It's exactly 25 hours after the Cultural Nite concert started. Now, I am going back to the beginning of the day, when all there was was just the drama members sitting in a simple circle going through the first draft of the script, followed by the character bonding, costume matching, reharsals, choreography, make-up and finally, the actual performance itself, last night, 8.45 pm.
I left home at 6.46am for school, whereby the trucks were already being loaded with the props, and performers ariving one by one. Departed for Victoria Threatre at 8.17 am, with Darren recieving new from Haziq that the return flight to Singapore was delayed ,so we could only expect him after 4pm that day.We arrived there only at 9.11 am. The dance members were already going through their steps and positioning once we arrived. While they were practising away, we were taking photographs of the area while taking a short tour of the area. Soon, we were back, joking and clapping away at the audience area. We were even making fun of Damien, Sean, Steven, and others.We thied out the stage for the first time, with Zhon Rong doing the lights and sounds for the first time too, and we sort of messed up, as expected, since we were not really used to the arrangement and technical properties of the venue.
We had lunch at 12.52 pm, and as a result of the tightened wire, I could not yet really bite that hard, so I passed the chicken and greens to Hong Yong. After that, we went back the the audience corner, this time to watch the mock run-through of the whole concert, leaving out the 20 minutes intermission.This time, things were better, except that the careless mistakes from the previous few reharsals were present, and that the lights and voice projection were still a problem. The good thing ws that the tablos were very real, when we saw them from the closed circuit television, used to monitor the performance going on stage.
During Dinner, I managed to finish everything, as the food was not so difficult to bite, as compared to lunch. We went back to the changing room, to notice that the opera characters were having their makeup done, which was really good. The professionals really live up to their name. We, too had our make-up done, and fortunately, was not as thick as the dancers and opera members.
7.35 pm. The actual performance begins. The band has started, and everything was proceeding very smoothly, just as expected. during the 20 minutes intermission, Darren and some others, including me, made the rounds to ensure that we were ready for the final showcase of our performance, which everyone had worked so hard for. The second bell rings, and the GOH, together with the principal, vice-principal and Mr Liew pass through the back stage to join the audience. The music cue sounds, followed by the curtains. Things went very smoothly, the sounds, lights, enteries, exits, voice projections, actions and music were very precise and accurate, which were much better than those we practised before this very moment. Before we knew it, it was time for the finale.
Around 9.15 pm. We took our bags, and headed to the stage for the photo shots. We cheered briefly for eveyone, Drama Society, Band and Dance. I then joined up with my cousin and left for Old Market for supper. I met Augustine, Yong An and someone else walking in the direction of Street 7 before receiving a lift, again by my cousin's parents, back home. I arrived at my doorstep only at midnight.
That, was the day I will always remember, for there are moments like those which people might only dream of doing...
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Less than 24 Hours...
It comes, sooner or later. The time for us to showcase our one-month's worth of co-operation and participation. I do not seem to have that fear. Could it be because of the fact that I went up there to lead a thousand-strong population of students and teachers in the daily morning routine? Or could it because of the fact that I have gotten used to the role I play as?
Today things sort of went wrong for me this morning during my role. Darren played the double-beat on the instrument. In basic drumming... it signals the ending of a piece... I got confused and stopped. Anyways, I let him knew the significance of it and tried to get along with the temporary change in the beat for that period of time...Damien came today, but left almost as soon as he came. Was it for dance or for some other reason? That one simple reason is here.
Left for soccer after the reharsal at 12.30 pm. Went for lunch, followed by a game of soccer till 2.15 pm before heading straight for the National Dental Centre for a check. Now,2 and a half hours after chaning the wire, the pain is back, but not as intense as before, although it left me to concentrate only on soft food that are easy to bite. Hoping that this pain tomorrow will not be as intense as today, so that I can talk and eat in peace...
Today things sort of went wrong for me this morning during my role. Darren played the double-beat on the instrument. In basic drumming... it signals the ending of a piece... I got confused and stopped. Anyways, I let him knew the significance of it and tried to get along with the temporary change in the beat for that period of time...Damien came today, but left almost as soon as he came. Was it for dance or for some other reason? That one simple reason is here.
Left for soccer after the reharsal at 12.30 pm. Went for lunch, followed by a game of soccer till 2.15 pm before heading straight for the National Dental Centre for a check. Now,2 and a half hours after chaning the wire, the pain is back, but not as intense as before, although it left me to concentrate only on soft food that are easy to bite. Hoping that this pain tomorrow will not be as intense as today, so that I can talk and eat in peace...
