tired.
beyond words.
with a freaking humongous ulcer.
life ain't good!
i cant eat well.
i cant sleep well.
luckily it came after the two competitions!
haha...
i'm off for lunch and some sleep! =)
(1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics Theme Song)
Some dreams live on in time forever
Those dreams, you want with all your heart
And I'll do whatever it takes
Follow through with the promise I made
Put it all on the line
What I hoped for at last would be mine
If I could reach, higher
Just for one moment touch the sky
From that one moment in my life
I'm gonna be stronger
Know that I've tried my very best
I put my spirit to the test
If I could reach
Some days are meant to be remembered
Those days we rise above the stars
So I'll go the distance this time
Seeing more the higher I climb
That the more I believe
All the more that this dream will be mine
If I could reach, higher
Just for one moment touch the sky
From that one moment in my life
I'm gonna be stronger
Know that I've tried my very best
I put my spirit to the test If I could reach
Reach
and i really do mean a really really torturous one.
haha.
band pracs almost everyday.
it was worse den preparing for SYF when we were back in our secondary school days.
preparing the same songs every single day was just the same as eating the same lunch every single day.
but we got our moment.
twice in fact.
the first moment in NBC,
when we realised the world isnt as kind and nice as we thought.
the second moment in SIBF,
when we completely understood the meaning of a sweet victory.
this month have been soooo taxing.
my schedules were all packed up.
i was spending time with my fellow band mates longer then i was spending time with my family (not to say i spend a lot of time with them).
finally i can not see the band room for like a short while before we return again for more music making.
this band is not only about music making anymore.
its a place where friendships are born, maintained.
where jokes are made and we laugh together.
where we all find pride and fun in what ever we do because we all found what we enjoyed in life through the music.
to all myfriends.
its been a good ride!
to my section,
its had been real fun working with all of u!
though there were times of frustration, wrong notes, disturbing pitchings.
but we made it through.
and i dare to say that we were one of the few sections that didn't have any attendance problems.
haha.
its been a joy slogging thru music scores this time and i look forward to more!
=)
and to all my fellow band mates,
its been a big month, maybe even two months of preparation.
but i believe that the moment when we started screaming like mad dogs on the choir gallery made up for all disturbing things like:-
1. the meals skipped
2. the sleep missed
3. the fatigue
4. the tv shows missed.
and much more.
LOL.
we made sacrifices.
but i'm sure it was worth it!
haha...
with that,
i'm so looking forward to more projects!
totally happy day.
full of ups and downs.
haha... i'm quite glad for mr. chiang.
for topping the first div and also getting us into the finals!
haha.
i can't wait to play in the esplanade yet again!
yea! =)
we did it.
and happy 22nd bday daniel yiau!
with one competition over,
it seemed that we were going into things with a little too high expectations.
with the second one just 10 hours away,
it seem like crunch time to pull ourselves together.
nerves better don't get the better if me this time.
a gold was 80%, now its 90%.
the stage is bigger,
the stakes are higher,
the judges are definitely more critical.
i can't wait to hear our form in the band room later.
and hopefully, we bring the carrot back this time.
let's do our best, and hope for the best.
it was a good performance in my opinions.
the pressure was off.
haha...
=)
the last hurdle is SIBF.
honestly, i can't wait for it to be over.
and i can finally rest. =S
its so tough sleeping so little every single day.
including today. haha...
i think i've a 8 hr sleep coming up? which is totally not enough.
lol...
ok. i present, the eupho section of MSSBA for NBC '08 and SIBF '08!
i had so much fun making music, jokes with u guys!
let's stick together and maybe go for WMC '09?
=)
its a low quality pic.
don't ask me why, ask daniel yiau. hahaha.
=P
i can't wait for tomorrow.
and i also can't wait for this two weeks to pass ASAP.
i'm so physically drained.
today was the first day i reached home before 10pm in like... 2 or 3 weeks.
but it was quite a relief to know that everything will be over soon.
=)
i honestly hope for a good result this coming thurs.
i know we can do it if we really want to.
looks like we were kinda robbed.
no, i'm not being a sore loser.
but well.
like wy's nick, the truth has surfaced.
and i believe it did.
with time, and the individual judge scores announced, i believe everyone either have to believe that it was totally rigged.
haha...
i hate such politics.
that's why i don't think i will actually survive well in an office setting.
we had it in the bag, we really did.
well done people! i guess we can be proud of ourselves no matter wad.
as quoted from a website...
