DChow ت

2011-12-22T05:49:00.000-08:00

My Dad is such a downer. He always acted like as if he knows best and will try to criticise my playing when I practising my trombone. I admitted that I am not perfect, I still have a long way to go. But, he RARELY ever compliment or praise me. I guessed he do not like my music. If I have a professional concert someday in the future,my Dad will be in my list of 'top 10 not welcomed guests'.

You see, there are two types of audience.

#1 Are the ones who would really appreciate the long hours of practice and hard work that the players have spent. They would not really care too much about the minor mistakes and enjoy the concert. I mean, even the professional players make some minor mistakes sometimes,it's normal.

#2 Are the ones who are the opposite of the type 1 people. They criticise almost EVERYTHING that the players make during their performances. They would try to sound nice by not being too direct about their comments( unless the playing is really too horrible), but it is actually quite obvious that they are criticising the players judging from the way they talk.

My Dad is among one of those people in #2. But he's more direct. He only seemed to see the bad side of me. Sometimes his genius mind would pick up on unimportant 'mistakes' which are not really consider as mistakes. For instance, he said that my breathing before playing is too loud. Duh~! This room only has you and I. I am the only one playing an instrument here, of course you can hear my breathing because it is so quiet. And it will not really affect much of the quality of performance anyway. Professional players also breathe quite loud sometimes in order to take in the maximum amount of air.

I recently got my grade 6 trombone practical result. I was so delighted to know that I got a distinction. My Dad seemed please for a while. Then he asked me if I have taken the musical theory examination as well . I said No. " Theory is the one which is most important. Without it you will not be able to go anywhere. Your practical certificate will not help much(useless in a way)" he replied.

I understood that theory is important, I am planning to take it soon. But it doesn't mean that the practical examination is worthless. I am not planning to be a teacher anyway, I only need to know the essential knowledge to play. To me, I think that both examinations are EQUALLY important. Practical examination prove the skills you have in the instrument you play and theory prove your wide knowledge of music. Together with these, you will be a good instrumentalist. However, my genius Dad think otherwise.

I doubt anyone will read this post, I am doing this purely just to release my anger.

I hate it. School is starting soon.

DChow

2011-08-19T21:58:00.000-07:00

Oh my... Three tests in one day? You are kidding me....

Bio + Phy + Chinese. Sigh*

I have even left my physics file in my classroom. Best.

DChow

2011-08-16T08:27:00.000-07:00

Hahaha... How long had it been since my last post? The reason for this irregular is because of the increasing work,stress and laziness I am having recently. Let's just that there are hardly any for me to talk about. All the things that ever happen to me during the past few weeks repeat themselves again and again : Wake up, go to school, go for CCA, come home, do homework(most of the time slacking away), sleep. See?

Even though playing music is one of my favorite hobbies. I just could not find the willingness to go to band anymore. I mean playing music is fun, but together with all those worries of the school work, it's not really a nice combination. It helps me to relieve stress. But going to the band is becoming increasingly burdening now. Music is my savior but the band ... ... I'm not sure.

DChow

2011-07-26T23:28:00.001-07:00

Result for my Trombone practical examination have finally been revealed! I got a Merit ! :)

DChow

2011-07-16T02:05:00.000-07:00

My sister bought three tickets for Harry Potter through the website. Unfortunately, my father could not make it because he suddenly remembered that he had his work to do. So currently i have one free ticket to be given away. Coincidently , most of my friends were either busy or support Voldemort( means not interested in Harry Potter). Free ticket anyone? It starts at 9:10pm tonight ... ...

DChow

2011-07-05T07:56:00.000-07:00

Ano Hi Mita Hana No Namae O Bokutachi Wa Mada Shiranai

Such a long name right? It has only 11 episodes, but it is touching enough. I rarely watch any of these animes because I thought they were boring. But it seemed like this anime has made me to think otherwise. I'm surprised by how much I have enjoyed watching it,it is very emotional T^T . A very well made tragedy+comedy+slice-of-life anime. Rating: 3.5/5

You may watch it here http://www.animeseason.com/ano-hi-mita-hana-no-namae-o-bokutachi-wa-mada-shiranai/

DChow

2011-07-03T06:34:00.000-07:00

I got to watch a free movie today :) , Transformer 3. Some company management apartment was having a movie party, and my sister happened to be a friend of one of the workers there. They had a lot of extra tickets then, so I was being invited too. The movie was shown in the Shawn theater at Orchard. It was my first time being there. Usually, I would just watch the movies in Golden Village. It looks quite clean and neat,I heard that it had been renovated recently,

There are more action scenes this time. It will totally worth your 2 hours. The computer effects

and explosions are stunning. If you are a sci-fiction fan, this movie will be the' best movie of the year' for you. Rating : 4/5

DChow

2011-07-02T08:36:00.000-07:00

Oh my. I hate my current situation. I'm stuck in between.

