Friday, November 28, 2008
Today is a long long day having sectionals ...
The Morning
Had to wake up for sectionals . Ya finally got one ... There will be more to come . Hehe (:
Woke up seriously early ... 6 ???
Ya man . I kept on falling asleep again . Woke up at 7
Then sleep again ... Woke up at 8.30 and quickly told myself not to sleep again .
Then i watched television for awhile . Almost slept but anyway fortunately did NOT sleep (:
Hmmm then took a shower and changed till 9 .
Went to the bus stop very early ... Took bus 8 . Everyone kept looking at me cos i was carrying my horn .
Haha i was not late at all ... After that incident whereby i was super late for the NAFA course . I will NEVER be late for anything again .
But if i go out with my sister , comfirm 100% plus chop ... LATE !):
Wow that day ar ... Seniors kept scolding me !
By the way moving on ... Well i was there 9.15 which was super early man . I was like -.-
Wanted to go to MAC to have breakfast ... Scared i was late so i did not go )':
Well then i waited there like some fool like that . Then faiz came followed by kurniawan , then
wah guan , janice , cheryl ... Whew ! She almost late . I could not punish her ):
AFTERNOON - Sectionals with TRUMPETS
Well the most experience sec 3 was late . And her NAME , GU YAN . Late !!!!
Haiyo ...
Erm well then make way to Sun Plaza park to practice .
Started off with warming up with LOW CHROMATICS-spelling correct ???
Then ALMOST played the evil 12 intervals ... Whew so tiring sei that warm up -.-
Well then seperated into our different sections . Practice ourself ... Finally Janice can play !!! Haha i knew it she had it in her man . I'm so happy . Haha my give her credit for practicing (:
Goog Girl !(:
Ok then finally all can play ! Excapt faiz . he ar ...
Erm i HAVE to teach him . What he do will be reflected to me so i have to do something about it
...
Well then we practiced on the ROD item . Good but not enough ... What the ideas given by the juniors was great *Claps*
They showed me they were capable of MORE !
Well then the malays had to go for their prayers ...
Ok then ppl left was cheryl , Gu yan , janice , wah guan, kai jun and myself !
Then we went to eat KFC ...
Nice la but not perfect .
Well then chat for awhile ...
Disturb girls ...
Marcus came to KFc to meet us , he also have sectionals so we went off together .
Well then made our way to Sun Plaza to PRACTICE AGAIN !
Nice man ... It like another day at band la so cool .
Well then when we got there ... Woodwinds were already there so practice .
I saw a outrageous thing man . It made such a peaceful guy like myself got ANGRY !
My mood was totally ruin . I dont want to say but well that person should know .
In the morning i was like so happy ! But now ... I was fuming .
I scolded a very very very very very important person in my life .
She is not my GF but very important !
That person was the 1st person that got scolded by the ADM . That was really awkward -.-
I scolded that person in front of everybody . I regretted doing that !):
That person was a senior , i scolded her in front of all her juniors !!!
OMG man i regret -.-
I should not have done that so i apologise for that ... I should have bring that person to one place and talked . Sorry for that and i now apologise !!!
Now i still nagging . Haha but then after scolding her ... She ignore me . I had to do it !
I do not want the band to fall because of me and the other leaders but someone had to be the bad guy SO ...
I shall be me . I cannot stop people to hate me but no choice if they cant help but to chop me into pieces ?
Well i just have to APOLOGISE because the place i scolded the person was really wrong .
O man why did i scold her in front of so many ppl ??? AHHHHHHH sorry la somemore i only sec 2 and she older then me !
SORRY SORRY SORRY !
k MOVING ON ... we did something about the ROD when we were practicing and polishing .
The performance is not only for the seniors but also the 2 sections ... TRUMPET and HORNS (:
We are actually showing our capablities and for the UPPER BRASS . woohoo rock on (:
Well then we all ended everything ...
Went to Century square to eat ... Talk . haha know more things about the juniors ...
Well then we all went our seperate ways ...
Went home with Gu yan and Marcus ...
We walked to outside of the interchange and talked and talked .
Waite for bus 18 . Still talk and chat .Well i finally know more things about the conflict between marcus and *AHEM*
Well when we got down the bus ... we waved at gu yan . Haha she so shock after what i did . Hehe (;
Haha managed to talk to marcus and well its really up to him . Hmmm i hope i managed to change gis mind set . Haha (;
*PS : i hope you'll forgive me but if you cannot help but to hate me go ahead . Wat i did was wrong but you were also in the wrong ... I hope you understand me (:*
Ok i think i am done here ! Nite everyone (:*
Labels: Long long and regretful day
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
A LOT of things is on my mind right now .
I still miss my friends -.-
haha something like how am i going to cope all this current events .
ROD is around the corner , sec 1 orientation ...
Alone the ROD is already killing me . I dont understand a lot of this la ... Must clarify with Gu yan tomorrow .
She sick today !!! Poor girl -.-
Then i have to go to KL to do things somemore ... Cousin's wedding (:
Haiz ... I hope i can dont go ?! So out of the way sei . So many things to do !
Well today was quite a busy day ? Hmmm woke up early in the morning to play xbox ....
Shit i think i'm addicted ...
Well had my mom bought us lunch ... The food was kinda nice (:
Haha then after lunch ... Went to Ngee Ann to check out the school .