Monday, November 27, 2006
Most Dramatic Cultural Nite Reharsal Ever
Well, today has been a long day with every single moment filled with a different mood. First I was proud, then moved on to regret, happiness,panic,seriousness,calm and finally light. Many facets of the mind can come alive at any moment whenever the situation calls for it.
Cutting it ahort, I'll go straight to the details. Morning, 7.20am sent brother off at the Cruise Centre. Met Ms Kang and the rest of the scouts preparing to check-in to the ferry.
Morning,8.23 am. Arrival in Yuan Ching Secondary School. Reharsals begin in the hall, and in the classroom. There were light and happy moments here and there, as most of us tried many ways to see how we could joke around with some redundant actions and lines. We got to seriousness a little later, and things started to fit nicely into the act. The first reharsal was the worst, as there were problems with the sounds and a little on the positioning.
Afternoon, 1.10pm. Lunch arrived. It was pizza, as Ms Chee promised. i was sneaky during that period of time, and managed to get my hands on 5 slices of the pizzas from the 4 packages of flavours that were ordered. however, I did not manage to savour the beverage, and ended up buying a packet drink from the canteen instead.
1.30pm. This was when and where all the action took place,the hall. Today was also the day when we got the chance to watch all the performing arts groups perform most, if not,every item. Things were very relaxed and this time,there was hardly any glitches at all. I liked most of the performances, which is the sole reason why others should share the entertainment with the school!
3.23pm. Casualty report, 1 fainted band member. There were some touch-and-go moments, but Darren,Ms Loh,two friends and I quickly brought him back to norm(?if that is what you would call it). It came as a shock at first, only when I heard Mrs Lim reporting that someone fainted and Darren rushing to the scene. i panicked, to be honest, since I sort of forgot what to do within seconds, of which I quickly recovered and prioritised things quickly. I sprinted to the staff room( for the first time since my left elbow recovered) for the first aid kit, then back to the canteen to get a botttle of water from a stall holder, who understood my intention of 'resources first, payment later" sort of thing. I seemed to feel that my body was really light during that period, of which I really paid the money back 20 minutes later. When he was well again, I acted with a short interview by saying "don't take water". It shocked many, especially Darren. I corrected it later, with "Must take as much water as needed". Finally, what made me laugh was the box of make-up on the stage which looked like a first aid kit at first glance.I took it back to the staff room and back to the stage, of course, only to wonder why there were combs, hair gel and sorts inside a first aid kit...
Last thing of today. Search for a good lip gloss. One would definitely find it strange with 5 decent boys looking at cosmetic products. The main reason: to look good on stage.It was not too long later that I learnt from my cousin that she sold the 2 complimentary tickets at S$15each!
Cutting it ahort, I'll go straight to the details. Morning, 7.20am sent brother off at the Cruise Centre. Met Ms Kang and the rest of the scouts preparing to check-in to the ferry.
Morning,8.23 am. Arrival in Yuan Ching Secondary School. Reharsals begin in the hall, and in the classroom. There were light and happy moments here and there, as most of us tried many ways to see how we could joke around with some redundant actions and lines. We got to seriousness a little later, and things started to fit nicely into the act. The first reharsal was the worst, as there were problems with the sounds and a little on the positioning.
Afternoon, 1.10pm. Lunch arrived. It was pizza, as Ms Chee promised. i was sneaky during that period of time, and managed to get my hands on 5 slices of the pizzas from the 4 packages of flavours that were ordered. however, I did not manage to savour the beverage, and ended up buying a packet drink from the canteen instead.
1.30pm. This was when and where all the action took place,the hall. Today was also the day when we got the chance to watch all the performing arts groups perform most, if not,every item. Things were very relaxed and this time,there was hardly any glitches at all. I liked most of the performances, which is the sole reason why others should share the entertainment with the school!
3.23pm. Casualty report, 1 fainted band member. There were some touch-and-go moments, but Darren,Ms Loh,two friends and I quickly brought him back to norm(?if that is what you would call it). It came as a shock at first, only when I heard Mrs Lim reporting that someone fainted and Darren rushing to the scene. i panicked, to be honest, since I sort of forgot what to do within seconds, of which I quickly recovered and prioritised things quickly. I sprinted to the staff room( for the first time since my left elbow recovered) for the first aid kit, then back to the canteen to get a botttle of water from a stall holder, who understood my intention of 'resources first, payment later" sort of thing. I seemed to feel that my body was really light during that period, of which I really paid the money back 20 minutes later. When he was well again, I acted with a short interview by saying "don't take water". It shocked many, especially Darren. I corrected it later, with "Must take as much water as needed". Finally, what made me laugh was the box of make-up on the stage which looked like a first aid kit at first glance.I took it back to the staff room and back to the stage, of course, only to wonder why there were combs, hair gel and sorts inside a first aid kit...