DChow

2011-06-26T03:13:00.000-07:00

I wish that our classroom blocks are going to be destroyed by a huge storm and so that we can have at least another few more days of break.

DChow

2011-06-24T07:38:00.000-07:00

Overall, the camp went quite smoothly. Two days of serious troubles and scoldings. And more of them may continue to arise once the school start next Monday.

I felt that this June holiday has passed in just a few blinks of my eyes. I have gone out a lot during this June holiday,maybe that's why.

DChow

2011-06-17T21:23:00.000-07:00

My Brain is going to explode soon. I have learnt one thing: Do NOT do anything when you are tired. You cannot concentrate. And that's when all the possible careless mistakes appear. I wrote a reminder ,'No money = Breakfast + BBQ food' on facebook which means that the people do not need to pay to eat the food x-x. But luckily, after some comments on that post,I reposted it,'No monet = NO breakfast + BBQ food'. Well, at least it is still not too late.

DChow

2011-06-13T03:35:00.000-07:00

In the past, I like to receive sms and emails. That's because I barely had any. So, usually, they were invitations to hang out or something. Now, I do not really favor them anymore. The ones I received nowadays would only mean more troubles.In the another words, more work to do.

How I wish the camp can just pass like a breeze now. Similar to an examination, the days before it is almost too torturing to endure,especially when you are the one who is organizing it. Things cannot get any worse when some of your committee members do not cooperate and you have to do the work yourself in the end. After that, the teachers would say something like," Didn't I told you that teamwork is very important? Why didn't you split the work with the other committee members? You are the organizer ,you know?" Yup, they always like to use this sentence," You are the organizer,you know?". Therefore, they can escape from the troubles and push all the burdens and responsibilities to me. I am the one to be blamed because I am in charge.

Seriously, asking a 'person' who do not like camps to organize one is really not a smart idea. Obviously, that 'person' is me. I hate them. I want my peaceful life back. Just plain music and stock checking instruments are enough for me. Anymore burdens and I will collapse. And later,losing one of my rare interests of going to the school.

DChow

2011-06-07T02:49:00.000-07:00

Woooo o-o'' Has anybody started on their E-learning yet? Well, at least I have not. Oh my, work pile up like a mountain of cages full of troubles,waiting to be unleashed.

As you can see my blog is almost dead because of the lack of posts and tags. I guess nothing much had happened except for the problems from the band. From the teachers and the instructors. And from the "cooperating" members. Yeah, they have made the organising job to be as problematic as possible. Sigh* See? I know this is boring you already. Band.homework.computer.oh,and e-learning. That's about it. My "fun-to-the-maximum" June holiday.

DChow

2011-05-31T05:21:00.000-07:00

The CIP trip is not fun. But it is not totally boring after all.I spent most of my time sleeping on the coach and listening to the songs in my hand phone repeatedly. I did not want to leave Malaysia just yet :( . Because going back to Singapore is like going back to the cage. The cage of stress and unbearable amount of work. It's a nightmare.

Holiday homework.

2 examinations tomorrow.

Band practice with the picky teachers and instructors afterwards.

This is like a string of terror. There seems to be no end to it.

DChow

2011-05-20T17:01:00.000-07:00

<--- haha,thank you for all your cheerful comments : ). what's done has been done, can't change it.

Examination. I think this MYE is one of my worse result I obtained since the day I have admitted to this school. Kind of disappointed, but I'm quite happy that I have finally pass my A-Maths in one go. Even though it was just a borderline pass,but it was still a tiny achievement for me. My Chinese is a total let down,no comments. English,hahaha, no need to say. Science,won't it be great if I can just take chemistry and biology ONLY?

DChow

2011-05-13T19:49:00.000-07:00

It is a torture. How can you place A-Maths and Biology on the last day of our examination schedule? This is inhuman. You know that pupils will get distracted easily especially over the weekend. And you still put the two most difficult subjects on the last day? o-O

DChow

Dear Mid-year exam,
go away.

With warm regards,
students

2011-05-08T02:09:00.001-07:00

X_X'' I dislike organising events and stuff. It may seems easy to you but you need to seriously put yourself into their shoes in order to know how it feels. So, people, please appreciate everything your organisers or teachers have prepared for you, do not take it for granted. Try nominating yourself next time if you think you can do better,if not just ... ... enjoy.