Haha on the way ... I saw cheryl then my sister shouted her name ! She look around like Blur blur one and the expression was simply priceless (:
Ok then after that went to another school to check out . I saw a school ...
Carsuarina primary school . Haha reminds me of Carina ! Haha just take out the 'sua' and ...
Well then went to Giant to shop some things for a while ...
Eat *Munch* Then went home !!!!
Finally i can go home and practice music . Haha brought the horn back . Luckily i did my homework yesterday ! No last minute work !
Not like my sister always last minute -.-
Then when i got home , took out my horn and clean it first then PRACTICE !
*Yes CHERYL i have practice and i will set a good example for the section !:D*
Haha actually it was kinda easy ... But have to give credit to my sister for teaching me !(:
Haha its good to have a sister who joins the same band , in the same section and can teach me all those majors stuff (:
Well then i went to check out my sister msning (Is it a word ?)
Saw what she wrote about the ME and her Display picture ... She kept spreading the love with all the band members -.-
Played in front of her . Haha (:
When back to play my xbox games ....
Thats all for now . Have to rest early as 2moro will be long long day of marching .
Haha looking forward to the sunburns . I just love it (:
Then have to plan the ROD items with Gu yan . Hope she recovers (:
Ok BYE !!! Tata for now (:
Labels: Day at home
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Ok i'm finally back ... After so many weeks of boredom -.-
Haha i finally have something to blog about . Haha (:
Besides , even pansap post !!! Miracle . Haha ... chey , just kidding k !(:
Erm i have been so reluctant to post ... Its like some force pulling me back !(:
Like Miss chin say ... Dont hold back ! So now i'm back !(:
Enough of this crapping ...
19th NOV
First day of band camp ...
I'll shall start with the part where we finally have a formation to do . Hmmm very nice !
I love the formation . Haha ... Why ??? Because most of the time i no need to MOVE . Muhaha (:
Our music on the other hand , improving but french horn section ??? Lots of things to do !(:
Ok then . I think that this camp is fun ! But not well-prepared in a way ...
I seriously have no idea why this camp is fun ??? Haha , times have change !(:
In this camp , we could bath like so many times ....
Nice but troublesome . Hehe (: Compared to the previous camp ... I think i still like the other one .
Why??? Maybe it was because i had fun and at the same suffer !? I was crazy and extreme that time ...
Always in the sun , little water break , always running etc . In Khairul's words , HELL CAMP . Haha (;
But i like it . I love when i am push in a corner and have to give my best ... Weird huh ???
Something like my love for sports .... But why am i still so fat !?)';
Ok moving on to the last part of the day ...
Watched Pirates of the Caribbean . Haha nice but never watch all the way . Lousy computer -.-
I love Pirates .... The songs so nice !(:
Haha especially the lower brass solo ... Woohoo so smoothing (:
Then after watching some parts , we watched the other school's performance at SYF .
Comparing with the other bands .... Hmmm , haiz better dont . Later my sister whack me !(;
Well then ... We went for our night bath (: Haha drum majors get to bath last . Haha finally have that privilege . Learnt many things when i followed Hasheer around . Thanks baby !(:
We also can sleep last ... No pressure man . No one to force us to sleep (:
20th NOV
Morning workout was seriously tough even for ME ...
Stomach hurts .... Basically every part of my body hurts .
Very weak this days ... Holidays so never exercise -.-
Haha second day ... Things started to heat up .
We were given a target to finish some parts of the formation and worked towards it ...
Leaders understands everything .... We went for outdoor once so this was not something new .
Well in the end , we managed to finished some parts . The bad thiing was we had to memorise score -.-
Sometimes i cannot even remember what i am going to do next and still i had to buck up .
Huge responsibility man . ADM & SL only ... Cannot imagine what Hasheer is going through (:
But he is always smiling so he ok (:
Then we went to lunch ... Disgusting !
i finally know why the seniors who came back never eat ... Haha i know !(:
Evil people -.- Next time will i also avoid the food . Hmmm depends la (:
Ok then moving on , after lunch ... We all went up and practice music . OMG i haven memorise and Mr Jack Lim told us to close the file ! Panic !!!! Luckily i managed to play some notes . Not a very difficult song so next practice ... Must memorise (:
Ok lets just move on to the BBQ . Yes ! There is one .... Slack man this camp ;P
The food was ok ... Leaders had to serve the food -.-
*Can be seen HERE ...
I'm in the green and white shirt ;P*
Well after eating ... Had a meeting . Haha i had fun with Mr Jack Lim and Jun Cheng (:
O man ... Cannot stand those guys . So gay ... Haha no offense ar!(:
Then we played a game . Kinda fun but seriously SICK !(:
Haha ... Guys in our team lose . Girls win ... Jeanette and Jasmine la !(:
These two are ... Crazy one -.-
Then we all went to sleep ... Meanwhile , some of the leaders and others went to the canteen to pack up . Seriously messy man . Haiz ... Now the leaders always doing the dirty work -.-
LAST DAY ...
We are going to seperate from each other already ...*Sniff* so sad !):
Well today's breakfast was not as good as yesterday ... Had Nutella yesterday (;
Ok then .... Well Mr Jack Lim left already for some orientation ... Poor guy , did not have any sleep at all ! Left Mr Daniel (:
Cool guy . Haha (: He will be taking us .
Ok then after bath in the morning , morning workout , breakfast ... Went straight to Formation.
