Holidayye

Back from Sunway Lagoon Resort, Malaysia.

For once, the camera was in good, working order. But we didn’t take any photos ftw Mainly because we were too indulged in shopping and eating. Mummy bought many pairs of shoes, Daddy bought many pairs of pants, and uh, here is the damage done by me and my brother:

Books; We bought a total of 12 books back, 2 being damn cheap SATs prep books so that took up half my luggage, the rest were random novels ranging from Ironman to Great Expectations. Got my brother interested in Sherlock Holmes, so now he’s devouring the whole series. Well at least he’s reading something else other than Foxtrot.

Guitar; Okay so this is mine, not my brother’s. It’s a Spanish admira concert grade classical, solid top solid side solid everything, and it is also my new あなた. My Yamaha CG-101 served me well, but as everyone has been noticing I’ve been getting nowhere with plywood. Cost a bomb but the parents decided that it be cheaper to buy it in Malaysia as compared to Singapore, and my dad loved the sound as well so we got it. I really really love the guitar, and I swear I will practice it every freaking day till my sound gets louder, my tone gets better, and when I finally become some really imba guitarist, I will uh, thank my parents once again, because seriously, they’ve spent so much on me and I feel like some lousy GFN and all still…*needs to work harder I say*

Wii; This one’s mainly for my brother but I am very sure my parents will get hooked on it as well (just like the time we bought the DDR mat, and the Playstation, and the Playstation One, and the Xbox…) so.

It was money well spent I must say; I mean, rather than going to uh, Europe to look at pretty see-no-touch scenery, might as well spend more on life’s essentials no?

End of Term 2

It’s hard to believe;

I’ve found my purpose and place, scattered in pieces, but a purpose all the same.

A quarter of my JC life is over. It seems like yesterday when I was dreading JC. I have survived thus far and I will go on. The journey hasn’t been an easy one, there were so many disappointments, surprises and changes. Never have I felt so out of control yet disciplined at the same time. It’s kind of like the opposite of my Secondary School life. Instead of seeking solace in CCA and extra stuff, I’ve come to love my class a lot. But I’ve been trying to keep a balance of school work and extra activities. Needs to do more for StepUpForDown, and go for Project Illuminate.

Term 2 has been one with many surprises – Camilla and Cheryl (re)joining our class, GeChuang concert, Guitar concert, elections, birthday celebrations. Looking back in retrospect now where did all the time go? I vaguely remember really late nights in Mid-April, laughing at everyone else who had concerts after that, random CCA meetings, class camp (2 free days), perpetually feeling a little drained, a tirade of tests (of which none I studied for), Taking 2 CTs in a row (that’s 7 hours of torture), GP CT, Guitar Farewell, random public holidays in between, PW being the bane of my life, frisbee, a quick jam with the band…and here’s the start of the June hols.

I planned my mugging schedule and it’s pretty ambitious but I guess that means all the more I have to turn ninja. If there’s one piece of advice I’ve taken from my seniors (read: PL) it’s that JC is essentially a form of ninja training, there’s a lesson to be learnt everyday. But argh I will make it a point to blog more.

Anyway things to look forward to in JUNE!

• Band jamming sessions
• Book Fair
• PC Show
• StepUpForDown
• Studio Recording
• Outing with Ching & Maylyn
• Swee Lee Sale!
• Malaysia Trip
• Festival For A Future
• Something Good 2008
• Guitar lessons
• SLEEP
• PW =.=
• Mugging

So there you have my June hols summed up.

But honestly, I feel like going back to school on Monday =.=

Keep Awake!

So I’ve come to realize that the gig my band just gave up was indeed a pretty large-scale one, what with Electrico, The Firefight and all these other more prominent bands playing as well. We could have played alongside them, why does Fuzzy have to go overseas – This was my train of thought when I first got the news. Now I’m pretty thankful that we’re not able to go for this, because I cannot imagine how (possibly) terrible we might sound due to a lack of practice & experience compared to the other bands, and we wouldn’t have much time to practice even if we could make it for the event anyway, and that would bring us back to square one. It’s times like these I fall back into my little dream – damn it, why aren’t we in Poly. Or rather, heck why am I doing things like Math and Literature in JC, why am I not in AudioTech? Why is everyone so worn out by JC life damn it I’m not even doing the subjects I’m doing now in Uni.

Someone really needs to get this into my head: JC is good for you. It’s good for your future. Get into a good uni, get the damned degree and it’ll be easier to fulfill our dreams. Which will come true because we’re all working hard. It’s possibly the longer (and seemingly less direct) route, but heck it’s for our future.

And we’re not bad really. We just need more time together. I hardly see you guys nowadays. Why are we all so busy, I whine.

Then again I’m partially at fault as well. I guess everyone is. Today I sat down and wrote out my committments for next two years.

