This week

Let me tell you what had happened this week.

On Monday, nothing really special.

On Tuesday, went to YST for a bassoon and flute recital with DanK. We met Xiu Mei "accidentally" there. That recital was very good, the performers are just so good that we will go "wah, this instrument can play like this?". On side notes, the two performers are graduates from YST, and currently studying at overseas.

Wednesday was the really mad day. I think is the craziest day in my NUS life.

I woke up at 6.30am, took the first BTC bus at 7.30am, and class from 8-12. Then, heavy rain, I played PSP at CFA from 12-2. Then, I rushed to LT7 for my lectures from 2-6. After the lecture, I rushed to UCC for something else, from 6-11 straight. Something very different. You will know later.

A day like this, I will need much energy. So, energy drinks will be important. I took a cup of hot chocolate at 7am, a cup of teh-o at 10am, a cup of coffee at 2pm and a cup of beer at 6pm. Whole lot of unhealthy drinks. I can imagine that my internal system would have been all screw up.

OK back to point. What did I go for? A music fest, by timbre (some kind of pub, if I wasn't wrong). There were some performance, which consist of many kind of genre, like acoustic, pop, blues, soul and rock. But they all have one thing common, that they are all loud. Yeap, way too loud. I felt that my ears were crying for rest after every songs they played.

Nonetheless, that was a very enjoyable music show.


My beer with the stage.


The lightsticks they gave us.

Oh btw, if you are searching for lightsticks, you can approach me (kindly), and I can hand to you the very nice lightstick (new and sealed).


This means that I have taken the food voucher and more importantly, the lucky draw slip.

Oh btw, Michele (our very own trombonist) won one of the lucky price, two tickets to some show. Hunt her for the tickets!


Reverie & Rene.


The soulfellas.


Blue Shaddy from Australia.

I observed something different between Singaporean groups and Australian groups. Singaporean groups touched the audiences with songs that we are familiar with, and the Australians simply amazed us by the technique they have. Like the Blue Shaddy group, the vocal and guitarist and bass drum-mist (all in one) plays very good and impressive guitar parts, and another guy plays harmonica like he never needs to breath.

That night, I slept at 2am. Don't know why, but I just didn't find the mood to go to bed. And then, I woke up at 10am, and cannot sleep further. I think my internal system is confirmed to be all messed up by those unhealthy drinks. Then I played on the electric piano at home for 2 hours. "Maybe", a piece by Yiruma.

Thursday was of course the band practice. I can't really imagine that I actually touched on three different kind of musics. I think I will go crazy if I do this every week.

So the ex-ex-co had meeting (not for important matter) on Munchie Monkey before band prac starts.









And we celebrated Mr Tan birthday when band prac starts.


The card, which is best represented by Khee Nguen of course.

The whole thing was quite messy and more or less unnatural. I had to hide in the harp case with my camera in case he suspect something. But I think he did suspect.

When the lights go off, I was like, "Huh, can you be more professional and let them go in one shot?"




Mr Tan must be very proud of us.


That cake, which I didn't eat.

That night of band prac was so tiring. At the first half I didn't have part, so I played oboe instead. Very soon, I was regret. Playing oboe made my lips felt strain and when I played English horn afterward, thing wasn't going well.

That piece Children March was a nightmare for me. It's sometimes good to have solo, but when every single notes feel like solo, that's totally horrible. Now I understand why not a single "solo" marking on the score, because it is my solo piece! Especially when Mr Tan turned to face me and said, "English horn", I was so shocked that I didn't even play anything correct for more than 2 beats.

It couldn't help when all the notes are at my lowest range, and have to literally pump in tonnes of air to make them sound. In the end I felt like I had raced for 10km, and that's only after 5 minutes.

And percussion section asked me to take photos for them, for the first time. They cost me to miss my 151.


And they are pointing at me! Ok, not all, except Wai Yip.

Friday, that's today, I played Extreme Make-over for the first time. Terrible piece. The starting part isn't anything like from recording. Then I knew I will have to play counter-melody that cannot be heard. Like how usual.

The solo parts are way too easy if compared to Planet Earth or Children March. Then the other parts, heck care, just don't play. Wahahaha.

At least I know I will survive Extreme Make-over, that's provided that I didn't die on Children March.

Oh, and there's another piece called Sleepers Awake. I just wish the part (if any) will be easier.