I thank the Lord for all of you who are listed here.
In no particular order(I'm trying to remember in chronological order. Do forgive me if I miss anyone out. It was not intentional)...
Flesh and blood:
Mum and dad
Siblings
Grandpa
Grandmas
Granduncle
Uncles and aunts
Cousins
Orch-related:
mum, dad and siblings for your support
Mr Field
Mrs Law
Yukako
Audrey
Uncle Norman
Wen Dee
Parents-of-MPYO support team
Sam
Alyssa
Wen Yao
Carmen
Vincent
Winston
Zhi Wen
Jeremy Yeo
Cheng Xuan
Eben
Bus 1 people!!
all orch colleagues
Sean(and the Muras and all...)
More people who took time out for me:
Uncle Mah
Aunty Tina
Rachel
Joash
Uncle Moses
Aunty Ivy
Melvin
Dexter
Ensemble Koschka-related:
Jascha
Saori
Alyssa(yes, thanks again)
Jeremy Tan
Kester
Wei Min
Emily
Shen Lee
Christine
Dalfandy
Yng Ling
KissA Koyotei
More friends:
Sev
Elizabeth
Eugene
all CGBC youths
Wen Yao's family
Alyssa's family
CGBC family(just catching up and having you guys take moments to recognise me...or finally having me tell you who I am)
PFAOG family(for a good Sunday service and fellowship after church)
GROW Bukit Mertajam(for more Spiritual food and good fellowship)
All of you played a part in making my hols so memorable. Thank you all for just making the effort to make me feel welcome wherever I was...all over West Malaysia...and for the good times in Singapore.
I pray that the Lord will bless each and every one of you richly. Once again, I am only human so I do apologise if I left anyone out.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
2009 and 2010
I thank God for a new year!
Let's start with SPM. It's finally over. No more bio, moral, history, chem, physics(i'll miss this), add maths(i think i'll miss this too), maths, JUNGLE OF HOPE, POEMS AND SHORT STORIES, CHAIR, SEA KID, AS TOUGH AS THE CORAL, still have to take a BM paper and english i think. MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC here i come.
That was written last year. So. It's the new year and the door has opened for me to do my foundation in music.
A recap of what has been done last year....
SPM then there was music camp. My first tour. To Singapore.
We travelled by bus and had a long, long wait at the border on the other side. Long cues, people cutting cues(not our own people) and people line-hopping(yes, our own people, and yes, I was one of them).
On the first night(the same day we arrived), 5 of us decided to get a little adventurous with Singapore public transport and go see this flute technician. We got on a bus, got off at an MRT station, got MRT tickets(they're actually CARD, like those bank cards, very unlike our 2-sheet material LRT tickets) and the adventure continued. We had to switch lines halfway through the journey and managed to get to our destination. BUT, we ended up waiting outside the centre because the guy had gone off for dinner. So we sat there for about 15-20 minutes, I think...walked around the space there was, taking photos, more photos, even more photos...and what else...oh yes, WAITING.
He came back and not only did three of us get our flutes checked and adjusted, we got to test some pretty incredible flutes! Lol. And a couple of piccolos as well. He told us, "After you try these, you wouldn't want *will not mention brand* piccolos anymore...", and true enough, that was exactly what happened. Then again, us being students...the most common phrase when it comes to upgrading an instrument or something along those lines..."no money...". So we have to content ourselves with being on the outside, looking at those instruments through the glass window. Yes, let's be content.
The highlight of the trip to that workshop was being able to just delve a little deeper into the flute world....and the two poor violists had to wait for the three awestruck flute players who were too engrossed trying out flutes and piccolos. Oh, and getting 'souvenirs'. After all that was done, we paid a visit to Orchard Road to see the lights and stuff, then we started back to our lodging and had quite an adventure on the way back that night.
Had the concert in the YST Conservatory Auditorium. Beautiful hall. Not good for strings though. And the stage was really cramped. No space to move about! It was a very memorable concert. LOL.
Went back to KL, had rehearsal there and then performed. On the 24th, took a bus to Ipoh and stayed with Darlz and her family, who made sure I enjoyed my Christmas. Caught up with friends I haven't seen in ages, ate food I can't get Here, then left for Penang on Boxing Day.
In Penang, a good summary would be...went up Penang Hill, ate lots of Penang hawker food, spent time with friends, played music, had fun, ate some more, then got to meet new people and expand my music circle, had fun with the New Year Concert (thank you, EK!!) then sadly, left Penang. I will be back.