Well ... Done it pretty well BUT i think it is still not perfect ! Especially the spacing .
Maybe i will post on the band blog when i'm free (:
Ok the we went for tea break .... Then practice again (:
Ok then it was finally lunch time . Half of the day has already past ...
Malay band members had to go for their prayers ...
The rest ??? Well we went up to the band room to practice our ROD items . Haha French Horn and trumpet one group .
Our item ... Well , i think it will be a LOVE theme . I think so ...
Then instead of practicing , some of us JAM . Haha so fun . Even Mr Daniel joined us . Haha (:
It was super FUN . Haha didnt know i knew i could still play other songs . ARGH still cannot play Malaguena and Children of shancez ... Too high !
Then when we stopped and practiced for ROD ... Everyone panic !!! All like dont know what to do . Haha all like peisai . Hehe (:
Then our group in the end also practice ... FH cannot play . Trumpet can play . Throw face then in the end i kena scolded -.-
My section wrong , i kena ..... Well thats the way it is (:
Ok after packing everything ... went home (:
Went for a wedding dinner ... Nice food , pretty girls ... Too bad i could not really appreciate it . Too tired . Came home ... Went straight to bed and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Thats all for now ... Smell ya later (:
Labels: Slacky band camp
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Today is like an ordinary day ... But i went to SHAWN HOUSE !!!(:
Labels: Finally a post
Friday, November 07, 2008
POP(PASSING OUT PARADE)
Ok just skipping to POP ... Finally the last day !(:
Haha all those days of training and hardwork is going to be GONE !
I sure enjoyed my 5 days there , making more friends , learning new things ...
Good times man . I'm sure goner miss those days !(:
All the Drum majors as ONE ...
ONE BIG FAMILY ...
Ok well , just skipping to the last part of the day . Haha (:
It was gonna be my so called graduate from music school day ...
Haiz i'm sure i going to miss it . If i could go back there again ... I will !(:
Ok finally it was time ! Ok i was the march pass , i was so good man . First time i chin up so high and march so well ! Last time was SYF ...
Ok the we waited for the Guest-of honour to arrive and then the ceremony will BEGIN (:
Haha my hand was already aching and was in great pain but i persevered and finally he came .
SENADIRI wasn my favourite command so far . Haha (:
Hmm then after other things ... We marched pass (:
Haha i was so proud and continued marching ...
Then suddenly i dropped my phone ! I knew i had to continue marching ...
Then when i was the band major performance , i searched for my phone and luckily it was picked up by one of the NPCC guys . Haha luckily i dropped it near that place . PHEW !(:
Then when the band majors performance ended ... IT WAS OUR SHOW !(:
Marched , marched and do those things we needed to do ...
THE END ... We finished . We celebrated and put all our mace together and jumped around . Haha (;
The sense of achievement was there and i felt i have done my part well.
DRUM MAJORS ALL THE WAY !(:
Finally i was finished . And then we all clear up , took pics and went home .
Haha went to eat Mac again-.-
Slept early and THE END (:
Labels: POP
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Ok i still damn tired now man ... i seriously need to sleep -.-
But first i need to finish the two posts ... 4th day at CCA branch and POP . Haha (:
Ok lets first start with the 4th day at CCA branch .
I could remember it like was yesterday ...
Woke up at 6.30 in the morning and took a bath and do all the nessesary .
I pack my bag and then waited for my mum to fetch me there (:
Then as per usual , my mum again brought me to Mac to have my usual ... Sausage ,muffin with egg (:
I ate it while my mum was driving and when the moment i finished . We arrived at CCA branch (:
While walking to the dance studio to put my things ... I saw Mr teo , Mr soh and Mr Goh there . Dont know why they were there so i continued walking and saw my friend from woodlands and talked while walking .haha (:
We shared a common interest and it was soccer ...
We both like Manchester United , Barca and Spain . Haha so nice to have such a friend (:
Then when we reached the dance studio and put our things together . We sat down at the same place and continued our conversation (:
Then it was time for our first session ... LECTURE
LECTURE
Today will be the very last day of lectures ... Feeling kind of sad as i like all this lectures because it really helps me in undersatnding how to be a good leader and the qualities that one should have .
Todays lecture was a POWER LECTURE as it was the most important lecture of all . And the lecture was given by Mr leonard Tan who was very popular ... Dont really know why . HA (:
Todays topic was Motivation , perservance and EXCELLENCE !(:
-Motivation
1)Influence-Be a great influence at all times , earn the respect (:
2)High energy level-Must always have a high energy level when commanding and what ever you do (:
3)Self-confidence but not arrogant-Always have self-confidence in whatever you do but dont show off
4)Project your voice and look at them-When scolding or commanding ,always look at the members and project your voice
5)Speak with confidence-Dont be a sissy and always speak with confidence (:
6)Think before you speak-This i need to improve .HA(:
7)Be optimistic-Think of the good side
8)Set Goals-Must always set goals and work toward them (:
(Better DISCIPLINE from me and the band) Thats the only thing i expect ... Once there is discipline , everything can be done !(:
9)Lead by example-Be a good example and the rest will follow ...
10)Leadership is forgiving , help the members- Forgive and then work on the mistake and improve on it (:
11)Be assertive not aggressive-Never be aggressive but assertive
12)Be humble-Always be humble and people will discover the good points of you(:
13)Willing to listen-Alway be open with new suggestions but not alway wanting things to be in your way ...
