Alright. As it stands now, I've decided to ditch orientation for a trip to Amsterdam with Mus'art for WMC. Anyway just 200+ people get chosen for Biz orientations and I never did like orientations. Once in a lifetime to go WMC eh. who knows if I'm still playing by the time the next one comes. Actually, i don't even know if i can be counted as playing now. Moral of the story, if you've the interest, DO NOT give up on the instrument so easily!
So it's orange alert in Singapore now. I dread this cause my Office has decided that we'll be split into a Team A and Team B to take turns going for work. As I'm paid hourly, that means my pay is effectively cut in half! So much for getting pay watching YouTube videos on a huge screen. I hope i get the odd days eh.. If even days, lagi less money..
I wonder sometimes, are we suckers for melodramatic real life dramas? We seem to like imagining things a lot more than what the reality is, playing a tiring game on ourselves.
No matter. I've got a craving to run, play badminton and to jam in band like on SYF day. Oh, add Carl's Junior to that list too.
Cheers.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
1st day of work
Post's not about work. Instead, a government commercial about family.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2XLZsiCBsA
It's amazing how YouTube seems to have all the videos.
Scene: Crematorium, burial of some old guy
Enter old Indian lady. "I'm not going to sing praises for my husband, not today." (Me: another NO drugs / NO gambling commercial?)
"Neither am i going to talk about how good she was, enough people have done so" (Confirm)
"Instead, i wanna talk about some things that will make some of you uncomfortable. 1st off, i wanna talk about what happened, in bed." (!!! Woman really starts to listen now)
"Ever have difficulty starting your engine in the day?" Lady proceeds to snore in a damn humorous way. "It's exactly what David sounded like every morning." Daughter looks uncomfortable. (Haha! How the heck does she do that while keeping such a straight face? Feel damn bad now that my mind is no longer innocent as proven above.)
"But wait! snoring wasn't everything. There was also this rear end wind action. Going on as well." Laughter. "Some nights it would be so forceful, it would wake him up, 'what was that?', he would ask. Oh! It's the dog, i would say. Go back to sleep, Dear." (We find it so easy to laugh when its not us being ridiculed.)
"Oh, you may find all these funny. But towards the end of his life, when his illness was at his worse, these sounds indicated to me that my David was still alive." Cue sad music. "And what i wouldn't give just to hear the sound again before i sleep." (The cruel irony of life hits me. Life loves to play a fool of us.)
The Main point's here.
"In the end, it's these small things you remember. Little... Imperfections... that make them perfect, for you. So to my beautiful children, I hope one day, you too will find life partners who are as beautifully imperfect as your father was to me. "
Beautiful. Had chills running up and down my back throughout the advertisement. The government has won me over this time!
Do we complain so much sometimes that we are blinded by the bliss present right in front of our eyes? It's small things that make the big picture. Small complains that snowballs our dissatisfaction in life and each other, wasting what little time we already have.
To AHband, silver was the imperfection, but the imperfections had created a perfection, in the memories. And like the lady in the film, we shall not cry, but smile when reliving the memories.
Cheers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2XLZsiCBsA
It's amazing how YouTube seems to have all the videos.
Scene: Crematorium, burial of some old guy
Enter old Indian lady. "I'm not going to sing praises for my husband, not today." (Me: another NO drugs / NO gambling commercial?)
"Neither am i going to talk about how good she was, enough people have done so" (Confirm)
"Instead, i wanna talk about some things that will make some of you uncomfortable. 1st off, i wanna talk about what happened, in bed." (!!! Woman really starts to listen now)
"Ever have difficulty starting your engine in the day?" Lady proceeds to snore in a damn humorous way. "It's exactly what David sounded like every morning." Daughter looks uncomfortable. (Haha! How the heck does she do that while keeping such a straight face? Feel damn bad now that my mind is no longer innocent as proven above.)