Went to Kedah for a few days and spent time with relatives, whether at work or just entertaining little cousins, then came back Here.
It's good to be back, but at the same time, I wish I could've stayed longer over There.
Guys who are leaving the orch, all the best wherever you're headed. Those close buddies, I really gonna miss you guys, and hey, a lifetime's not too long to live as friends. I'll remember you guys and the moments we shared being silly, talking, laughing at each other and all that. To those who are gonna get a second shot at it, I wish you all the best as well. I look forward to another year with the rest of you!
I thank God for all you guys who made my 2009 end year hols so memorable!
I'll be spending this year with eccentric people like myself and am looking forward to this new chapter in life, this direction I've chosen in coming to the crossroad. Congrats to the new student leader!! Lol.
2010 here I come.
Let's start with SPM. It's finally over. No more bio, moral, history, chem, physics(i'll miss this), add maths(i think i'll miss this too), maths, JUNGLE OF HOPE, POEMS AND SHORT STORIES, CHAIR, SEA KID, AS TOUGH AS THE CORAL, still have to take a BM paper and english i think. MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC here i come.
That was written last year. So. It's the new year and the door has opened for me to do my foundation in music.
A recap of what has been done last year....
SPM then there was music camp. My first tour. To Singapore.
We travelled by bus and had a long, long wait at the border on the other side. Long cues, people cutting cues(not our own people) and people line-hopping(yes, our own people, and yes, I was one of them).
On the first night(the same day we arrived), 5 of us decided to get a little adventurous with Singapore public transport and go see this flute technician. We got on a bus, got off at an MRT station, got MRT tickets(they're actually CARD, like those bank cards, very unlike our 2-sheet material LRT tickets) and the adventure continued. We had to switch lines halfway through the journey and managed to get to our destination. BUT, we ended up waiting outside the centre because the guy had gone off for dinner. So we sat there for about 15-20 minutes, I think...walked around the space there was, taking photos, more photos, even more photos...and what else...oh yes, WAITING.
He came back and not only did three of us get our flutes checked and adjusted, we got to test some pretty incredible flutes! Lol. And a couple of piccolos as well. He told us, "After you try these, you wouldn't want *will not mention brand* piccolos anymore...", and true enough, that was exactly what happened. Then again, us being students...the most common phrase when it comes to upgrading an instrument or something along those lines..."no money...". So we have to content ourselves with being on the outside, looking at those instruments through the glass window. Yes, let's be content.
The highlight of the trip to that workshop was being able to just delve a little deeper into the flute world....and the two poor violists had to wait for the three awestruck flute players who were too engrossed trying out flutes and piccolos. Oh, and getting 'souvenirs'. After all that was done, we paid a visit to Orchard Road to see the lights and stuff, then we started back to our lodging and had quite an adventure on the way back that night.
Had the concert in the YST Conservatory Auditorium. Beautiful hall. Not good for strings though. And the stage was really cramped. No space to move about! It was a very memorable concert. LOL.
Went back to KL, had rehearsal there and then performed. On the 24th, took a bus to Ipoh and stayed with Darlz and her family, who made sure I enjoyed my Christmas. Caught up with friends I haven't seen in ages, ate food I can't get Here, then left for Penang on Boxing Day.
In Penang, a good summary would be...went up Penang Hill, ate lots of Penang hawker food, spent time with friends, played music, had fun, ate some more, then got to meet new people and expand my music circle, had fun with the New Year Concert (thank you, EK!!) then sadly, left Penang. I will be back.
Went to Kedah for a few days and spent time with relatives, whether at work or just entertaining little cousins, then came back Here.
It's good to be back, but at the same time, I wish I could've stayed longer over There.
Guys who are leaving the orch, all the best wherever you're headed. Those close buddies, I really gonna miss you guys, and hey, a lifetime's not too long to live as friends. I'll remember you guys and the moments we shared being silly, talking, laughing at each other and all that. To those who are gonna get a second shot at it, I wish you all the best as well. I look forward to another year with the rest of you!
I thank God for all you guys who made my 2009 end year hols so memorable!
I'll be spending this year with eccentric people like myself and am looking forward to this new chapter in life, this direction I've chosen in coming to the crossroad. Congrats to the new student leader!! Lol.
2010 here I come.
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