14)Have opinons , dont be opinonated-DONT really know what it is ... HELP!
15)Admit when you are wrong, show awareness and do something about it ...
That is all for now ... Moving on to the next lesson (:
MACE TECHNIQUE
Haha another session where i love ...
Today was for us to finish polishing our formation for todays POP rehersal (:
Then we were so good we finished so fast but we kept doing ... Wanting to finish everything before lunch and get all doubts to be asked .
We all finally had a sense of urgency and wanted to show the Band major that we can do it !(:
(It was something that i also want our band to have and have initiative (:!)
ok then moving on ... We had a short break and Mr Muhammad started talking and wanted to motivate us .
He does not scold us but always motivates us ... Maybe thats why we respect him (:
He said ... 2moro will be our show and will you give your best ???
We said ... YES SIR(Confidently)
Then we all were dismissed for lunch and will continue after lunch .
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LUNCH
Todays menu was CHILLI FISHBALL , RICH , VEG and CHICKEN WINGS
As per usual i ate second helpings and piss ... i ate 8 chicken wings . Haha (:
Hungry la , cannot help it ... Maybe i worked extra hard ???(:
Then today , was eating very fast and then it was 1 and we had 1 more hour and guess what did we do ??? We did not slack but went straight to the field and went to our individual groups and practice ourselves . So touching -.-
POP REHEARSAL
Ok tis will be the final part session of the day ...
We had our RREHERSALS ...
Ok well it does not seem too difficult , we just had to concentrate and put our heart and soul in it !(:
We then first start with the arrival and i needed to hold the mace like siao ... My hand seriously hurt !(:
Ok then moving on to the march pass ... In my band , i have already learned what was needed when marching so i just apply it and then finished . Haha (:
Then we waited for thr Band majors to finish their performance and then ... IT WAS OUR SHOW!(:
Ok then march ...
Excute movements ...
AND DONE ...
It was so fast !(: But it was really fun ...
And after the rehearsal , we all celebate and cheer for all the band majors and officers that made this rehearsal so successful (:
Haha then go home ...
Thats all for now ... Tata for now (:
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Well this is my 112 post . I have gone this far man !(:
Ok now here comes the 3rd day at camp ...
I cannot believe i could survive till this day man (:
Moving on now ...
It was early in the morning , woke up at 6.20 and i got ready till 7.10 and i left the house . Haha (:
Well today was the day my mum did not bring me to buy MAC . So disappointed man (:
Haha . Then my breakfast was like only one small pau -_-
Well reach the CCA branch at around 7.45 (:
I went up to the dance studio to meet up with my friends ...
Waited inside like for 20 minutes ... Enjoying the air-con and slacking (:
As per usual , in the morning ... We had our footdrills . Haha (:
FOOTDRILLS
Ok today's footdrills are mostly about talking but at first we practiced the moves we learnt yesterday .
Haha i was like come on la ... I'm from a military band man . This moves are a piece of cake .
Ok after being in my own world . We marched for a few minutes and then our officer , brief us on what is going to happen as we finished practicing . What can we say man ! We are the best . Haha(:
Then after a few minutes later ... The officer then choose who would be the parade commander and he just pick one !!! Its so UNFAIR man . The others did not even have a chance to show man .
I then was not picked ): I have let you down SPF band , members , seniors and friends . I just wanted to say SORRY !
ok then ...
We had a short break and as per usual ...
DRINK , WIPE SWEAT and DRINK . Haha so standard (:
Ok then after the long break ... We went to the basketball court for our display technique training ...
DISPLAY TECHNIQUE
Ok well we were separated into 2 groups ...
Then we challenged each other ... I was like come on ! I'm from a military band man and Tk drum major was in our group . Haha (:
In the end we did not challenge each other but told each other what went wrong and then work on it .
The seniors kept scolding us , MARCH PROPERLY ! , POSTURE ! ...
I was like come on man . We all know . Haha (:
Then we finished everything i like 30 minutes . Can you believe it ! As long as we were focus , we applied what ever we learnt yesterday and we finish everything and even polished our formation in like 3 days ...
so we had another break (:
Today's marching is like so easy and we finished everything very smoothly and it was really fast (:
If only our 3rd day at Nco and we have already achieved so much . Haha drum majors all the way . Woohoo (:
ok then moving on to the next lesson ...
It was the lecture . Haha one of my favourite part of the day . Haha (:
LECTURE
Well today's lecture was kinda boring ...
They just brought students from Hwa chong institution and some other school . Haha kinda forgot . Sorry -_-
Ok moving on , the people who were older than me by 1 year then told us about the Japan trip . Haha (:
I saw HASHEER AND JUN CHENG . You guys looked to serious man , relax abit la (:
Haha the trip was so cool man ...
Japan leh ... so jealous sia , somemore this is going to be the first but last trip for some chosen people from different school . Haha (:
Firstly they told us about the time in the plane they took ... Around 1 hour plus and they got off. and somemore , they went to a new hotel that was just OPEN and they had the first hand experienced to use all the facilities . So cool man !(:
Somemore the toilet bowls even had temperature remote control for adjusting the temp for the butt ... What is the use of it anyway ???(:
Somemore they went to a concert where they all could see the japan bands perform . Thats so cool . Haha (:
The mace there also looks really funny ...
