Tuesday, December 30, 2003, 6:33 AM
Sadly, I think we'll be playing that German march the whole CCA fair!!! :S Because the band is... how can I say this, er, Ms Sia is angry larhz.
Oh yah. I hope you remember what Mr Wong said (Nana, he's leaving band next year!!!), that the 2005 SYF is crucial for the survival of band. If you guys don't get a gold, we will be closed down. Don't worry, the sec 4s will MAKE SURE YOU GUYS GET A GOLD!! *EVIL LAUGHTER*
Oh yah. Remember about the ASSESSMENT. its only POSTPONED, not cancelled. So practice hor!! We don't want to be disappointed.
Baibai. I got fever. Must rest.
I think I have let the section down as the ASL. Hm.
Monday, December 29, 2003, 11:27 PM
hey pple! hoho i'll be back in 3 days' time! haha i reali miss u all a lot a lot.. each n everyone of u all.. n i mean it! haha well alicia's senior-ish thg kinda told me dat i shld say sth _____ (cant find de word la.. :p) to u all too! hmm.. okay gonna be open now! u know since i bcame de sl, i mus say thgs haven been easy n dere've been times when i haven liked bein de sl. but of course a big part abt dat is jus how i face it n how i handle it.. but wad i wanna share is dat de job isn't jus abt wad i do durin sectionals n makin sure u guys are in tune n thgs lydat only.. wad i expect out of de sect means a lot to me as well. thgs lyk de section spirit, de section bond, trust within de section. i feel dat those thgs are de basics we need to achieve wad we wan as ONE sect. frankly.. i tink we're kinda losin it. or at least dats wad i can say from wad i saw when i left s'pore.. okay dats lyk more than a month ago heh so now im kinda hopin thgs haf turned out better. dere was sth dat my seniors used to ask qte a few times.. y did u join band? sometimes i tink we hafta ask ourselves dat qn n reflect on ourselves. ask urself wad does de band mean to u? izit jus abt practising ur instru, gettin de perfect tone, gettin ur cca pts, or izit more than all dat? i mean it isn't jus band of course dere r other times in life when we hafta reflect. but hey band is gona be lyk de most constant thg in ur 4 yrs of secondary life. so im askin u all to treasure wad we haf in band more. all de thgs dere is to it. dere r times when pple ard me feel lyk band life sux n all.. yah i cant say dat band life is alws perfect. dere r times when i feel dat way too. but hey dats all part of life.. n when i tink abt it agn, band means a lot more to me than jus those times when it sucked. dere are a lot of stuff in band dat im reali grateful of. 1st n foremost, de section i haf. seriously, our section ROCKS! haha n our sect reali mean a lot to me. i jus hope dat u guys can feel de same way. i dun wan u all to jus blindly go ard sayin 'saxes rock' but to haf a reason or reasons behind it all. so.. our dearest welfare officer.. i wan more outings! haha yep.. dats one good way to bond our sect tgt even more :) n lyk wad alicia (<3! thanx for alws bein dere brother! haha i know dis is abit out of pt but i reali mean it!) said.. if u're not happy with what u haf done in de band.. nex yr's de time to start 'anew'! n achieve wad u reali wan!
okay haha eh i nv knew band's so discriminated in USA! oh man!! haha its qte funny.. but nvm! we still rock anw! wahaha i'll see u guys soon! :) oh yea.. HAPPY NEW YEAR to each n everyone of u guys n ur families as well!! :D
, 1:20 AM
As the new year is fast approaching, I, as a senior have decided to ask you all one thing.
Are you happy with what you have done in the band?
If you are not, next year is the time to start "anew" and to improve on what you feel that you have not achieve.
HAHAHA... Paiseh. I was being senior-ish just now. Just wanted to wish you all, my lovely saxtion, a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year. Hope the Yuletide season was a good one for you guys.
Upcoming events for us include the Sec 1 CCA Fair performance, we should be quite taxing because we should be playing the same old songs over and over again. I'm quite sure Ross Roy and American Graffitti X will be played, and those two songs are demanding for us. So Everyone, put in your best and show those sec1s that the band is THE place to be!!
Ironic that although being in the band in one of the coolest :p CCAs in Singapore, in the US of A, they DISCRIMINATE BAND PEOPLE! How cruel. An example would be from that show I mentioned earlier: As Told By Ginger. If that wasn't enough, 8 Rules To Date My Teenage Daughter also said something about band!! Loosely put, here it is (I can't remember exactly larhz.)