DChow

2011-05-04T03:09:00.000-07:00

Are you prepared for the ultimate challenge?

DChow

P.S I hate you, Mid-Year examination.

2011-04-28T08:04:00.000-07:00

I am going even more crazy by the minutes. Oh dear, why am I smiling?

DChow

2011-04-26T08:13:00.001-07:00

Damn. My laptop is dead. The screen could not load. So in the other words,the screen is blank. There are so much homework. I have given up trying to finish all of them in one day.

DChow

2011-04-23T09:24:00.001-07:00

Everything has happened all in a sudden. My mum went into the hospital last night. The report came out and confirmed my fear. The junction between my mum's small intestine and large intestine is bleeding. Although she said that she did not feel any pain, her pale face and drained lips told me about her situation. And yet,despite the bleeding, she was still waiting to have a CT scan. A day has gone by. The blood continues to flow out of the junction. Nothing much has been done.Shouldn't the hospitals arrange the patients who need the medical treatments urgently first?

Mid-year exam is eating me inside-out.

DChow

2011-04-21T19:59:00.001-07:00

Good Friday. It's Friday~Friday~Gonna get down to the Friday~Fun!Fun!Fun!Fun!Weekend~Weekend~ !

It's only one extra school-free day and my homework load has superimposed. Sigh* Could not blame the teachers. The Mid-year exam is around the corner. Seriously, if Mid-Year Exam is a person, I would shot the head out off his neck.

DChow

2011-04-19T05:40:00.000-07:00

... Oh my... ... everything is piling up like the double Mac Spicy,it's so hard to consume. Maybe I should take out the layers and deal with them one by one. But which one should I choose? Back seat or front seat? ... ... Screaming in the pillow.

DChow

2011-04-15T17:00:00.000-07:00

Band practices have come to an end. However,my Saturday morning is still being occupied by this SS remedial. =-='''

2011-04-12T07:41:00.001-07:00

Wow. My physics common test has achieved a border line pass. I dislike Maths and anything that is related to it. Physics is just like its distant relative. Sigh* I have got a very strong feeling which tells me that I AM going to do badly for my chemistry test as well. Double sigh*

Once again, I hate you Mid-year exam.

DChow

2011-04-10T02:44:00.001-07:00

It's raining cats and dogs outside now. Just a few moments ago,the Sun was still ruling the day. The weather is weird nowadays. People are falling sick one after another. There seems no end to it. *Sigh* I have been listening to 'Dances of innocence',our SYF choice piece, numerous times already. Whenever I heard it,it reminds me of the performance we put up two days ago. Such sweet memories. Clinching a Silver would means that we can play music together onec again at the end of the year. I couldn't wait until then. I hate you, Mid-year exam. DChow

2011-04-08T05:33:00.000-07:00

" Now performing for us is Band no. 106, Bedok Green Secondary Concert band" echoed the MC with a almost toneless voice. The words resounded in my head and I lost my focus momentarily. This is it! We have practiced so hard for the past four months and finally today has arrived. " And their conductor, Mr Fahmi." We stood up instantly like obedient little soldiers and waited for our conductor to bow. The audience clapped and we sat down after he had signed us. He gestured us to remain focus and with a swing of his baton, the band started to play.

About an hour later, we were sitting anxiously in the concert hall with the rest of the audience. " We will be announcing the results shortly", that was the sentence we were dying to hear after so many months of hard work. After Fifteen minutes later, the MC speak again, this time his voice carried a little excitement with it. I clenched my sweaty fists and held on to my friend's wrinkled sleeves " ... ... band no. 106,bedok green secondary school, Silver!" Cheers of joy flooded the concert hall and drowned the clapping of the audience. The elated tears which ran down our faces speak everything. I could feel the adrenaline pumped into me, filling me with glee and excitement. Suddenly, I realized how tired I was. My eyelids felt heavy.

Mid-year exam. You are such a killjoy.

DChow

2011-04-03T03:16:00.000-07:00

Shhh... ... Can you hear it?... ... Mid-year examination is coming T_T!!!

DChow

2011-04-01T06:21:00.000-07:00

Actually, I like ... ...

... ...

to fool people like you during April's fool day ! :) Happy April Fool Day!

DChow

2011-03-27T06:49:00.000-07:00

Another unsolved A-maths question. Sigh* Another thousands of brain cells have sacrificed themselves. Why?! Why must you do this to me!!!?!?!!?!??