Last thing of today. Search for a good lip gloss. One would definitely find it strange with 5 decent boys looking at cosmetic products. The main reason: to look good on stage.It was not too long later that I learnt from my cousin that she sold the 2 complimentary tickets at S$15each!
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
3 days of enjoyment?
I'll make this short, since there's 36 hours to talk about, and there is only 15 mintues to do all that talking.
Sunday, brother celebrated his 11th birthday at home. Things were fun and enjoyable, but rush. That was also the day when my laptop was almost completely reapired, as the LCD screen was still pitch-black, and all the back-up files were lost due to an error with the External hard disk drive.
Yesterday, forgot the tune for drama.I screwed up. Everything was sort of like a mess, since there were many scenes that were repeated over and over, till, I sort of almost dosed off. Everyone was dead serious, there was complete silence in the room. No one talking, no one laughing away at the silly mistakes. Simply plain seriousness.
Today was one of the most relaxed reharsal days. Everyone was very relaxed.We did a timing for two rounds of the actual performance, with some mistakes( my grave mistakes again) which all add up to 15 minutes 45 seconds. So, where is the other 4 mintues and 15 seconds? The are other things to allocate for that extra time, so, there will not be much about that for now. Edward and Yun Ru were the show stealers for today. The director made them repeat so many times with their hugging scene that everyone started to take out their camera phones and cameras to capture the moments. Although they did well after some time, the audience did not seem to be contented with their performance( these things are kind of rare in school life, ya?).
Now, to the stage trial. Many sequence mistakes with the first act, since that was our first time trying out all that movements on the simulation stage. Another problem was that most of us could not project our voices well. However, it seems like the Drama society was not the only one that encountered such problems.Damine's Blog(Link on the Links list) can cover up for that portion >>>
The second time proved to be better , a lot better. After that, went back to the room for more practices on entrance and exit, before dismissal at 4pm. Seems like Drama Society is really the most relaxed performing arts group in Yuan Ching...
Sunday, brother celebrated his 11th birthday at home. Things were fun and enjoyable, but rush. That was also the day when my laptop was almost completely reapired, as the LCD screen was still pitch-black, and all the back-up files were lost due to an error with the External hard disk drive.
Yesterday, forgot the tune for drama.I screwed up. Everything was sort of like a mess, since there were many scenes that were repeated over and over, till, I sort of almost dosed off. Everyone was dead serious, there was complete silence in the room. No one talking, no one laughing away at the silly mistakes. Simply plain seriousness.
Today was one of the most relaxed reharsal days. Everyone was very relaxed.We did a timing for two rounds of the actual performance, with some mistakes( my grave mistakes again) which all add up to 15 minutes 45 seconds. So, where is the other 4 mintues and 15 seconds? The are other things to allocate for that extra time, so, there will not be much about that for now. Edward and Yun Ru were the show stealers for today. The director made them repeat so many times with their hugging scene that everyone started to take out their camera phones and cameras to capture the moments. Although they did well after some time, the audience did not seem to be contented with their performance( these things are kind of rare in school life, ya?).
Now, to the stage trial. Many sequence mistakes with the first act, since that was our first time trying out all that movements on the simulation stage. Another problem was that most of us could not project our voices well. However, it seems like the Drama society was not the only one that encountered such problems.Damine's Blog(Link on the Links list) can cover up for that portion >>>
The second time proved to be better , a lot better. After that, went back to the room for more practices on entrance and exit, before dismissal at 4pm. Seems like Drama Society is really the most relaxed performing arts group in Yuan Ching...
Friday, November 17, 2006
Discharged
ANNOUNCEMENT:YUAN CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL IS HOLDING A CULTURAL NITE CONCERT AT VICORIA THREATRE ON WEDNESDAY,29TH NOVEMBER 2006, FROM 7.30 TO 10.30 PM. TICKETS ARE PRICED AT SGD 10 EACH. FOR MORE INFORMATION, JUST MAIL TO THE ADDRESS LISTED. THANK YOU.
Free at last. Just because of a minor injury, spent SGD248.50in just over 3 months... at least the numerals will not go any further than this, since it is now just a matter of the past.