Father: Girls, I want to talk to you about something.
2 sisters: Ah. Sex.
Blah blah blah...
Father: Are any of your friends sexually active?
Sister 1: A couple.
Blah blah.. Talking about friends.
Sister 2: Oh. The BAND PEOPLE. *stresses on the word BAND*
Father: The band people?! O_o
Sister 1: Oh yeah, they're like RABBITS.
..... So mean to us.
Thursday, December 18, 2003, 7:55 PM
heys... too lazy to change anything.. just popped in for a quick look... before going to church!. hahahahhahas.. can you imagine? me? ME? going to church? i 'm going to fall asleep again.!.. ahahhahhas.. and wake up feeling so guilty... what saxophone workshop?? you all get to go??!!?!?? oh no!! what have i missed out? someone tell me.. please?? hahhahahhas... give me a
detailed blow by blow account!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh.. theres the vj concert... hahahahhas.. you all going is it?? hahahha.. have fun.. help me wish qian yi good luck! or anything.... sorry i couldnt go... i need to support tricia the p.p! and my oh my!!. theres band prac! argh! there goes the christmas spirit!.. hahhas.. anw.. am looking forward to the christmas dinner.. hahahs.. i think i never fail to mention that in every post.. hahahahhahahhahhahahhas... bye dearies! see you on sat! -sher-
, 1:14 AM
Ok... Heh.
Tomorrow's the VJC concert, remember to go!
And, there's band prac on Saturday. 8-11am. MUST go. If you have a reason not to go, tell me. Yup.
Tuesday, December 16, 2003, 10:11 PM
hahas...no las. we where got use until so high wan? but dno if tenor will use cos theirs is like different or something. XP anyways...not going to print those out las. only going to print out the interesting stuff...like tips on how to play better las. :) hehs.
, 6:08 AM
Um maryanne, you mean we actually use altissimo fingerings? I thought the guy was referring to the notes above the high, high F??
-baba
Monday, December 15, 2003, 2:46 AM
hahas!sher! the mushroom bath thing sounds fun! you mean they actually let you throw the mushrooms around? hahahahas!
anyway...the saxophone workshop today was quite good. i think we all learnt some pretty interesting things!!! or at least had quite a good time las...hahas! apparently all our embosures are wrong or something...now we have to change them....XP then did some research on the net and it appears that there are some people even feel that there is no need to bite the mouthpiece at all because it apparently cuts down vibration, limiting your sound ?!!? so you are just supposed to have this "tight lips" thing around your mouthpiece...hahas. getting confused. but anyway, i think if i try that, my whole sax will just drop out of my mouth or something. hahas! the presenter was ok las...:)
chris! found the altissimo fingerings! maybe i shall get another board and paste all the stuff we learnt there!!! hahas! $$$. I AM GOING TO CLAIM A REFUND AND YOU WILL HAVE TO REIMBURSE ME! muahahas! found lots of interesting stuff and tips on the net too! hahas! shall print all of them out...and find some place to stick them. hahas. yupyups!
Wednesday, December 10, 2003, 12:57 AM
sher//
ahahahaha.u wont believe it.my leg is miraculously healed!!!!
-swooshes leg into e air-
woah~anw enjoy urself!
ciao
Monday, December 08, 2003, 5:23 AM
What's this with
band. That show "As Told By Ginger", that idiotic Ginger DISSES band. I hate people who hate band. Everyone in that stupid show is dissing band! Band dorks? Kill them.
-baba
, 1:16 AM
hey~!hey! guess whos here! hahahas.. its me!! on the plane to thailand now... so exciting!!! hahahs.. oh man... its been just a week and soo manythings have happened!. hahahahhas.. i know you guys miss me!.. hahahahahhahs... using my aunt's laptop now.. and drinking orange juice!... quite tired though.. oh man.. korea was beautiful... but i didnt get to go shopping!.. argh!.. all i bought was winter clothes, more winter clothes.. lots and lots of ginseng and even more pictures. thats all.. sorry.. couldnt get you all something.. well .. unless you want something from the list above.. then contact me when i come back... which i highly doubt will happen... the weather's crazy though.. so cold!!!!! but it was fun.. went to lots of hot springs!!. ahhahahahhahahas.. and that kind of thing,.. and stayed at this mountain resort thing.. where there's this interesting mushroom bath thing!!!. hahhahahahsa... where you get to bathe in this big pool filled with mushrooms!.. hahahs... and the mushrooms are all very cute!.. its supposed to help you relax or something... and i had fun having this mushroom fight with my aunts and cousins!! hahahahs... so funny... mushrooms of different shapes and sizes and colours were flying everywhere... there were other pools too.... with interesting names.. hmm.. there was this one called the "needle bath lazy river" hahahahhas.. didnt go into that one.... i think it was unisex... and my mother was like: no, you are definately NOT going in there.. so i didnt.. hahahahs... and there was another called "tube slider"! hahhahahhas.. now.. i wonder what they do inside there.. hahhahhahahhahas... again.. my mother didnt allow me to go... haiya... she doesnt know how to have fun....