They also had so much good food for the whole week man . So jealous now -.-
Ok somemore they also went for a exchange program where they went to other schools ... Can see japan girl sei -.-
Btw the MRT was totally different man , they had so many train tracks and compare to Singapore's. Of course Japan win la . Haha (:
Then there was a lady who looked like a auntie perform in front of them somemore . The music was so nice ... I almost sleep (:
Haha thats all i think ... After the lecture finished , we all rushed to the table where the food was as it was lunch time . Haha (:
Also one of my favourite session of the day . Haha (:
LUNCH
Today's menu was CHICKEN WINGS , FRIED RICE , SOME VEG and FRUIT PUNCH . Yummy !
When we all sat down and eat together . The food really hits the spot man ... It like you have not eaten for 2 days and now you are satified . How you been like this ...
After marching in the hot sun ... And you sit down and EAT ! Wow one of the great wonders of the world . Haha (:
Then after eating ... I took seconds with my friend and then sat down again and ate of food quietly . It was so peaceful (: Everyone quietly eating ...
Ok after eating ... We again kept complaining about the BAND MAJORS . Always sitting in the air-con room while we DRUM MAJORS , always marching in the hot sun -.-
Then it was like a competition between the DM and the BM (:
Haiz why are they so childish ???(: Sec 3 somemore !?
ok then moving on ... After eating , we all went up to the dance studio to take our maces for our next session . Mace Technique (:
MACE TECHNIQUE
Ok here we go ...
The last lap ...
We only have a few more sets and the weather was not in our favour so we had to move to the Multi-purpose hall ... As leaders , we have to be flexible (:
Then we started to take initiative and started to practice ourselves before the officer came . Haha if only our band can be like this ...
Group A was my group. Haha (:
We all started practicing around 3 to times and then finally the officer arrived ...
He quickly then told us that we had to be very focus today as there are lots of problems like it was raining -.-
Why must that place always rain ???
Ok then we quickly got into positions and so the officer started ...
In the end , we FINISHED !(: We could not believe it ourselves , we actually cooperated and focused and finished the formation fast . It was so cool !(:
I was seriously loving that point of time . The sense of achievement ... and we kept screaming and jumping with joy . Haha (:
But we have not finished polishing the formation yet and there was no time left so the officer told us we have to perfect the formation by 2moro !
And we respond ... YES SIR!(With so much confidence)
Mr Muhammad was really a good leader ... He believes us and expects great things from us as we are the drum majors . He always motivates us and this motivation really so called 'ENERGISED' us . It does not sound right but its the truth ...
Maybe motivation is the KEY to having things done ???
ok then moving to the last part of the day . It was really special ...
It was time to the Team building games ...
Finally a session not filled with work but not fun . Haha (:
It was finally a time to relax and make more friends . Haha and its so true , u have made lots of friends (:
We were separated into groups ... I wish there was a resuffle man . I want to get to know the BAND MAJORS lei -.-
-Pls people , dont think that i'll find those pretty ones ar ! i'M A DECENT GUY OK (:
Ok la maybe just a bit of temptation ... Hehe i'm such a cheeky boy . Haha (:
Ok moving on ... The first game was Blind mouse .
Lessons learnt-Trust( A leader must alway trust the other members) , Communication(Communication is very important in a band)
Second game was Stepping stones
Lessons learnt-Flexible(To get things going), Communication(To pass down important info)
Third game was Turn over a leaf
Lessons learnt-Communication(To tell each other what to do) , Determination(To be determine to finish the game) , Anticipate changes(Have to move when needed by doing it quickly)
Fourth game Human knots
Lesson learnt-Communication(To imform each other), Street smartness(Be smart at times when needed) , Perserverance(To finish the game no matter what)
Fifth game was traffic jam
Lessons learnt-Communication(To tell what is going on) , Determination(To finish the game no matter what) , Perserverance(To really try to win) ,Trust(Trust the decisions made by the leader)
Last game was skipping
Lessons learnt-Anticipate changes in life(To think faster then to react) , Trust(Trust your partner) , Good timing(to finish the game smoothly)
The games really help me and maybe sometime , i would want to do this things with the band . Haha (: Thats all for now (:
Labels: Third day of NCO camp
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Ok moving on to the second day ...
Well the leg cramps are finally gone . YAY !(:
But after taking my morning shower , my hands hurt like crazy . So weird -_-
Anyways i still had to go for NCO ... Not wanting to disappoint the school . Haha so noble (:
Well after getting ready , i went out of the house like 6.50 AM
I was like a walking zombie ! But then my mum brought me to MAC AGAIN . Haha (:
Bought sausage and muffin with egg ... Milo somemore ! Haha then when my mum was driving , i started munching on it . Yummy :P
Moving on to the morning ... I reached NCO at 7.50 . Haha so early then i saw cheryl so stand beside her . Haha she talking to one girl sia . I should have ask her for NO sia ... Now regret !!!
K then i walked to the dance studio again ... Put JJ junior(mace) in the room . Haha (:
Then went down to the basketball court for our footdrills ... I was like what the hell , i wearing my Band-tee and i was so going to STINK !!! -_-
Ok then ...
FOOTDRILLS
Ok our squad changed to another officer ... Yes ar !!!
And finally today i could really focus and concentrate and the officer explained everything loudly and clearly . He is GOOD !(:
Haha the guy look like syahmi ... This camp is like so weird -.-
Then guy is also so humorous also like syahmi . Maybe the brother ???