First time talking about drama reharsals, since this is also the firtst time I had such a major role in the act. Finally it was time for me to take to the stage.What is it? just wait till the 29th. The instructor was pissed off during the first scene, as an actor could not bond emotions together with the actions. I was taking photographs during the viewing of the outline of the 20-minute act. There were not many gliches with the shots,just that I had forgotten to turn the flash off and caused things to go a little ugly, that is, having more eyes on you than one the actors.Other than that,I am unable to post the photographs here as the camera belongs to one of the main cast, Siang Ling.However, everything went smoothly after that, with everyone laughing at the silly mistakes they made.This session can really take my worries off, since things are going real smoothly.
After drama, went to wait for some friends to have lunch with. While waiting, met some friends who had their own CCA stuffs to do.But ultimately, did not have lunch, as I waited badly enough and went to the hospital without my meal. the trip this time proved fruitful, as there was no need to return for more follow-ups the next month on. Great!
Free at last. Just because of a minor injury, spent SGD248.50in just over 3 months... at least the numerals will not go any further than this, since it is now just a matter of the past.
First time talking about drama reharsals, since this is also the firtst time I had such a major role in the act. Finally it was time for me to take to the stage.What is it? just wait till the 29th. The instructor was pissed off during the first scene, as an actor could not bond emotions together with the actions. I was taking photographs during the viewing of the outline of the 20-minute act. There were not many gliches with the shots,just that I had forgotten to turn the flash off and caused things to go a little ugly, that is, having more eyes on you than one the actors.Other than that,I am unable to post the photographs here as the camera belongs to one of the main cast, Siang Ling.However, everything went smoothly after that, with everyone laughing at the silly mistakes they made.This session can really take my worries off, since things are going real smoothly.
After drama, went to wait for some friends to have lunch with. While waiting, met some friends who had their own CCA stuffs to do.But ultimately, did not have lunch, as I waited badly enough and went to the hospital without my meal. the trip this time proved fruitful, as there was no need to return for more follow-ups the next month on. Great!
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Boredom
Just as expected, this is one of the worst side-effects of long-term holidays... However, this side effect seems to be like a "touch-and-go" sort of thing. CCA meetings twice a week seems to be good enough, but the days of boredom in between are more intense in between these days. I'll do anything just to kill time...
Ever since tour domestic servant left for home, it was high time to get back to work... It's not that I hate to do all the house work, but I just want to get these days of long hours done and over with. At least I found out whcih areas I am good at while at home doing the housework.In all, all that only helped me past over 3 hours of today with all that time accumulated.The rest, dosing off, keeping my eyes stuck to the LCD screen,keeping my hands busy on that controller, thinking of mathematical solutions,memorising new words and reading Total time? 24hours.So, now,I have only 3 questions to ask:
1.Can siblings ever be so lazy that everything has to be done for them?
2. is anyone organising anything during the holidays, for I would like to take part in some of them if I have the time though.
3.For computer experts only:If you have nothing to do, I am looking for someone to repair my laptop which has been collecting dust for 2 months already...You could send your replys to this address"yeo_1r9y9a1n@hotmail.com "thanks.
Good thing tomorrow is coming. Drama from 9.30 to 12.30, and head for the hospital for one last check to confirm that my left elbow is ready to take all sorts of challenges...and it's back to aim for the gold award for NAPFA next year.
up till today, this is only the third week of the November-December holidays...
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Ever since tour domestic servant left for home, it was high time to get back to work... It's not that I hate to do all the house work, but I just want to get these days of long hours done and over with. At least I found out whcih areas I am good at while at home doing the housework.In all, all that only helped me past over 3 hours of today with all that time accumulated.The rest, dosing off, keeping my eyes stuck to the LCD screen,keeping my hands busy on that controller, thinking of mathematical solutions,memorising new words and reading Total time? 24hours.So, now,I have only 3 questions to ask:
1.Can siblings ever be so lazy that everything has to be done for them?
2. is anyone organising anything during the holidays, for I would like to take part in some of them if I have the time though.
3.For computer experts only:If you have nothing to do, I am looking for someone to repair my laptop which has been collecting dust for 2 months already...You could send your replys to this address"yeo_1r9y9a1n@hotmail.com "thanks.
Good thing tomorrow is coming. Drama from 9.30 to 12.30, and head for the hospital for one last check to confirm that my left elbow is ready to take all sorts of challenges...and it's back to aim for the gold award for NAPFA next year.
up till today, this is only the third week of the November-December holidays...
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Saturday, November 11, 2006
Kawai? No...
Piano hunt, session 3... missed the 2nd session. A short recap... since the piano at home was 16 years old, and since my brother cant really bring out his full potential playing the current piano as the sound was deteriorating, decided to get one that will see him through the diploma level. Well, although I am not the one who will ultimately get to use the piano, but, as one who enjoys classicals, I had the thought of hearing the different tones that different qualities of pianos produce.
