competition.

we also emerged 1st place for our division!
only for our division that is.
our music is still nowhere compared to TKGS,
or ACS. or whichever band.

but whats heartening, is from an OUTDOOR band,
to an INDOOR competition, we could still clinch a 1st for our division.
all credits to Mr Poh, for bringing us this far. =]

time really flies, he started taking us in 2003, when he was only 18.
now he's 21. cool eh?

ALRIGHT.
move on the nxt part.
the DISAPPOINTING part.

i am so so so so so so disappointed. =(
cos after going to bandcamp for 3 days.
maybe if plus and minus de hours, only 2 days,
but ONLY on de last day, den i found out.....
Creative Band Competition is NOT opened to public. =((
SIGH.

but.. oh wells.
overall, i must say. i had a great time with the band.
its great being back there, telling the juniors whats good whats not good.
as i haven been going back there for quite some time.
initially i didnt want to voice out much,
because i didnt frequent the band often,
and maybe some people may feel i dont have the rights to do so.

but oh wells, on de last day when mr poh wasnt there in de morning,
left with syafiq and felix taking them,
i decided to help them out.

its great teaching once again!
qamar bro went back take part and join as well.
because i pick things up faster, i taught him some parts which he couldnt catch.
simply reminds me of the 2002, 2003 days.
where i usually share and teach my members.
i miss band life. especially in my secondary school days.
haha. i miss that group of people who made my band days so fun.

TITANS will live, in all of our hearts. =]

ONCE AGAIN,
CONGRATULATIONS FOR PING YI MILITARY BAND!
and... work harder springfield!
lets progress together as TWO bands but ONE heart!!

Â».lostindestars.Â« @ 2:09 AM