anw.. we went to see lakes, mountains, rivers, temples, muesems... anything but a shopping centre. argh............ i want to go shopping!.. okay.. oh.. i went to this teddy bear muesuem!.. ahahahhahs.. that was fun... got to see thousands of teddy bears... there was even this Louis Vuitton (did i spell it correctly?) bear.. which was the smallest and yet the most expensive one.. and there was this david beckham one!!!!!!. yhahhahahahhahs.. so funny... some of the bears are made based on the figures of pple in the world today.. like the hitler bear (complete with a cute little toothbrush moustache), mona lisa and david beckham!!. hahaHHAHS... the bear had this very spastic expression on his face... and he really really look like him!.. hahahhahas.. was laughing like siao..
okay.. tell you all more when i get back... back to current matters now.. qian yi's in vj? hahahahha.. and she just had to join band again!.. ahahahhas.. 19th of dec.. but got tri's percussion concert... i dont know.. is this a section outing?? who's going? i'll back by then.. hopefully.. ahhahahs...
oh.. brother!... poor thing.. all alone! are you okay? you sound... very strained... ahahahhahs.. cheer up! we will be back! mary's going on holiday too? where? hahahahahs..... have fun!! ... jo! are you okay.. oh man.. was quite shocked when i read your entry.. are you sure you lost that much blood?thats terrible!
NA!hahahhahahs..., you have fun too.... well.,. i haven watched the rest yet... cant stand it.. i miss my tv!!!!!! hahahahahahahs... and weather in singapore... and the christmas dinner!!!... can we have it soon>?????// hahahahhahhahhahs... really looking forward to it... okay... i gotta go.. falling asleep... cant stand it.. hahahahhahahhahahs..... off to thailand and more shopping (hopefully!).. bye!! miss you all!!... :).. sher
Friday, December 05, 2003, 4:18 AM
ATTENTION ALL BAND MEMBERS! ESPESCIALLY OUR SAXTION!
VJC CONCERT
19th DEC
730pm
VJC AUDITORIUM
$5
Why am I promoting this? 'Coz our dear ex-SL is playing!! Yeah! That's right! QIAN YI! So let's all go support her or something. Those who are interested, message me by 3pm Monday. In other words, tell me during Monday band prac.
Thursday, December 04, 2003, 6:55 AM
hohoho jo how very concerned of u.. im fine! thank u! how abt u?! heehee im not havin a world tour la.. jus goin uk soon! nex wk! weehee! :) oh man dat description abit de sick le.. haha was eatin pear sumore but anw de pear was damn nice n juicy! haha okay out of pt.. take good care of ur injured leg! anw ahh gtg liao! cant stand de mosquitos here! tata n take care pple! happy hols!
, 5:39 AM
Poor Jo... Ahahaha. VERY descriptive, dearie. I'll be sure to sayang your leg for you when you get back. ^_~
-Baba
, 2:06 AM
heyheys.i forgot how to do those html stuff alr.so dunno how to change colour.lolx.well.im here aft na told me e password n stufff again.cos i forgot :/ ahahaha.anw.how's everyone doin.stuck at hme with my injured leg.ahahaha.well.let me tell u guys e story.i was happily cyclin along pasir ris beach durin e class chalet when dis gurl came from bhind n banged into me.grrr.den i fell down n my kneecap scraped across the road.when at once an army of bacteria came attackin my exposed skin n e blood gushed out from my wound,leadin to a horrible bloodbath.
well,sumthin like tt la.dun tink u guys will b bothered to noe anw.evryone's overseas :( aiya.anw.soory alicia!i'll b bk soon.dun miss me too much!wahahahaha.
oh.n mary.since u'll b overseas nxt wk,do u mind me usin ur instru durin band pracs?cos i brought hme mine n i wldn't hav e strength to carry it bk.ahahaha.
n section dinner sounds fun!we'll all be celebratin WONDERFUL xmas together.
wow.how nice.ya.really nice.hmmm.
ahahahah.anw.na.how're u?enjoyin ur world tour?ahahaha.
nobody's around to blog :( so borin.oh wells.hope sher cums bk soon :D
ohs.gtg.ciao uall.