Session 2 was missed yesterday, since there was drama, and I was tired after reaching home.It was after their return that I heard many different company names, some famous, some never heard of before.Some examples(might spell wrongly, since I might have never seen the spelling before):Whil Steinberg, Kawai,Yamaha,Schimmel and 2 others which I forgot...
I may not be sure about this, but I think that my parents may have come to a decision on which to buy, since after all that running around, the price of pianos seem to linger between S$8000 to S$200 000...
Well, kind of regretting the fact I missed 2 good opportunities to get a go at piano and violin, which I did not have much interest in then. But now, I get the feeling as though there was something missing...
Session 2 was missed yesterday, since there was drama, and I was tired after reaching home.It was after their return that I heard many different company names, some famous, some never heard of before.Some examples(might spell wrongly, since I might have never seen the spelling before):Whil Steinberg, Kawai,Yamaha,Schimmel and 2 others which I forgot...
I may not be sure about this, but I think that my parents may have come to a decision on which to buy, since after all that running around, the price of pianos seem to linger between S$8000 to S$200 000...
Well, kind of regretting the fact I missed 2 good opportunities to get a go at piano and violin, which I did not have much interest in then. But now, I get the feeling as though there was something missing...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Piano hunt
Sadly, today is ONLY THE SECOND LAST DAY of the Headstart programme... With Biology lasting for 2 hours...
Went out with family at around four in search of a good piano(upright grand, since the living room is running out of space)as the current one is already 16 years old and the tone is higher than normal... This is round 2, in fact. Well this time we headed to the CBD, but was unable to find the right one. Even the piano back home sounds so much better than what the shops we visited were showcasing... nevermind, there's always tomorrow.
Oh,yeah. great news travels through messengers. And that was exactly what happened. A change in former school is about to take place,finally, after 8 years... well won't say so much about it, since that's the past, and it's filled with 5 years of darkness...might bring it up again some other time... There's lots of unwanted stuff wondering around in there, and they still are...
Let's just hope that tomorrow will be another day blanketed with light...
Went out with family at around four in search of a good piano(upright grand, since the living room is running out of space)as the current one is already 16 years old and the tone is higher than normal... This is round 2, in fact. Well this time we headed to the CBD, but was unable to find the right one. Even the piano back home sounds so much better than what the shops we visited were showcasing... nevermind, there's always tomorrow.
Oh,yeah. great news travels through messengers. And that was exactly what happened. A change in former school is about to take place,finally, after 8 years... well won't say so much about it, since that's the past, and it's filled with 5 years of darkness...might bring it up again some other time... There's lots of unwanted stuff wondering around in there, and they still are...
Let's just hope that tomorrow will be another day blanketed with light...
Monday, November 06, 2006
Pecularity
Today there was nothing much to do in school, except risking getting caught while calling Sean fruitlesly for around 10 times till recess, when Mr Liew came in and said that a few are preparing for the major performance... that was when he started calling, but I did not pick the calls, as I was concentrating on the lesson, and furthermore, the phone was on silent mode, meaning that all calls and messages will be just a simple vibration...
Had a bit of soccer before going to JP to catch a movie, Flushed Away. The movie was nice, with combinations of miming, drama and perhaps, "mini muciscals"? graphics made things seems life-like, though it was an animation.
Headed straight home after the movie at 5. Although I felt like staying a little longer in the mall, there was some inner voice telling me to Just get myself down to the first floor and through the main entrance to the MRT platform. I simply followed...
Just cleared some misunderstanding about the payment process. It's nothing serious though, just that I got a few things mixed up.
Anyway, just hope that tomorrow can make it to drama, even if it is just 30 minutes, as I remembered Sean hinting to me through experience from his reharsals that there is really not enough time for drama...Maybe I have been worrying about too much lately, that I have even started to wonder whether or not to the group has to turn up more often, or even stay for longer periods each meeting...Anyway, just hope that we can show others that, though reharsing time was extremely short, we still made it to be one of the best...
Had a bit of soccer before going to JP to catch a movie, Flushed Away. The movie was nice, with combinations of miming, drama and perhaps, "mini muciscals"? graphics made things seems life-like, though it was an animation.
Headed straight home after the movie at 5. Although I felt like staying a little longer in the mall, there was some inner voice telling me to Just get myself down to the first floor and through the main entrance to the MRT platform. I simply followed...
Just cleared some misunderstanding about the payment process. It's nothing serious though, just that I got a few things mixed up.