Sometimes I feel that my A-maths teacher is going through the topics like a shot from a gun. You may have understood it at first but you will feel the 'pain' later when you know that you do not really understand it . And it will be too late when you realize it. A-maths is my worse nightmare. It's a living nightmare.

DChow

2011-03-26T07:39:00.000-07:00

Time is precious. I am going to have A-Maths and Biology examinations on the same freaking day. And the WARNING my bio teacher told us was not helping. She predicted that some or MOST of us are going to fail this time. Wow, that's encouraging. A-maths? I'm hopeless. The only good thing about it is that it gives you an illusion that E-maths is easy. Both of my weakest subjects in the same day, huh? We shall see ... ...

DChow

P.S This IS my current life. Homework. Tests. Stress. Feel free to click the cross button at the top right hand corner of your web-browser if you are tired of these posts. Keysucks.

2011-03-20T01:13:00.001-07:00

Tomorrow is a school day again. SS presentation,SYF, Mid-year examination, Trombone grade test, tremendous amount of stress here I come : ) !

DChow

2011-03-15T18:18:00.001-07:00

What's wrong with my mother? She always get so sensitive over tiny things. She would squawk about them and made things worse. Recently I told her about the church I was going for the past few weeks. At first she still accept it. She did not make any complains. But recently, she changed. It's like as if something have stricken her. She kept reminding me not to spend too much time at the church and do not go if I don't have any. OK, so she's trying to tell me to concentrate on my studies. I understand. However, today, she told me it was best not to go to the church anymore because the people there might brainwash me like those victims from some newspaper articles. Then she continued to talk about the religious stuff. Things such as god is not real and religion is only a psychical support not physical. Even though she is a Catholic. She had only given me the feeling that she was Catholic. Has she lost her faith in him?

Simply because I was busy typing my sms and could not reply her question( I cannot multi-task very well), she scolded me and talked more about the negative things about the church. Then she came to a conclusion (which was way too early) and said that I might have been brainwashed already. How would you react if it was you?

DChow

2011-03-08T06:00:00.001-08:00

=-=''' I have finally finished my English homework.

The past few months have been so hectic for me. It was exhausting, especially when you have 'lovely' juniors in your CCA to look after. It seriously overfilled me with anger when they were disobeying instructions. If possible, I would choose to walk away @_@. Sigh* I have understood why some teachers behave in such a rather rough manner when you do not hand in your assessment on time or misbehave. It hurt me as well when I was scolding them. ... ...

DChow

P.S The March holiday is like a heaven to me right now. It elates me even though it is just a one-week break. Well, it is better than nothing : ) .

2011-03-05T03:32:00.000-08:00

Sunburn. Piles of homework. Distractions-that-make-me-cannot-concentrate-to-do-my-homework. Stress-I-got-for-failing-almost-ten-tests-in-less-than-three-months. Isn't this great?

DChow

2011-03-04T04:39:00.000-08:00

Today's sports day is as boring as any other sports days I had joined. I almost had a heat stroke under the Sun during the prize-presentation. X_X Why couldn't we watch under the shelter? We can see clearly from our shelters, so why bother asking us to sit in the field? Ironic.

Hm... ... I think I have screwed up about 10 tests already for the past few months . Things are just not getting any better. They are getting worse.worse.worse.worse.worse.

DChow

2011-02-24T22:04:00.000-08:00

I have forgotten to bring back my Bio workbook X_X'' I will try my luck later, since I am going back to school later to help out for tmr's band exchange. I just hope that our form teacher is hardworking enough to work until 5 o'clock, so that I can get the permission to obtain the key.

DChow

2011-02-17T04:43:00.000-08:00

A-maths. Biology. Physics. E-maths. Questions. Problems. Uncertainty. Doomed.

DChow

2011-02-15T04:46:00.001-08:00

My hand phone was drowned in the washing machine two nights ago. I didn't mind if it wanted to go for a swimming, but at least learn to dry itself up. Yup, Mr/Miss Nokia hand phone, R.I.P 2009 - 2011.

I am currently using my sister's old LG touch phone. I need a new one. Not LG of course. A BlackBerry is what I am hoping for.

DChow

2011-02-10T04:19:00.000-08:00

Wow, 'good' news people. I have officially failed my first ever Biology test. I just need ONE more mark to pass. But yet, I got no luck for trying to find it. A lot of my shocked friends failed too. Apparently, Biology is a subject that requires you to write down EVERY SINGLE WORD that the examiners want to see. If not, you will get a immediate 0 even though you have answered most of the question correctly.

Therefore, no point getting all the things right if you miss out the 'magic' words. I don't really feel that bad this time,because more than half of my class failed. Oh~my dearest Biology, how wonderful can you truly be?