"But wait! snoring wasn't everything. There was also this rear end wind action. Going on as well." Laughter. "Some nights it would be so forceful, it would wake him up, 'what was that?', he would ask. Oh! It's the dog, i would say. Go back to sleep, Dear." (We find it so easy to laugh when its not us being ridiculed.)
"Oh, you may find all these funny. But towards the end of his life, when his illness was at his worse, these sounds indicated to me that my David was still alive." Cue sad music. "And what i wouldn't give just to hear the sound again before i sleep." (The cruel irony of life hits me. Life loves to play a fool of us.)
The Main point's here.
"In the end, it's these small things you remember. Little... Imperfections... that make them perfect, for you. So to my beautiful children, I hope one day, you too will find life partners who are as beautifully imperfect as your father was to me. "
Beautiful. Had chills running up and down my back throughout the advertisement. The government has won me over this time!
Do we complain so much sometimes that we are blinded by the bliss present right in front of our eyes? It's small things that make the big picture. Small complains that snowballs our dissatisfaction in life and each other, wasting what little time we already have.
To AHband, silver was the imperfection, but the imperfections had created a perfection, in the memories. And like the lady in the film, we shall not cry, but smile when reliving the memories.
Cheers.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
The day after
Seems that the closure we try to seek has once again eluded us. Well, that's how life likes to screw with us. Seeing my juniors crying really struck me. I think it just shows how much my juniors have somehow sneaked their way into my heart. Joyann and Gerald wrote really nice notes that made going back down to help all the more meaningful. Oh yeah, I'm proud of the fact that though Euphonium is one of the smallest sections, we've one of the most alumnus, ratio wise, who consistently come back to help out.
I think the band was undone by circumstances far before what could have been saved by just these few months. I still stand by the fact that the band has improved a lot over these months and it is largely because of themselves no matter what they think. They just needed some direction.
AHband is special in the way that we are really an informal, fun family band. We are not professional in our behaviour, and are many times undone by the exact passion that bonds us by getting us too emotionally involved with the band. So it saddens me if on top of the loss of yet another medal is accompanied by the knowledge that the passion is lost. Then AHband has really lost to SYF.
I feel most for the sec3 and 4 batches.
To them, I've this to say. All is not wasted! Look at how much the band has learnt from this and how much fun and memories it brought along. How much everyone in the band has grown and how much enjoyment it brought. Like I've always thought, the magic moment is when the whole band can play together and smile and laugh together. The sec4s will get what i mean when they finally step down and pass on the baton and realise that the hardships they thought they were going through are really the memories most treasured. Sec3s, use this to swing the pendulum to our advantage, i see a strong batch capable of pulling the band up in you.
Mrs Chua has already stated that she'll be with you guys all the way if you all are willing. Which i think is something much more meaningful than a Gold which she feels nothing for.
Thanks for the memories yet again, AHband! This journey may have reached its comma, but AHBand will never hit the full stop.
I think the band was undone by circumstances far before what could have been saved by just these few months. I still stand by the fact that the band has improved a lot over these months and it is largely because of themselves no matter what they think. They just needed some direction.
AHband is special in the way that we are really an informal, fun family band. We are not professional in our behaviour, and are many times undone by the exact passion that bonds us by getting us too emotionally involved with the band. So it saddens me if on top of the loss of yet another medal is accompanied by the knowledge that the passion is lost. Then AHband has really lost to SYF.
I feel most for the sec3 and 4 batches.
To them, I've this to say. All is not wasted! Look at how much the band has learnt from this and how much fun and memories it brought along. How much everyone in the band has grown and how much enjoyment it brought. Like I've always thought, the magic moment is when the whole band can play together and smile and laugh together. The sec4s will get what i mean when they finally step down and pass on the baton and realise that the hardships they thought they were going through are really the memories most treasured. Sec3s, use this to swing the pendulum to our advantage, i see a strong batch capable of pulling the band up in you.