Anyway, just hope that tomorrow can make it to drama, even if it is just 30 minutes, as I remembered Sean hinting to me through experience from his reharsals that there is really not enough time for drama...Maybe I have been worrying about too much lately, that I have even started to wonder whether or not to the group has to turn up more often, or even stay for longer periods each meeting...Anyway, just hope that we can show others that, though reharsing time was extremely short, we still made it to be one of the best...
Friday, November 03, 2006
Darkness
This afternoon was one of the darkest days I have had...I went home early today, since I was told that I was going to be guided in my English(seemed impossible for today), as soon as I bought next year's books for next year in one shot.
The moment I reached home, all I wanted was to take a break before it began...and I drifted away. Two dark situations occured since then, from within.
First(which seemed quite impossible), was the school building reduced to rubble by an air-strike while everyone was still having our Mathematics lesson? Weird.
For Some unknown reason, I could just drift on to another situation, where part of it was replayed after this afternoon's incident where Andy had to go to his mother's car to get some money to buy the books for next year. IT's going to be a "short"story.This was what happened:
We met up, together with 3 other known friends and went along a cliff facing the sea?We came into a damaged rope bridge which was still crossable, and many feet down below was a large swimming pool submerged in the sea at first glance. I spotted a number of Gigantic sea creatures(namely a crab and a few other fishes) at one corner of the pool, about 100 metres from our current location.i alerted the rest to be catious.
Everyone started climbing along one side of the bridge safely, until someone dropped his wallet into the pool, with me volunteering to get it, as I always do to help others. I jumped, but landed on a narrow platform on the pool.The others followed. Someone was there to help,however, I believed he was the one in charge of the area.After telling us what to do in case one of those creatures came near, he, together with that same careless friend, went to pick it up. I thought for a moment, before joining them, and ended up being attacked by the crab I had saw earlier, which sort of spotted me and "sped" towards me.Shocked,I frantically applied what was taught, but killed it due to fear of both its size and menacingly large pair of claws, each about the size of a human, and faced the consequences,a scolding after joining up with the pair who has accomplished the job.
Just then, Andy had to go and drop his wallet,but fortunately, his was saved by a member of a group of visiting students(I think I had also seen this same group,superviced by teachers, at the MRT station today).Strange, though, that the three of us were immediately dry after coming
back up to safety.
That man, once again helped up to get to the car park, where Andy's mother was still waiting for him to collect the money.
I forgot the remaining parts of the dream, as one would call it, but remembered what happened in the end:
I was busy searching for the earphones to my MP3 player, when my father was calling out to me to hurry, as we were going to be late for some function.
I found it at last, and the buglar alarm sounded(the link with the real world we belong to)... And that ended with my waking, as the burglar alarm was really wailing at that time, with not my father, but my mother waking me up. Our home was burgled? Nope, but that was an alarm problem which was quickly resolved...
it was only an hour before writing this, that I had discovereed I had slept for two hours straight this afternoon, from 1.30 to 3.45...Still trying to decode this hidden message, which never fails to shows itself after a certain period of time,through such occurences. And when the message does come to "life", it is definitle not going to be a good day.
The moment I reached home, all I wanted was to take a break before it began...and I drifted away. Two dark situations occured since then, from within.
First(which seemed quite impossible), was the school building reduced to rubble by an air-strike while everyone was still having our Mathematics lesson? Weird.
For Some unknown reason, I could just drift on to another situation, where part of it was replayed after this afternoon's incident where Andy had to go to his mother's car to get some money to buy the books for next year. IT's going to be a "short"story.This was what happened:
We met up, together with 3 other known friends and went along a cliff facing the sea?We came into a damaged rope bridge which was still crossable, and many feet down below was a large swimming pool submerged in the sea at first glance. I spotted a number of Gigantic sea creatures(namely a crab and a few other fishes) at one corner of the pool, about 100 metres from our current location.i alerted the rest to be catious.
Everyone started climbing along one side of the bridge safely, until someone dropped his wallet into the pool, with me volunteering to get it, as I always do to help others. I jumped, but landed on a narrow platform on the pool.The others followed. Someone was there to help,however, I believed he was the one in charge of the area.After telling us what to do in case one of those creatures came near, he, together with that same careless friend, went to pick it up. I thought for a moment, before joining them, and ended up being attacked by the crab I had saw earlier, which sort of spotted me and "sped" towards me.Shocked,I frantically applied what was taught, but killed it due to fear of both its size and menacingly large pair of claws, each about the size of a human, and faced the consequences,a scolding after joining up with the pair who has accomplished the job.
Just then, Andy had to go and drop his wallet,but fortunately, his was saved by a member of a group of visiting students(I think I had also seen this same group,superviced by teachers, at the MRT station today).Strange, though, that the three of us were immediately dry after coming
back up to safety.