DChow

2011-02-06T01:09:00.000-08:00

Yes,yes. You don't have to tell me this. Tomorrow is MONDAY :< !!!!!

It's just such a terrible news. I want more time to catch my breathe from this crazy seems-endless stressful secondary three life. I will be waiting for the term-break next month. Well, at least there is something for me to look forward.

DChow

P.S. I hate physics and Maths.

2011-02-03T08:22:00.000-08:00

Time flew. I didn't get a lot of 'hong Bao' this year. But I did had a lot of fun today.

Money isn't comparable with your family and friends . I feel so happy as if I'm in heaven whenever I visit my relatives oversea. I'm contented just because I know they are all doing well. What more can I possibly ask for?

DChow

2011-02-02T03:59:00.000-08:00

Yum ! Yum ! :P Eating hotpot with my family is the best ! Its so warm ... ...

DChow

2011-01-28T04:56:00.000-08:00

It kind of surprised me when my sister asked me for the piano scores of my practical examination last night. She said she could try playing the pieces if they are manageable. Sadly, I do not have the scores yet. Well, despite that, her offer to help alone was enough to make me smile.

DChow

2011-01-26T06:06:00.000-08:00

It's 10 pm now. And I have two sciences tests tomorrow. Chemistry :O and Physics :( . I hate Physics the MOST. My dislike for Maths has also contributed to the cause. I have never like calculations anyway : ( I believe that I have only understood 30% of what the Physics Chapters are about so far. Uncertainty.

Band practices have been draining the last few bits of my energy for the day. It's stressful and depressing. Especially when your conductor record down your performance and play it back to you. Then, you know how BADly you have played.

DChow

2011-01-22T05:47:00.000-08:00

There are midges everywhere :( I could not concentrate. Every 10 seconds or so, one of them would land on my hand,my hair,my table,my pen,my books ... ... basically everywhere that has the light shinning on them =-='''

We need more fogging.

DChow

2011-01-21T03:21:00.000-08:00

Finally!It is Friday! I have always like the feeling of knowing that the day after is 'school free'.

But not so much for me though starting from this week. Yeah, band practice in every Saturday mornings until the end of SYF :( ! .

What can I say? This week is hectic and exhausting. Nothing can be as wearying as writing 4 SS essays X_X. Our SS teacher, Mr Chong K.K, is an optimistic and funny teacher.He is quite open as well. He even told us about his lungs cancer during our first lesson. Telling us about all the blood he puked in the basin one morning and later found out about his conditions. And somehow,miracles happened, he managed to survive until now despite the news his doctor told him. It seems like his cancerous cells had stopped to spread. But I'm surprised. Those optimistic people can always find a way out somehow. Sadly, I am not in that gang.

DChow

2011-01-15T18:54:00.000-08:00

I'm going to Marymount later. Today is my first trombone lesson at Thomson CC. I'm feeling really excited now,but not about the location ... ...It's kinda far and I have never been a good buddy with the transports. I hated travelling to far destinations. Kind of lazy -.-''

DChow

2011-01-14T03:51:00.000-08:00

Everything becomes complicated when you are in Secondary 3. Especially Maths : (

When I was in sec 1 and 2, I had been looking forward to term breaks. But now I am looking forward to the weekends. I just feel so dead tired everyday after school.

DChow

2011-01-05T04:41:00.000-08:00

I dislike CH A LOT. It's not like as if I wanted to be in the same class as him. I don't know when and how I have offended him ( I don't even remember talking to him before). Attitude problems.Such a waste.

He was whining about the groupings during the Chinese lesson. So obviously, I have been grouped together with him . Come on! I don't like it as well! FUCKOFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course, i did keep my cool and pretended to not hear a single shit he had said.

P.S sorry for the vulgarities I have used today. However, sometimes in life,when you cannot stand something much longer, you just have to let it out.

DChow

2011-01-04T04:57:00.000-08:00

Wow, I have homework for the first day of school. And it's my most 'beloved', A-Maths : o . Its going to be a busy year, so I won't be updating so regularly anymore( at least until the end of the 'O' level?) .

DChow

2010-12-31T07:56:00.000-08:00

OK, it's 2011 : ) Haha, I waited until 12:00am to post this . Yeah, I wrote this beforehand and I waited until the arrival of next year before clicking the ' Publish Post ' button.

I will be going to Hong Kong next Thursday after school to attend my grandmother's funeral. My Mum has booked the air tickets, so my family won't be back until Monday. Except for me,I have to rush back on the next Sunday, because the day after that is a school day.