Haha ok moving on , he tought us a lot of this today but i dont even know all the command even though i'm from a military band and i was like in a confused state . BLUR -_-
Ok then he made an effort to explain everything when our squad is in any doubt . He is GOOD .
O righttee then ... after that , he ask us to sit and rest and told us funny things . He is GOOD .
Then when we got the thing wrong and wrong like 5 times ! He kept demonstrating for us and in the end , we finally got it correct . He is GOOD .
Then after that , he released us early to gave us enough time to have a break and move on to the next session which was the lecture . He is so GOOD.
Rating for our surgent . 5/5 . Haha full marks (:
Then after our 10 minutes break ... It was 9.30 sharp and we headed to the auditorium (:
LECTURE
When we got in the room , all the drum majors went . Ahhhhhhhh (: From the hot sun to a air-con room . Can you imagine how great is that ???(:
Ok well , today's topic was INSPIRATION & ASPIRATION by Miss lily Goh (:
Miss Goh is a deaf musician(in other words , she is musician that cannot hear) , sign language instructor and performing artist (:
She is really a strong and independent woman . The majors really admire her and clapped for her when the slideshow told us all those details .
She was like Beethoven . And people always said hearing is very important for a musician ! But she did not care but her believe had made her get on with life (:
And of course , she has a helper who helps convert her sign language then telling us what she wanted to say . Haha so cool !(:
She then showed us her certificates ... Piano and drums . Grades 5 and above ... She was good and not only that , she believes in music . Not ever giving up her passion for music . Haha (:
When she was young , she realise deaf people can play percussion !!! So she continued working really hard to pursuit her DREAMS .
She join the SAC band ... and her first solo was playing the Happy melody solo in 1994-1997 (:
She was a woman with determination , perseverance and most importantly .... Love for life (:
How did she play you ask ??? Instead of hearing , she felt the vibrations on the floor and the tempo was given by her instructor who used the mallet to tap her shoulders . Haha cool right !(:
Sometimes when the instructor gets too excited , he hits harder and harder ... Just imagine how she felt . Haha poor thing (:
Then after getting all those certs ... She joined the Singapore idol in the year 2004 (:
Why is that so ...
1)Confirms what she wants in life ... To just become a worthless woman or a great musician that pursuits her dreams ???
2)To inspire the deaf ... To tell everyone that ppl who are disabled are not USELESS and tell ppl that they are like us , normal people who can get on with life (:
3)Realise her dream ... Not sitting back but giving her all to what she really wants in life (:
At first she has NO music background ... But look at her now !!! She a musician and a independent woman (:
She also told us ... You will need , 10% talent and 90% hardwork and that's her secret to SUCCESS (:
What she want to tell us is that you have to really work extremely hard to achieve success in life !!! And that is really important and it has gave me a great impact .
And so from this day forward , i will work really hard to help the band achieve to great excellence .
Her motto ...
LOVE YOUR DREAM. LIVE YOUR DREAM AND NEVER LOSE YOUR DREAM ...
Ok that is all for todays lecture and after that ... Moving on to our BREAK (:
We ate biscuits ... and then the drum majors went up to the dance studio and SLACK for awhile .
Then i was time for the Display technique session ...
Display technique
Ok today we actually finished all our foramtiona and now for the polishing ...
Ok then we did the formation like 5 times and wat i observed was that all the others drum major's marching was sloppy except some ... I thought all bands have learned marching ???
Well i'm so fortunate to be in a marching band . Haha i'm so proud to be in the band too (:
Ok moving on ... Todays marching was really funny as the other majors kept doing stupid things . Haha (:
Then we finally finished it . Haha and its only the second day . O YAY !!!(:
The we the drum major was released earlier for the job well done . Haha (:
DRINK , WIPE SWEAT , DRINK MORE then it was lunch time (:
LUNCH TIME
Haha this time of the day is one of my favourite because its time to EAT (:
All the majors were like RUNNING to the table ... Like some hungry person that has not eaten for days -_-
But luckily , ronald , lester and i was already there . Thanks to the kiasu spirit . Haha (:
What can we say ... We're hungry (:
Ok today's menu is some VEG , FRIED NOODLES and CHICKEN WING . Ya (:
The truth was ... We 4 people ate like crazy . In 3 minutes and we were finished . I come in 1st , Jk was 2nd , ronald 3rd and lester last . And mind you , they are sec 3s ok (:
Once a champion ... Always a champion . Muhahaha (:
Then after eating ... again we went up to the dance studio to slack (:
And we still have 45 minutes ...We chat and went down early too .
Mace technique
We showed our skills and exchange pointers and i learned to spin the mace with one hand from ronald . Haha thanks dude , now i can show off (:
ok then we again waited for the mace technique instructor from the police force to come ...
We sat down like 15 minutes and then he arrived ...
And before that ... The other majors all prayed that the rain will not come . I was like shocked and ask myself . Why the change of attitude ???
And then we carried on with our second formation of POP(passing out parade , 7th november) and we did the formation like crap -_-
The instructor scolded us and kept telling us to FOCUS and listen to INSTRUCTIONS ...
He said the this two components of a leader or any other members in the band must have while in a formation ! Its very IMPORTANT ... Must remember !(:
Then we do the formation again ...
While doing one part ... Sir shouted and suddenly ! He lost his voice and we felt really bad .
We kept asking him to rest and drink water but he refused !!! He is so determine . And suddenly , all the major finally really gave their best and finished till the set 12 ... We all wanted him to rest .
