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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

 Today was A level chinese oral...HAHAHAHA..you guys can almost guess how well I did for it (or, to better put it, how badly I did.) Oral for me ended at like 4pm, so it didn't make a difference whether we went for lessons or not. We were dismissed at 12:50 to prepare for the exam (prepare what shit?) then the exam started at like 2:00pm. The last few people were there stoning lah...till our turns came...that included me mind you. I seem to always be at the back at ANY oral examination. Wonder if I'll have to retake chinese next year. Hope not...my timetable will be seriously screwed up if I do.

Nothing much to say now, except that I'm still very patiently (and excitedly) waiting for my mum's 1.5k grant to build my new computer...the one i'm using now, frankly, is pissing me off. I can almost taste the jump of performance when I build the new one. Won't go into details. You guys would probably call me a geek. Well, if I am a geek, when I finish with my new computer, I'll be a proud one!

It seems as though now I treat watching the Cavaliers like taking drugs; a few days without it would have my fingers twitching and myself breaking out in cold sweat -.- perhaps not so extreme in terms of withdrawal symptoms, but I keep having this urge to watch that incredible Corp's impressive shows. Particularly, and most recently is the Cavaliers' The Planets show that was performed way back in 1995. It's the kind that makes your hair stand. Common with any Cavaliers show, the viewers' hair always stand on end during the final movement. And The Planets is a wonderful example of how awe-inspiring they can be. And it seems that this particular drum corps has been the one that had inspired dreams and visions in some of us. Well, specifically speaking, me. Watching this drum corp perform makes me just plain jealous.

"Damn, I wish the Titans could perform like that."

Well, they're a long way behind. And they've got alot more work to do if they want to put up an internationally recognized performance such as those in the DCI. I've got plans for both bands; syafiq's got plans for both bands...and we plan to come together and discuss each others' thoughts and ideas in months to come. I don't understand why bands in Singapore prefer to keep to the traditional British style.

They all know that the DCI is the leading authority in marching bands and their drum corps can perform much better than any british band (perhaps). What's important is that we feel the American style would open up new areas for us to build on; and on the performance side; it's much more entertaining and requires a much higher level of expertise than what is judged now, on both the marching and musical side it's like combining the SYF Indoor AND Outdoor.

Oh well. We'll leave that up to the government to decide. We can't keep hiding in our own 'british musical box'.

Personally, and a little eye candy for any snare drummers who come by this blog : I plan to change the grip to traditional by 2010. TRADITIONAL, SNARE DRUMMERS!

Singapore wants to get into the World Cup by then. Well, they probably won't make it, but many singaporeans will see that the Springfield and Ping Yi Marching Band drumline will perform in a totally new concept and with skills pioneering in Singapore. I won't leave out the pit percussion either. These guys are not to be looked as those with a lower level of skill. In fact, personally I think they need to have skills that surpass that of the drumline in order to be of performance-quality. I'll make sure of that.

I'm off to watch the Planets...for the 10th+ time this month =)

cheers

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