DChow

2010-12-30T07:33:00.000-08:00

It's quite late now, but I think I should just type it down.

The performance put up by the Duman High symphonic band was awesome. Although I'm a little bit disappointed when they did a last minute change on the repertoire. Instead of playing popular pieces such as the 'Spirited Away"(An famous anime movie ), they played some classical pieces that might have put some of the audience to sleep. I think they were trying tell us that they have already prepared for the SYF. Well, I can foresee their result.

2011 is going to be a challenging year for me.

DChow

2010-12-29T05:33:00.000-08:00

I didn't know that next year's 3e1 has about 60+ students (Thanks to too many successful applied students) : O Therefore, the teachers came out with a 'clever' idea. They split the class into half,3e1 and 3e1A. And I happened to be in the first-ever- in-the-history-of-Bedok-Green-Secondary-school's 3e1A. How fortunate :) or unfortunate : O At least I won't be studying in the same class as some of those people I dislike A LOT :D But of course I won't be able to study together with some of my good friends as well :(

DChow

2010-12-26T05:27:00.000-08:00

Went to a free Christmas concert at the Esplanade concert hall today. Performed by The Philharmonic Winds, they were really awesome. I'm surprise by one of the saxophone soloist,he looks just like any other 16 or 17 years old teenagers. Despite of his age,he played like a professional musician. How wish I could do the same.

The holiday is coming to an end. Have you enjoy your holiday?

DChow

2010-12-25T06:12:00.000-08:00

I know it's late, but still, Merry Christmas to everyone :)

DChow

2010-12-24T19:52:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone :)

Today is a really special day. But somehow I'm stuck at home with nothing to do. I'm bored.

My grandmother passed away last evening. It's depressing. But maybe god wanted her to be with him during this Christmas.

DChow

2010-12-24T03:35:00.001-08:00

I'm getting more nervous as the holiday is coming to a close. So there will be 3 Ms, which are More work, More troubles, More stress.

Band juniors are going to freak me out( hope not D: ) while the seniors are going to graduate and leave us in doubts.

Homework and difficult topics are going to murder my brain cells. There are loads of new classmates which I have to get use to. It's simple to understand that 2011 is going to be a nasty year. Let's see if 2011 is going to be the end of the world instead of 2012.

DChow

2010-12-22T03:42:00.000-08:00

Finally, the band practices resume tomorrow. However, coincidently, tomorrow is also my Mum's birthday. We planned to eat out at Toa Payoh during noon. And my band practice starts at 2pm ... ... So I seriously have to RUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSH. *sigh* I think I'm going to be late for it. Well, at least I am still attending. Many people are going to " fall sick" anyway :) .

DChow

2010-12-21T17:44:00.000-08:00

@ Chun Kee : For me, studying is at the very bottom of my favourite-things-to-do list. I don't even want to think about it. But it IS really REALLY essential for your future. If you ask me. I would say that I live to have fun .But before I could do that,to enjoy my life, I must first work hard.In order to be able to achieve good results, to get closer to your goals and also to take care of your loved ones.Because only then will you deserver your break. And you would literally enjoy the rewards you have worked hard for. By being a "emo" isn't a solution for everything. You need to face the reality sooner or later.

DChow

2010-12-20T02:13:00.000-08:00

Okay,so I have went out with Jia En and Charmaine today to watch this movie , "Rapunzel". It is a cartoon movie that worths watching during this Christmas season. Suitable for all age especially kids. A mixture of adventure, comedy and musical that you cannot miss. It includes nice songs and animation. Watch it either with your friends or your family :) . It is a great movie, 4/5 !

One more week to go before the school begins. =-=''' .

So basically this is it :

Homework+Parents' naggingS+you-are-now-in-Sec3-which-means-more-work+Band practices for SYF+wondering-if-next-year's-recruits-will-be-hardworking-or-worst-than-this-year's-slackers = A Living Hell :) congratualtions!

DChow

2010-12-13T17:10:00.001-08:00

Going to a concert later at 5pm. It starts at 7:30pm. But we need to get going earlier because the school is located at BoonLay! I don't remember going there before.Or maybe I did but I have forgotten about it. Maybe a few years ago?

Its going to be a loooooooooooooooooooooong journey D:

DChow

2010-12-13T17:10:00.000-08:00

DChow

2010-12-12T12:07:00.000-08:00

4a.m ... ... Could not sleep ... ... Something is bothering me. It had been such a long time since I last lost my sleeping-will. Not good ... ... I need help.