If you guys were there ... You'll see the team spirit and it showed that we all had inside of us . We were DETERMINE and we PERSEVERED .
Its something worth to see and spend time of (:
Then i finally knew why the sudden change of attitude ... The officer was like our father , wanting the best from us , his sons ! And from the first day onwards , we already knew he TRUSTED us and BELIEVES in us ...
When his voice broke , we did not want to disappoint him so we gave our best !!!(:
Then after the formation ... One of the majors gave him some water and we all rest together like one family (: and waited for the rain to stop ...
In the end , the rain did not stop so we could not finish the formation and had to continue today .
In the meantime , he talked to us and told us have to command respect and told us to always focus or things cannot be DONE .
He also said that 2moro we have to finish around 8 more sets and then we are done . And left polishing and all this have to be done 2moro !
He kept saying ... Can you guys do it ???
We said ... YES SIR(Confidently) (Loudly till there was echo , Cool!)
So he told us to pray that 2moro there will be no rain or else we cannot finish our formation and the consequences will be Disastrous ...
And then Mr Chua the camp officer released us and GO HOME (:
Today wasn't really a tiring day but a day of achievements . Thats all for now . BYE (:
Labels: 2nd day of NCO camp
Monday, November 03, 2008
WOW i had gone this far ... 110 post !!!(:
JJ ... the DJjj ... The Jster ... The mighty J is BACK !!!(:
I so proud of myself . Well basically today was a LONG , TIRING but FULFILLING day (:
Well this is it the first day of the NCO camp .
Pretty nervous today and kinda blur . I was severing with fear !!! or was it the cold water which i took a bath in ???
Haha whatever it is ... ITS THE FIRST DAY (:
Ok after showering , i got change in the nco shirt . Haha so cool !
Then waited for my mum to fetch me . woohoo , i feel so fortunate as taking a bus would be like 1 long hour (:
Then my mum was so afraid that i would faint so she bought me MacDonalds for breakfast . Haha (:
Then on the way there , i was shivering as the air-con was too cold and note to self : Never shower in cold water in the morning ever again !(:
Haha finally i arrived at my destination (:
Then i sms cheryl to ask where she was and suddenly i saw her so i can save my massage . Haha (:
We stood awhile not knowing what to do and kept looking around ... And i have failed my duty as a SL(sectional leader) as we did not really talk much .
Haiz how i hope all my friends join back the band ....
Then waited for awhile and we moved to the multi-purpose hall for the briefing but then must move to the basketball court as there was some problem ...
Briefing
Ok then Mr chua started to talk and stated why we could not meet in the multi-purpose hall ...
And i learn my first lesson as a leader ... Must be FLEXIBLE st all times !!!(:
We(All the drum majors and band majors) played a game .
It was called the tree , squirrel and hunter ...
Well this game was kinda lame -_- but i managed to hold a cute girl's hand . Haha (:
K now in back in serious mode ... Beep ... Done !
After all that , we all had basic footdrills ... I was so unlucky !!! The officers were so soft like some squeaky mouse . btw her name was atikah which reminds me of someone gf but soon to be wife . Haha (;
Ok then not learning anything at all in the footdrill ... Which wasted 1 hour of my time !!! ARGH!
I could not focus at all today ... Not knowing what is happening . Haha (; Maybe i slept to late last night . Hmmm whatever it is , its now over .
Next moving on to the LECTURE ...
LECTURE
Then for the first time ... i was actually listening to some guy talking and yapping about bands .
Actually the truth is that i liked it . Haha (: Not myself lately ...
The guy was Ho hwee long from NIE ... Important man . Haha (:
He told us a lot of things and gave me a lot of knowledge of the history of the bands in singapore(:
Basically ... Bands started in the 1965 . The ministers wanted all the schools to have bands .
It was a humble beginning . And all those schools which do no have a band have to give a reason . So cool !(:
Then in the 1970s ... It was told that to have more bands and intruments (:
And that point of time . There was only military bands but it does not mean all marching but only it was really convenient and there was only brass and woodwinds . There was no concept of symphony bands .
Moving on to 1980s where it was the maturing period ...
Which the band had to do something about the intruments like the sound so the French horns , oboes and basson was then introduced . Cool right !(:
THEN !!! I finally got the most important info ... Haha french horn is so important in a band !!!(:
Haha so proud of myself (: French horn gives the band more shape and creates another melody called counter melody .
1991- Finally new music and repertoire was made by young conductors thus the new ideas and making more songs . Ha !
Then in year 2001 , there was a new concept of music which made music more extract like ART and more emotions and feelings could be felt . So smoothing @.@
Then here comes my fav topic ...
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES . Haha (:
1)Dedication- Willing to sacriface time for the band (:
2)Commitment-Put your soul in the work ... and putting your best in everything you do (:
3)Selflessness-Put other things like interest aside only thinking of the band (:
4)Passion-Long lasting love for the band and music and then giving interest in what we do ):
(Ok i have to admit something , there was one period not long ago , my burning passion for the band was GONE . And i lost all interest in the band ... And i once thought of giving up but then i continued hanging on and finally now i have regain that special love ...)
5)Conviction-Always believe on what we are doing ...
6)flexible-One must be flexible in order to have things started , and a leader must always be flexible !
7)Cannot be too confident-Results are uncertain . Yes you must be confident but not TOO confident (:
And thats all i think ...
