Just got back from Hong Kong! dun wanna talk about it much since I haven't been paying too much attention to detail while I was there. The only thing that really broke the ice and warmed the heart were the fireworks displays at Disneyland which I went to see on two consecutive days...yesterday and the day before. Initially I'd been very disappointed with the attractions there. It obviously wasn't a place for a 16year old to be -.-
There WAS, though, something that got my attention on the first day, which was some kind of makeshift percussion performance by three staff members, rolling out garbage cans on wheels fitted with buckets to sound like toms...deep though. They had acrylic tipped drumsticks...pretty much suited for the job: playing on metal. I must say they were pretty good, but not nearly as good as their american counterparts though. Maybe we could compete with them, but of course, on real drums. I'm sure they'd do fine with marching drums with the strokes they'd displayed. People only went for the entertainment value. I guess that's something we gotta work with on the DRUMLINE too. Entertainment...yes, sometimes scorned by members, but we have to ENTERTAIN as well as showcase talent and skill.
I remember going on some buzz lightyear ride-cum-shooting game over and over just to improve on my scores. In the end, I only managed to maintain a level4 out of the seven levels that were available. can you believe it? level 7 is 1,000,000+. I'd have to spend an entire day there just shooting at stuff. -.-
Ok, enough about the small stuff (literally true because almost everything there was for small kids!) more about the big stuff.
Fireworks at Disneyland hong kong were held EVERY night at 8pm sharp. *sharp* for me being the fireworks always started exactly at 8.00pm on MY phone clock =] The first night we heard about the fireworks, we were hurriedly trying to finish our food in some posh chinese restaurant within the park. We had no idea what we were going to miss. By the time we went out, the lights had dimmed, and everybody seemed to gather like a mass congregation at the center of the massive intersection facing the Disneyland Castle. We, on the other hand, were stuck near the entrance to the restaurant behind a crowd of hopeful people. I did manage to get out my phone to capture the whole thing on video. It was ABSOLUTELY spectacular. the best thing, or rather, one of the best things I'd seen in my entire life. The music, the fireworks, the gaping awe of the crowd ["wowwwwwww..."], everything seemed to fit right in place, like a massive jigsaw puzzle.
More about the fireworks though, I filmed it AGAIN the following night, I think more out of respect than interest, just to get it right, and I tried as hard as I could, but the images were still not sharp. So much for a 2.0 megapixel camera. It simply wasn't enough. I even tried to convince my mum to buy a camera while we were in the city area earlier that day [our camera had recently been damaged by my uncle, somehow.] just so that I could capture the fireworks on film. Didn't work. Figures.
But this time, the video was a good 11 minutes instead of the 7+ minute version I managed to get on the first night. In addition, I had a relatively better place on the second night, despite the fact that people were using umbrellas, and there was one occurence that made my blood boil. The couple from behind me moved directly in front of me so the guy's GIRLFRIEND could get a better picture for her camera, and it so happened he was holding an umbrella. DAMN, that guy held it high. For goodness sake, there are people behind too! I was forced to inch towards the right, careful not to block anyone else's view, and thus I got an off center orientation despite moving to the center fifteen minutes earlier just to find a good spot. So much for being prepared.
After everything was over, I was relatively satisfied with the video...despite the intermittent feelings that I could've done a better job. But then again, who's perfect? Once again, so much for being a perfectionist. Others would have ruined it for you. =_=
Anyone interested in seeing the videos, msg me...send you online.
cheers.
There WAS, though, something that got my attention on the first day, which was some kind of makeshift percussion performance by three staff members, rolling out garbage cans on wheels fitted with buckets to sound like toms...deep though. They had acrylic tipped drumsticks...pretty much suited for the job: playing on metal. I must say they were pretty good, but not nearly as good as their american counterparts though. Maybe we could compete with them, but of course, on real drums. I'm sure they'd do fine with marching drums with the strokes they'd displayed. People only went for the entertainment value. I guess that's something we gotta work with on the DRUMLINE too. Entertainment...yes, sometimes scorned by members, but we have to ENTERTAIN as well as showcase talent and skill.
I remember going on some buzz lightyear ride-cum-shooting game over and over just to improve on my scores. In the end, I only managed to maintain a level4 out of the seven levels that were available. can you believe it? level 7 is 1,000,000+. I'd have to spend an entire day there just shooting at stuff. -.-
Ok, enough about the small stuff (literally true because almost everything there was for small kids!) more about the big stuff.
Fireworks at Disneyland hong kong were held EVERY night at 8pm sharp. *sharp* for me being the fireworks always started exactly at 8.00pm on MY phone clock =] The first night we heard about the fireworks, we were hurriedly trying to finish our food in some posh chinese restaurant within the park. We had no idea what we were going to miss. By the time we went out, the lights had dimmed, and everybody seemed to gather like a mass congregation at the center of the massive intersection facing the Disneyland Castle. We, on the other hand, were stuck near the entrance to the restaurant behind a crowd of hopeful people. I did manage to get out my phone to capture the whole thing on video. It was ABSOLUTELY spectacular. the best thing, or rather, one of the best things I'd seen in my entire life. The music, the fireworks, the gaping awe of the crowd ["wowwwwwww..."], everything seemed to fit right in place, like a massive jigsaw puzzle.
More about the fireworks though, I filmed it AGAIN the following night, I think more out of respect than interest, just to get it right, and I tried as hard as I could, but the images were still not sharp. So much for a 2.0 megapixel camera. It simply wasn't enough. I even tried to convince my mum to buy a camera while we were in the city area earlier that day [our camera had recently been damaged by my uncle, somehow.] just so that I could capture the fireworks on film. Didn't work. Figures.
But this time, the video was a good 11 minutes instead of the 7+ minute version I managed to get on the first night. In addition, I had a relatively better place on the second night, despite the fact that people were using umbrellas, and there was one occurence that made my blood boil. The couple from behind me moved directly in front of me so the guy's GIRLFRIEND could get a better picture for her camera, and it so happened he was holding an umbrella. DAMN, that guy held it high. For goodness sake, there are people behind too! I was forced to inch towards the right, careful not to block anyone else's view, and thus I got an off center orientation despite moving to the center fifteen minutes earlier just to find a good spot. So much for being prepared.
After everything was over, I was relatively satisfied with the video...despite the intermittent feelings that I could've done a better job. But then again, who's perfect? Once again, so much for being a perfectionist. Others would have ruined it for you. =_=
Anyone interested in seeing the videos, msg me...send you online.
cheers.
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