DChow

2010-12-12T00:29:00.000-08:00

I'm going to accompany my mum to the airport later. Yes, she's going to Melbourne,Australia,to witness my sister wearing that squarish hat with a 'horse tail' on its right. O_O" All of my siblings have graduated, I am the last one left. =-='' It will be at least another 6 more years before its my turn to wear that hat. *sigh*

DChow

2010-12-08T16:55:00.000-08:00

=-='' Days cannot be more wasted to be wasted like this! I literally have no 'life' at all. Facebook,eat,facebook,television,facebook,eat,practice trombone,sleep. This is horrible X_X'' I wanted to go out with my friends! Practicing alone is boring and solitary :( I wished to go back for band practices again. Still, 1 more week to go before it starts.

So,how's your days being used?

DChow

2010-12-05T16:08:00.001-08:00

I was inspired by this Japanese movie called " Swing Girls" to listen to Jazz music. Haven't seen it yet? Go download it or get the CD. It's a really humorous and inspiring movie that suits all age.

I went to a Jazz concert put up by the Thomson Jazz last night. It's my first Jazz concert I have ever attended.It worths my money :). Well, usually I won't go for any because I thought they would be boring. It's more like a lullaby to me. A lullaby that would lasts for at least an hour. However, when you,yourself know how to play an instrument. Trust me, you would appreciate almost any kind of music because you know it is not easy to play it well. Jazz,Pop, Classical,Blues,R&b,Rock and even Metal.

Jazz, to me is a really weird type of music. How's it weird? The rhythm various. The solos are always playing in their 'own time own target' way( I don't play Jazz, so I have no idea how they count their beats). But somehow,they would join back to the band perfectly when they have finished. How should I put it? It's random,but smooth. Don't get it? Never mind :P

I would like to try Jazz when I am older.

DChow

2010-11-26T04:12:00.000-08:00

Ahh~ Look at this pussy cat. Cute isn't? Yes, it's DC in the house!
She has a really long coal black tail that will sway from side to side whenever it is walking >O< . Cute to the maximum!

DChow

2010-11-23T16:04:00.000-08:00

The date has changed. DC, the cat, is going to arrive in Singapore today :)
Poor thing, hope it can get use to the weather here soon.

Once again, nothing much had happened. Have you guys done your holiday homework? Some of my seniors told me that the teachers will not check them next year. But that depends on the teacher you are getting. So it's still safer to complete half of it just to in case.

There are more band practices because the concert is aound the corner( Next Friday in the school hall).

DChow

Disappearance of Hatsune Miku Live in HD (1080p 1920 x 1080)

2010-11-16T18:58:00.000-08:00

2010-11-15T06:33:00.001-08:00

Nothing much happen until now. My sister's cat is coming to join us probably by next Sunday :) .

There are just band practices and more practices. To be frank with you, I am actually enjoying it. Well of course, it's a nightmare came true for some others. Basically, it's the sense of achieve that keeps my interest in playing music. It's like when you pass your Chinese with flying colors after all those failures for the past few months. You can feel the wave of excitement and motivation that makes you want to do even better. I'm sure you have felt that before ( Maybe not for Chinese but other subjects? :P ).

In contrast,if u keep failing even after so long, u will feel really disappointed and start to hate the subject(like Chinese for example). It goes the same for playing music. It can really be very difficult, tedious and time-consuming for the first few years of your journey. But once you get through it, you will begin to enjoy it. Everything depends on resilience and luck.

*First,start with something easy.Then do what is necessary .After that, do something possible. And then suddenly, you are doing the impossible.

DChow

2010-11-09T04:52:00.000-08:00

Woosh ! I have finally bought it! Yeah, the trombone. Although it's a second-hand, but it seems like it is still in good condition. The sound is a bit muffled unlike the new trombone the school bought this year. But well, to the hell with it. I don't really care, technique comes first.

2010-11-05T20:04:00.000-07:00

My conductor introduced me to a stall that sells second-hand instruments :) ! I was really surprised by price of one the of trombones the lady told me over the phone. It's only $350 ! Hell yeah it's cheap! Well of course,she said, the appearance may not be so nice(duh,a second-hand), but the sound quality of it should be fine. So I have agreed to go down to the shop to take a look next week. I'm excited. Finally, a musical instrument of my own.

DChow

2010-11-03T05:47:00.001-07:00

The band sounded terrible today. Its like as if we did not practice for years. My trombone sounded horrible as well. Or is it me?

The SYF is next year. We have got less than 3 months of practices before it begin.A End of year concert is less than 3 weeks away. Some members were still wasting their own time. Making mistakes that they would never/refused to correct. Some were doing almost nothing but chatting. They have no urgency at all. Worried.

