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Sunday, December 11, 2005

Fun, laughter, peace and joy

The past two days have been quite eventful, with alumni outing 3 on Friday to Pasir Ris park, and band practice yesterday...let's start on the alumni outing first.

Too bad qz hasnt been able to send me the outing pics recently...have been tryin to get them from him. Well anyway, I have absolutely no idea how to put them up here for all to see. Call me an idiot if you wish, because I think i am. haha...The seawater on that day was particularly disappointing, with sawdust covering some parts of the surface and murky depths of water due to the constant construction works going on near the shore. Despite the disgusting outlook of the water we decided that it shouldn't ruin our day, so we just waded into it and started playing; we were already dirty anyway. As usual basketballs were the tools of fun that day, as it had always been. Such fun games you can come up with using something so simple like a ball...and within all that time there was a school of fish circling us, and a couple of them would jump out for no particular reason to amuse us...haha. The sawdust must've gotten into their brains or something...I hope no one got a jolt in the water that day though, with all the supposed current flowing in the salty water (chemistry: salt water conducts electricity well). Teasing efforts were made to bring me and someone else in the water together...just for their amusement =D *the heart is so bright, i'm blinded!* oh, what funny stuff they can come up with...the both of us could just make out a smile, both in laughter and irritation. Well, after all the fun some of us decided to pay a visit to the spider web over at the playground...we always seem to go there, though. a few of us went there, but only me and farz went up. I went up all the way, but for some reason farz didnt want to join me up at the top...going down was more painful then going up; climbing the web barefooted wasn't an easy feat. We met up with edwin and syafiq later back at the beach so we could collect out stuff and shower...after that we packed up everything and headed to Fisherman's Village for dinner, as usual. Seems bringing my soccer ball on the way was pretty useless. we hardly even touched it... The spread that night was really great, veggies, seafood and chicken. and all for the same $10 per person...really helps to being more along with us during outings =). And it was on that particular night that all of us realized how badly chang yuan could hold his alcohol...it was just a little beer, enough for one gulp, and it was enough to turn his face bright red and hold him down deep into his chair. He was really rubbing his face throughout the night after that, looking so lethargic and, well, drunken! don't get the wrong idea though, I didn't drink any! it was more for the older group...i only drink on occasions =p after dinner we headed home in taxis, save Yan wen who lived nearby; he took the bus. Listening to chang yuan talk to siew li about love matters was a common situation; i always seem to be hearing the same stuff =)

Oh well, that just about wraps it up for the outing...now more on yesterday's band practice...and my dear cousin's visit to my home for dinner! My first impression of the percussion section yesterday when I arrived was "oh my god, they're still like sh*t. what the heck are they doing?" seems hidayat was frustrated with them at the time, because they weren't performing up to standard. and it was true! they weren't! I really wanted to knock some sense into them, but decided to leave them alone and see how things would develop. True enough, just an hour later, the section was primed and ready to go through the repertoire and the orientation pieces. Of course, everytime me and syafiq go back, I realize that their playing just keeps getting better and better, save some days when they're really out of form, and you can really tell just by looking at the way they play, not by hearing them play. So yesterday i can say we've achieved something good, something that will be carried along with the section for a long time to come. A little more guidance, a lot more effort, will bring up the section to what it's supposed to be by competition time, even earlier. Conquer the mind, achieve the dream. Percussion, you can do it! all the way!!

I came home tired, hungry, and filled with eager anticipation to see my cousin..whom I get to see only so much every year. (well, more now, actually.) She just got back from the SEA Games in Manila, after bringing back the gold for singapore in fencing. Damn, we're all so proud of her. It seems she just dominates in everything she does; she's just amazing. Needless to say, we were so damn happy to see each other...haha. Despite the constant yelps and cries of my other cousins, who were there too, we were kind of in our own world when we talked about stuff...after dinner we moved to the hall where all the talking started, and lasted long into the night. She even got me a SEA Games T-shirt whith a fencing mascot on it. I was kinda surprised when she said she got me an 'S' for the tee...I felt insulted...haha. But when i did try it on it fit like a glove..thanks so much! she ended the day by performing the bumblebee...BUMBLEBEE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! ...and a piece by Franz Schubert on my piano...so enchanting...so jealous! haha...have to strive to be as good as her from now on! see, now "conquer the mind, achieve the dream" even applies to my piano...haha. She just gave me a hug and a few encouraging words and then they all left...anyway she invited me to a barbecue next saturday...LAST DAY OF BAND CAMP...really want to see her! hope i can make it in time. I'd have to meet up with her friends from church...I hope i open up enough on the day to get to know all of them. she says one of them's a drummer! my kind of people, really...haha

Ok...I've got alot up there today don't I? got eyedrops? signing off

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