Then we had a break ... Ate biscuits (:
Then it was time for our display technique in short ... Formation (:
Display technique
Ok we waited in the basketball court and sat down waiting for our instructor to come ...
When he arrived , we greeted him and started arranging ourselves A-J
I was in the position G8 ... Haha at the corner somemore !!! And i was with my friends . So lucky.
Then after doing some parts and we moved to the multi-purpose hall as the other drum majors was so scared of the SUN!
I was like come on ... You guys are drum majors , going to spin the mace regardless of weather !
So gay man -.- Haha (: (Saying all this in my mind , not wanting to get beat up by this sec 3s man)
Ok moving on, We have done a few sets of formation . It was like taking so long as some bands were only indoor bands and marching in a formation is like so alien to them -_-
Then we all sat down and our instructor talked to us ... I was not listening as i was like so tired .
ARGH then after his blabbering ... It finally stopped as it was lunch time . Haha (:
Lunch time
Ok today's food was not too bad ... Fried rice , some veg and 2 chicken nuggets (:
Then my friends ronald , lester and jink kai was like after eating ... They sat at a corner and stare at those pretty band majors and so i joined them . Haha (:
Those lechers ... Ha ,cannot stand them sei , always making me laugh (:
Then we went up to the dance studio to grab our mace as 30 more minutes more and it will be our Mace technique training (:
My fav man , i was waiting for the whole day and finally it was time for us drum major to show off . Haha (:
Ok 30 more minutes so the gang and i sat down in the dance studio and enjoyed the air-con (:
Then after that we all went down together and waited for the instructor to come ...
Mace Technique
It was 2 o'clock already , and finally the instructor came ...
He is from the police force and has tought a lot of drum majors previously so he is experienced (:
Then he was like so fierce but a good instructor ...
Altough he is fierce but he is far . He wants a lot and expects a lot of thing from us as we are the DRUM MAJORS !!! Bam bam bam ...
He first introduce himself and then brought us to the field to start on our mace training and tought us how to hold the mace , left and right turn , mark time , counter marching(backwards) .
He was really good ! Not like the some other instructors ... I could not bother as they were talking so soft and i could not even hear them -.-
Then after perfecting all that he has tought us ... He went on to the formation which we also had to DO ! I was like so shock that we needed to march outside the hot sun while the band majors sit in an air-con room playing music ...
I was like what the hell -.- But i love sunburn so who cares ???(:
When we were doing the formation , other majors were like hating the sun which kinda reminds me of Gu Xin and eleanor so afraid of getting sunburns -o- and the drum majors were like singing ... rain , rain come again ... It was so weird -_-
Then it started to rain ... Haiz ):
And then we were given a 10 minutes break ...
DRINK , WIPE SWEAT , look at girls , DRINK ...
And then the instructor told us to fall in ... In the end , we completed 4 sets then it started to rain again but this time , we continued . Haha (:
Then lightning came and we were like holding the mace up like 300 over ppl changing in some lightning rod and seeing whose the lucky guy who gets shock ! Haha (:
Then luckily the teacher came and told us to do into the shelter . But just now when i saw lightning , i was not scared at all man ... Only determine to finish the sets we were given to do (:
OH MAN MEGA BUMMER !!! the rain did not stop and the instructor talked to us ...
We were also scolded and told to always focus and look whatever he tought us and apply on the formation (:
Haha btw the instructor look like my UNCLE . HA (:
Then we were released and when i sat down , my legs started to cramp and sore man . I almost cried )':
I did not really do any exercise in the holidays so after doing all this vigorous workout . I was like my leg hurts like shit man ...
Then i also realise those drum majors all look like my friends and some seniors so i was completely freak out . Haha (:
One look like Gim Kai , Ronald look like Johann , One of the senior in the nco camp look like Natasha , one look like wei rong , one has the look of Joseph but has eleanor and nidia slang and one looked like ika . Haha weird right (:
That is all for the FIRST DAY IN NCO . Haha (:
Basically , i enjoyed myself today and i hope the pain will go away ... Ouchie !)':
Labels: First day at NCO camp
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Ok here i am blogging again (:
And maybe because of my so called future best friend wife .... ika (:
And they already thought of their child's name !!! Worth admiring . Haha (:
Hehe whatever it is I'M BACK !!!
Well , the holidays are simply just to boring . I wish i could swim at pansap's house again (:
I already missed a meeting with my friends ... Hope there is more outing next time . Maybe ?
Hmmm algae has been starting to grow on me ... Everyday sitting down , using the com , not knowing what to do ):
I took out my cousin's game disk ... Final fantasy 8 . To play (:
Determine to complete the game but i was stuck in the LAST DISK . ARGH !!!
Then i was again BORED .
Many questions went through my mind , When is band starting , What should i do now , What must i do to stop being so bored and so many more .
No one can answer my question ... Only me . But i myself do not know -_-
Then i suddenly ... I even wish i could go back to school like the old times ??? I used to hate going to school because of all the studying but now ...
Haiz but no man can change time so ...
Then moving on ...
NCO is just tomorrow ... i simply just cannot wait !!!(:
Haha the whole day doing the things i like ... Its all about practicing my macework and making friends .
Haha it sound already so interesting . Ya ???
Well at least i have something to do now . Haha (:
Wow this post is so SHORT . Haha there will be more tomorrow (:
Labels: I"M BACK