That man, once again helped up to get to the car park, where Andy's mother was still waiting for him to collect the money.
I forgot the remaining parts of the dream, as one would call it, but remembered what happened in the end:
I was busy searching for the earphones to my MP3 player, when my father was calling out to me to hurry, as we were going to be late for some function.
I found it at last, and the buglar alarm sounded(the link with the real world we belong to)... And that ended with my waking, as the burglar alarm was really wailing at that time, with not my father, but my mother waking me up. Our home was burgled? Nope, but that was an alarm problem which was quickly resolved...
it was only an hour before writing this, that I had discovereed I had slept for two hours straight this afternoon, from 1.30 to 3.45...Still trying to decode this hidden message, which never fails to shows itself after a certain period of time,through such occurences. And when the message does come to "life", it is definitle not going to be a good day.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Flashbacks of the Past
Flashbacks of the past. That's exactly what has been happening this week,although it was more of the recent past. First was yesterday, and then today.
Nevermind about what happened yesterday, sinced it has already been put into words.
Today.it all started from Physics. Practical. An experiment that we had done before, whereby I did the same careless mistake a second time...
Recess, and yet another flashback...On a certain page of the year book, I see both the pleasant and unpleasant past. There were threee photographs if I remember correctly, the few which bring yet more flashbacks of the past, about the good times spent at Jinan No.8 Middle School during the 9-day trip to Shan Dong, China, and the S$100 I lost on the 7th day...
A. Maths. I can take a breather... it was a short, but vital break, since who knows what happened next?
After lessons, went to have a short game of soccer with some friends, and yet another batch of flashbacks occur. how I injured my left arm, the last time I headed a ball,the last time I managed to save a goal well... all those thoughts and memories ran through over a period of an hour...Finally, i reached home, almost that is. In order to compensate for my injury to the left arm, the right hand must get injured as well, huh. it was fine, since I met with a minor accident while alighting from the bus, I had no idea how I inflicted that wound...
UPDATE 0.01:
URL update:
Augustine
Sadly, the moment I saw his picture, the background once again brought back two flashbacks that leaves me with a deep impact on what has actually, and unfortunately happened years back...
If only there was a way to erase unwanted memories from our minds...
Nevermind about what happened yesterday, sinced it has already been put into words.
Today.it all started from Physics. Practical. An experiment that we had done before, whereby I did the same careless mistake a second time...
Recess, and yet another flashback...On a certain page of the year book, I see both the pleasant and unpleasant past. There were threee photographs if I remember correctly, the few which bring yet more flashbacks of the past, about the good times spent at Jinan No.8 Middle School during the 9-day trip to Shan Dong, China, and the S$100 I lost on the 7th day...
A. Maths. I can take a breather... it was a short, but vital break, since who knows what happened next?
After lessons, went to have a short game of soccer with some friends, and yet another batch of flashbacks occur. how I injured my left arm, the last time I headed a ball,the last time I managed to save a goal well... all those thoughts and memories ran through over a period of an hour...Finally, i reached home, almost that is. In order to compensate for my injury to the left arm, the right hand must get injured as well, huh. it was fine, since I met with a minor accident while alighting from the bus, I had no idea how I inflicted that wound...
UPDATE 0.01:
URL update:
Augustine
Sadly, the moment I saw his picture, the background once again brought back two flashbacks that leaves me with a deep impact on what has actually, and unfortunately happened years back...
If only there was a way to erase unwanted memories from our minds...
Flashbacks of the Past
Flashbacks of the past. That's exactly what has been happening this week,although it was more of the recent past. First was yesterday, and then today.
Nevermind about what happened yesterday, sinced it has already been put into words.
Today.it all started from Physics. Practical. An experiment that we had done before, whereby I did the same careless mistake a second time...
Recess, and yet another flashback...On a certain page of the year book, I see both the pleasant and unpleasant past. There were threee photographs if I remember correctly, the few which bring yet more flashbacks of the past, about the good times spent at Jinan No.8 Middle School during the 9-day trip to Shan Dong, China, and the S$100 I lost on the 7th day...
A. Maths. I can take a breather... it was a short, but vital break, since who knows what happened next?
After lessons, went to have a short game of soccer with some friends, and yet another batch of flashbacks occur. how I injured my left arm, the last time I headed a ball,the last time I managed to save a goal well... all those thoughts and memories ran through over a period of an hour...
Finally, i reached home, almost that is. In order to compensate for my injury to the left arm, the right hand must get injured as well, huh. it was fine, since I met with a minor accident while alighting from the bus, I had no idea how I inflicted that wound...Anyway, right now, I am just hoping that that was the last of them for today, if not the whole week or even a month till who knows?