Mrs Chua has already stated that she'll be with you guys all the way if you all are willing. Which i think is something much more meaningful than a Gold which she feels nothing for.
Thanks for the memories yet again, AHband! This journey may have reached its comma, but AHBand will never hit the full stop.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
D-day - 1
AHBand,
I seem to be suffering from some lack of inspiration the closer the day comes.
Feel like all that can be said has been said. Or maybe all that should be said has been said.
So yeah, just go for it. I think you all are the most prepared AHband i've seen. Confidence is high, morale is high and hopes are high. I hope we can ride through the high to end with a high.
AHBand'09 shall hold a special place in my heart!
Cheers.
I seem to be suffering from some lack of inspiration the closer the day comes.
Feel like all that can be said has been said. Or maybe all that should be said has been said.
So yeah, just go for it. I think you all are the most prepared AHband i've seen. Confidence is high, morale is high and hopes are high. I hope we can ride through the high to end with a high.
AHBand'09 shall hold a special place in my heart!
Cheers.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
D-day - 2
Another two more days. Or one if you'll like to be specific. Had fun with the juniors today with Junlong's 'magic school bus'. So yeah, in the end its the juniors that make our day instead of us supposedly going down to make theirs. Haven't had such a lot of laughs and fun in awhile.
We'll be there every step of the way till you all go on the stage. Dun matter how the bands before play, cause its just AHband's playing that matters! Read a blog from a fellow alumni who goes down to help. It's really amazing how much she still feels for a band that she knows very minimal about. I'm a sucker for such behind the scenes love stories. Haha..
I've a theory. I think i put in so much to the SYF also because I'm trying to seek closure to my own SYF. Because i feel i did not do my best then and could have done more. Didn't think an issue 6 years ago still had such a profound effect on me. And i just don't want the juniors to experience the same sadness i once had to endure. That's why i say (though it'll be largely ignored for now), play your best so you've no regrets and think that more could have been done!
Tian xia wu bu shan zi yan xi.
Cheers!
We'll be there every step of the way till you all go on the stage. Dun matter how the bands before play, cause its just AHband's playing that matters! Read a blog from a fellow alumni who goes down to help. It's really amazing how much she still feels for a band that she knows very minimal about. I'm a sucker for such behind the scenes love stories. Haha..
I've a theory. I think i put in so much to the SYF also because I'm trying to seek closure to my own SYF. Because i feel i did not do my best then and could have done more. Didn't think an issue 6 years ago still had such a profound effect on me. And i just don't want the juniors to experience the same sadness i once had to endure. That's why i say (though it'll be largely ignored for now), play your best so you've no regrets and think that more could have been done!
Tian xia wu bu shan zi yan xi.
Cheers!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
D-day -5
Band, don't you see that you must want the Gold or Gold with honours and work like you crave damn badly for it?
Standard's much higher than years ago. Like i said, it ain't only about getting the notes correct. Though the general feeling is one of pessimism, AHBand is fond of making miracles happen. And that's when the magic works for AHBand. To play a convincing standard and wow the audience. Its normal to doubt oneself along the way, but you must pick yourself up and push on!
Guessing is such hard and tiring work, why don't we just let things be and see how it goes?
Much better to spend time and effort to achieve better things with a clear mind.
Think I'm gonna miss seeing this band. A step towards the goal is a step away from the band.
Cheers.
Standard's much higher than years ago. Like i said, it ain't only about getting the notes correct. Though the general feeling is one of pessimism, AHBand is fond of making miracles happen. And that's when the magic works for AHBand. To play a convincing standard and wow the audience. Its normal to doubt oneself along the way, but you must pick yourself up and push on!
Guessing is such hard and tiring work, why don't we just let things be and see how it goes?
Much better to spend time and effort to achieve better things with a clear mind.
Think I'm gonna miss seeing this band. A step towards the goal is a step away from the band.
Cheers.
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