"Associate Professor Ho Hwee Long is a widely recognized and respected figure in music circles. He possesses a Masters' degree in Music Education from Northwestern University, Illinois, USA, and has studied band conducting under the tutelage of Professor John Paynter. Since 1967, he has an impressive record of achievements in the field of Singapore band music. He is currently an Associate Professor and the music coordinator of the Division of Visual and Performing Arts in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. He conducts the NIE Symphonic Band, and the National Junior College Symphonic Band. His love for music and beliefs in exacting standards has seen his bands make their mark in the local band scene."
oh his beliefs in music definitely allowed his bands to make their mark.
(oops, what mark did they make?)
we should just wait for the official release of individual judge scoring.
we'd see more light.
but that would probably make me even angrier.
screw him!
maybe someone really did.
and let's all work hard!
the aftermath of everything is so real.
just like how waiyip was talking about how it'd be so empty after the month of july w/o all the alumni pracs.
it'd honestly be kinda empty.
the alumni band had not only helped us realise the satisfaction from making good music.
it has already become an avenue where we meet up.
have lunch and talk cock/business like we used to in secondary school.
it's really hard to imagine us being so tight and close to each other should this band not exist.
we won't even be talking about meeting three to four times a week.
we'd be fortunate enough should we be able to meet once a week.
catch a movie every fortnight.
or have a decent meal together every month.
the band had served more den a sole purpose of creating good music.
it brought people together.
oh and i learnt two new terms today...
BFF = Best Friends Forever.
and the other one i forgot le. haha...
hopefully, the band forged bonds between people that will go on to be BFF.
=)
listening to our recording last night made me more than satisfied with our performance.
its just because our time to shine even brighter is not at NBC.
天时，地利，人和。
our time had come before, and will come again, provided we work hard!
and i guess we will work hard.
=)
我们不是省油的灯！
haha.
things that do not break us will only make us stronger.
and i believe this will.
all the way, MSSBA!
the Maris Stella Symphonic Band Alumni added another gold to our collection.
i think we did well! haha...
managed another gold.
we should be proud of it.
especially when we never tried to emotionally blackmail our competitors using perfectly ridiculous reasons.
we played fair and square and we should be proud of that.
but it was soooo bitter sweet.
it had been such a long and tedious route.
every step of the way, it seems like we're only worrying abt music.
but thats so not true.
people have been trying to trip us on the way with stones.
its getting so frustrating for us to deal with:-
1. music.
2. bitches.
wait a minute.
maybe point number two should be a singular noun.
that bitch.
why can't we enjoy the process of music making and skip the back-stabbing part.
its nice to watch on tv (aka survivor) but definitely not nice in real life.
ain't our purpose to make good music?
enough of that bitch.
with that in mind,
let's work hard and charge forward!
=)
omg.
i am supposed to go to sleep.
haha. ok. i can't wait for tmr!
argh. its like... so much prep for just 20 mins on stage...
pls let us do well! =)
btw. this might be my last post since i vividly remembered how i almost lost my life two years back by:-
1. my heart pumping like at 300 bpm when the results are abt to be announced. i tot i'm in cardiac arrest.
2. almost screaming my lungs out literally when we realised we won 1st div.
so let's hope we get thru tmr safely.
=D
with the competitions draw even closer.
currently, i am
1. EXTREMELY sleep deprived.
2. a little excited.
3. VERY nervous
4. quite angry
its barely 3 days away!
heard some stupid news about some old baby was whining about something that the rules allowed.
well, since the rules allowed it, maybe u should just choke on your milk and shut the hell up.
a new template.
looks good eh! haha...
have been wanting to change it for so long.
finally i see something i kind of like.
i'm trying very very hard to think abt the last experience at NBC 2006.
but realised i couldnt remember anything except the cheering at the end!
haha. and i can't wait to experience it again.
if we can.
i can't wait for this sunday to come.
i honestly just want to get it over and done with and give the best i can.
its really tough juggling so many things at one go.
i wonder how people can do one million things at a time.
i just want everything to be over soon.
oh. and more sleep. much more sleep. =)