If only there was a way to erase unwanted memories from our minds...
Nevermind about what happened yesterday, sinced it has already been put into words.
Today.it all started from Physics. Practical. An experiment that we had done before, whereby I did the same careless mistake a second time...
Recess, and yet another flashback...On a certain page of the year book, I see both the pleasant and unpleasant past. There were threee photographs if I remember correctly, the few which bring yet more flashbacks of the past, about the good times spent at Jinan No.8 Middle School during the 9-day trip to Shan Dong, China, and the S$100 I lost on the 7th day...
A. Maths. I can take a breather... it was a short, but vital break, since who knows what happened next?
After lessons, went to have a short game of soccer with some friends, and yet another batch of flashbacks occur. how I injured my left arm, the last time I headed a ball,the last time I managed to save a goal well... all those thoughts and memories ran through over a period of an hour...
Finally, i reached home, almost that is. In order to compensate for my injury to the left arm, the right hand must get injured as well, huh. it was fine, since I met with a minor accident while alighting from the bus, I had no idea how I inflicted that wound...Anyway, right now, I am just hoping that that was the last of them for today, if not the whole week or even a month till who knows?
If only there was a way to erase unwanted memories from our minds...
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
A Bunch of Rainy Days Await...
Rain, rain, rain
and the claps of Mother nature
has to be my alarm clock
For this tiring afternoon.
It was about time I left the front door in the evening and went out for another nice cycle(second actually since THAT accident) to the Nature Park...but this rain had me switch to plan B.
Anyway,this morning served to refresh my mine from all that lazing around. liked the first day of head start Programme though. It's as if I was atytending normal lessons lesisurely, with all the previously dis-allowed objects back in the bag. What's more, with the many people gone for their CCAs, it's back to free seating, however, although it's not as enjoyable to be in a non-air-conditioned room, what's better than to savour the probable last day in 3E1 classsroom in the D&T Block?
Physics was basically more of a recap lesson for three "Semi-Pure" students Since it was our Pure Physics teacher taking the stage, why not take the chance? We ended up being assistants instead, since it was our second time going through the same topic.
Then came recess. Seems like someone bought something after coming back from a holiday...Of the many who travelled overseas, almost everyone bought something back for the class... if only that S$100 was not stolen(a thought that brings great remorse)...
Amaths. i was right about that earlier thought. Even Mr liew who had came back from Japan brought chewing gum for us... great. This set me into great regret for not zipping up that vital compartment although I was late for a tour a year ago...
Back to lesson>>> Sets was the topic. The very first one in the syllabus. Auggie gave the surrounding people a good laugh by mispronuncing "Sets" as "sex"... However, it was a bad sign to see that there was only two pathetic pieces of paper left in the exercise book. Once Mr Liew left the class to get the"verdict" for the slected few to saty back for English lessons, I saw my chance...good thing I was faster....
As for now, just hope that tomorrow will be another enjoyable day...
and the claps of Mother nature
has to be my alarm clock
For this tiring afternoon.
It was about time I left the front door in the evening and went out for another nice cycle(second actually since THAT accident) to the Nature Park...but this rain had me switch to plan B.
Anyway,this morning served to refresh my mine from all that lazing around. liked the first day of head start Programme though. It's as if I was atytending normal lessons lesisurely, with all the previously dis-allowed objects back in the bag. What's more, with the many people gone for their CCAs, it's back to free seating, however, although it's not as enjoyable to be in a non-air-conditioned room, what's better than to savour the probable last day in 3E1 classsroom in the D&T Block?
Physics was basically more of a recap lesson for three "Semi-Pure" students Since it was our Pure Physics teacher taking the stage, why not take the chance? We ended up being assistants instead, since it was our second time going through the same topic.
Then came recess. Seems like someone bought something after coming back from a holiday...Of the many who travelled overseas, almost everyone bought something back for the class... if only that S$100 was not stolen(a thought that brings great remorse)...
Amaths. i was right about that earlier thought. Even Mr liew who had came back from Japan brought chewing gum for us... great. This set me into great regret for not zipping up that vital compartment although I was late for a tour a year ago...
Back to lesson>>> Sets was the topic. The very first one in the syllabus. Auggie gave the surrounding people a good laugh by mispronuncing "Sets" as "sex"... However, it was a bad sign to see that there was only two pathetic pieces of paper left in the exercise book. Once Mr Liew left the class to get the"verdict" for the slected few to saty back for English lessons, I saw my chance...good thing I was faster....
As for now, just hope that tomorrow will be another enjoyable day...
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