Wednesday, December 03, 2003, 6:26 AM
I lazy to change colour. XP
WAH!? Liddat the WHOLE saxtion is gonna be missing?! Sherlyn and Ally are on holiday, Nana is in England, Joanne is injured (!?), Emily was sick...
Are you all out to boycott me!?
-Baba
Tuesday, December 02, 2003, 8:32 PM
hahas! bored bored. flying off next week so won't come for band prac the whole wk! hahas! going to return same day as sherlyn! i'm sure my squadtn will miss me! muahahas! so touched that both of you don't want me to go! ahahas. anyways. you want section t-shirt? then can wear to sizzlers! can just buy plain color t-shirt then get chris to help us draw! then very cheap! yeah. ahahas! squad bbq was a sucess! yay! we are officially the first squad to have sq outing! hahas! i think if joanne is a social escort of any kind she'll probably try to seduce someone first! hahas. alicia! i think the choco was quite cute! they even moulded it into like a cd or something! hahas! sher! dun worry! i shall call for an encore when chris plays her "christina solo" ahahas!
Monday, December 01, 2003, 7:44 AM
im back! got some work done! so proud of myself! hee! anw.. joanne bein a social escort?? dats a big oH nO~ haha y lydat?!? haha oh yah anw where is she.. ask her to come blog also! i miss her! haha oh yah change of plans me not goin japan liao hahaha so u dun hafta hate me brother! :D yea so goin straight to japan! okay i'll try to molest her!!.. anythg for u brother! hahaha nex yr june u wun be dere ah?! haiyo! most prob i'll be dere le! haha well yes.. i'll miss u.. u know wad?! i feel lyk singin out our song now.. muahaha [only for de eyes of fearless viewers! are u up to it?! well, here it goes! ahem.. 1, 2, 3!] we're de brothers! with de answers! united we stand! divided we fall! when we get drunk! our pants will fall! wahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha okok ahem.. :D aiyo i haven even seen how de thai guy look like.. haha mus show me when i get back dere! hehehe
, 6:08 AM
Woah. I feel so popular. :P
Band wad OKAY today. We practiced this formation thing. My whole row (actually only the sec 3s larh) cannot count properly... Den we keep on anyhow walk here walk there. We crapped about Joanne being a social escort. Heh. Den Alicia C. be a mad scientist and stuff liddat.
Hahaha.. Sec 2s, I like your present alot. Choco!! Thanx man. I'll eat it slowly and SAVOUR every moment of it.
Nana! Enjoy yourself in the UK!! Its very nice there... Say hi to Patricia for me! Mebbe molest her for me aso. JOKING. YOU'RE GOING JAPAN!? I hate you Nana! I hate you! ;__; I want to go there!! Heh. BUT. Most probably next year June I'll be going there, so you will have to miss me for once. Wuahaha. Kiki and her Delivery Service! SAILOR MOON! Guo ran nana shi wo de brother!Hahahah.
Big lollipop?! O_O hahha... Woah. Thanx. My bdae was ok. I got some nice presents and my aunties bought me a cake. Apple Honey. Wah. Shiok.
Sizzlers? Hmmhmm... I feel hungry already. SHOW ME DA FOOD! Heh.
Nana... Stuck in bed? With who arhz? ;) Mebbe the Thai guy? I seriously think you and him can "make" beautiful and talented babies. Hahahahahah!!!
Okay. I gtg. Cya all soon!
<3 your dear, hassled ASL BABA.
, 3:16 AM
yo pple! how was band today?!?! supposed to come online to get some work done but oh well.. haha hope sher's enjoyin her trip! me goin to japan n uk on de 10th!! yipee! cant wait to see my sisters in uk agn! haha reali miss dem man.. n reali miss u all too! hohoho anw elaine signed our sAxY gstbk.. n i wana say: NO! saxes rule! wahaha :D [erm.. sher.. u n ur buffets haha n OI im not stuck in bed n i hav thgs to do! haha yea i lyk de kiki n her delivery service alot! haha yesss i lyk her cat too! okay we reali lyk alot of cats ar? got de sailor moon one also.. hahaha] oh yea brother how was ur bday?? miraculously i still rmb dat i promised to buy u de big lollipop earlier dis yr.. n im gona get it for u!! hees c'ya pple!