1. Academics
2. Guitar
3. GeChuang
4. D.ITN
5. Project Illuminate
6. StepUpForDown
7. Guitar Grade 8
8. Theory Grade 8
9. Violin Diploma
10. Japanese

So that’s a hell load of stuff piled on my plate. Studies, 2 CCAs, 2 CIPs 3 music exams, another language that I’m gonna be learning on my own. I really want to give my all to everything, but I don’t want to lose what’s left of my social life. I hope everything works out. Is this considered as overcommitting? Ah well. To be ninja is key.

(What’s worse might actually be the emptiness of it all once everything ends…)

But anyway moving on, Lin Tong and I made a pact today that if we grow up and we’re out of job, we’ll set up a wedding planning agency; Lin Tong will make the wedding gowns and suits while I do the dinner planning and entertainment, and we’ll be so successful because of our Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders.

It was Michelle Chan & Livvy’s birthday on Sunday! I couldn’t crash Hwach on Friday because of lessons so here’s a big shoutout to Livvy – HAPPY SEVENTEENTH, MY WONDERFUL POET/WRITER, THE SAVING GRACE OF THE FUTURE OF SINGAPORE’S LITERATURE PERHAPS. XD

Well for Michelle Chan, we had this “surprise” birthday celebration thing for her before school on Monday – but she came early and I was frantically SMS-ing Louis and Michy “OMG SHE’S HERE ALREADY HOW HOW HOW” and she saw the cake =.= But it was fun and she brought back Krispy Kremes from the Hong Kong airport So yay Michelle, HAPPY SMASHING SEVENTEENTH as well!

It was also guitar farewell, which wasn’t very elaborate; we just booked the Hodge Lodge and chilled there. Exchanged letters with PL and I’m really touched by what she wrote in mine, the simplest point yet possibly the hardest to achieve – to be happy at where I am and with the people around me. It really hit home, because all this time I’ve been pretending to be happy, pretending that everything’s going alright but no, it’s not all fun and smooth. The past four months have been more chaotic than ever, and I haven’t been happy most of the time. I’ll have to make a consistent effort to be happy, and smile more from now on. After all, the experience is what counts in JC.

Notes to Self

#1. Please DO NOT take things for granted.

#2. Stop bitching about people it is not nice.

#3. No, the whole world doesn’t hate you. Please smile more

#4. NEVER. EVER. QUIT.

#5. Stick to your committments don’t keep thinking that you’re very free.

#6. Love your class they are an amazing bunch of people.

#7. Remember to eat lunch. Especially on Fridays.

#8. Politics.

#9. Look out for people more often. Say hi.

#10. Bully Louis more. Very fun.

Settled.

Right, with the whole hype of elections over, and after a tough time ironing out my thoughts, I’m happy where I am and I’ll be looking forward to better days and (later) nights. I tend to overcommit at the start and end up fighting to keep alive at the end, so I guess I’m pretty satisfied with what I have now. Too much makes me a hoarder. After all, we are slaves of what we want. Learning to let go is tough, but it’s what you have to do sometimes.

Yet again sometimes I wonder if I’m really not up to standard. I want to know what people think of me, but it’s so hard to guess; the construction of the mind is not seen in the face. I don’t like my lack of confidence and inability to read people correctly. I misplace my trust and I make all the wrong decisions.

So what’s been going on with my life.

Friday was Dance Nite; I got to catch up with Maylyn and gasp gasp catch Sebby and Zi Yao in action! I’m amazed at how well Zi Yao can dance! He’s always been that adorable little swimmer, then you put him on stage and ta-da! The dancer side of him emerges. Sebby was real good, but he’s been practicing his moves in class so much it doesn’t come off as a big surprise. Now I’m regretting not getting them flowers. The girls were good too, but I’ve seen Steff, Zhengning, Elaine and Cheryl Tay dance so many times. AND THERE WAS THIS CUTE LITTLE BOY THAT POPPED OUT OF NOWHERE ON STAGE DURING THE LAST ITEM I’m sorry I’m declaring him as the cutest boy which appeared during dance nite.

I’m home on this bright, sunny (read: DAMN HOT) Tuesday morning instead of being at Ubin with the class. The long weekend’s coming to a close already…and work done = a bit of math, my brother’s Chinese PT, and…a litte more math?

And I just got my room back. What a nice way to end my little break.

Houston, we have a problem.

MAYDAY 五月天 !

Spent today at VivoCity for lunch with the family and PageOne indulgence; Stared at rows and rows of books, shelves and shelves of pretty stationery, and…it was really refreshing. -is weird like that-

Then I headed down to Fourtones to jam with the band. It felt damn good to touch an electric guitar, after so~ long. I bet I play the Fourtones electric more often than my own. It felt good to hear us play together after what, two months? And we’ll be jamming a lot more in the coming weeks so I can’t wait.

So really the whole point of this entry is just that THE BAND IS TOGETHER AGAIN. FTW.