My junior came today. There were mixture of feelings. Frustrated. Annoyed. Disappointed. Its not like this every time he comes.Not until I have given up on him a few months ago. I have tried my best.His attitude forced me to have no choice.
Hopeless.

DChow

2010-11-02T02:49:00.000-07:00

Hello peps ! It's Tuesday again. Oh,by the way, have I told you guys about my going-to-be new family member? It's D.C ,the Doggy Cat !My sister(currently studying in Melbourne) got it from her room mate. She is going to send it to Singapore and I have promised to sponsor half of the transportation fee.

P.S I wanted to buy a trombone.Cheap but in good condition. Or in the other words,a second hand. Does any one of you know where can I get it? I would seriously appreciate it if you could tell me >-< !

2010-10-30T18:09:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween guys :D ! And I would like to wish hamster( Charmaine ) a very Happy Birthday too !

2010-10-29T16:45:00.000-07:00

:) I went out with my friends(Charmaine, Juliana , Blessing, Khairul, Michelle, Jolyn, Jia En and Chun Kee)to "Escape to 'Hell'oween" yesterday. As usual, Juliana could not stop saying her sick jokes and together with her "Shi Fu",they were invincible.The most formidable couple to any "guai" people.

The Entrance was decorated with a ghostly old castle made out of cardboards with cotton wools as spider webs. Plastic heads with long hair and rotten faces were hung. But somehow, they have done their jobs and created the atmosphere. Sure enough, Michelle could not stop combing her bangs and tried her best to cover her eyes with it. We saw Nasrul,Aliif and Shaik too .

There were " Walking dead" wondering around the entrance gate just a few minutes before the park would opened( it opens at 7 p.m). One particular guy dressed up as a "tree man" had a python hang around his neck like necklace. Well, real python, fat and deadly. Luckily, there was this uniformed guy who sounds like a zoo keeper instructed him about the precautions.

We went to the "Haunted House II" first. It was not as chilly as I thought it would be :P . Then some other rides . I have fun hearing all those screaming and cryings . We finally decided to leave at around 10:30 pm. It was an enjoyable night.

DChow

2010-10-28T03:19:00.001-07:00

<---- Another typical " I am not in love with him/her,but you are in love with him/her,right?" argument.

What's up? Are you happy with your result? Happy? Ultra-happy? Sad? Sad until wanted to commit suicide? Anyway, it had already passed. It's time to look forward. What's important is your 'O' level. Work towards it and you can still catch up.

Holiday homework. It is so thick that I thought there was 2 booklets.Maybe the office auntie had made a mistake and stapled them wrongly. Oh My Gosh, it is just so ridiculously thick X_X . There are so many research that are needed to be done. Damn it. Feel like using it as the toilet paper. There are so many pages that can last me for a year.

DChow

2010-10-25T05:41:00.000-07:00

It's Monday again. Three more days before the start of our term break. I have discussed the issue about my subject combination with my family. Well, my final decision is E3. Yeah, Pure Biology and combine Physics and chemistry. It was hard to decide. But then I could not risk taking pure Physics because of my poor understanding of Maths( I hate Maths >:O ). I know that the formulas and methods would soon be too suffocating for me. What do u suggest me to choose?

E3: Pure Biology = Memorizing + dark panda eyes O-O
E4: Pure Chemistry + Pure Physics = Formulas + Loss of hair + Headache

Therefore,for my family and I, we prefer E3. I wanted to take A-Maths even though I dislike E-Maths VERY very VERY much. A lot of the courses in the poly require A-Maths. Well, that's just how essential it is. Too bad. At least for me.

DChow

2010-10-21T03:32:00.000-07:00

=-= Don't feel like changing my blog address for now. Well, it's simple but troublesome.

OK, so I went out to loiter with some of my friends today, Jia En and the Student Councilor,Juliana Ng. Oops, or is it Yang? Confused :) .

Somehow,we walked to City Hall after playing some rhythm games in the Arcade at Bugis(IIuma). We did a lots of window shopping. Yeah,trying to see which shop has the cleanest and clearest windows .

We went back to Tampinese Mall to have some free ice-creams at Swensens after Juliana complained about her home-sickness.Sometimes I wonder if she's more than just HOME sick, CK-sick maybe? This trip was totally pointless and random,however, it's kind of fun at the same time. I have enjoyed pretty much myself.

School starts tomorrow. The results that we all have being working hard for the past 10 months are going to reveal themselves. Nervous? Happy? Scared? I don't really know. Let's keep our fingers cross and hope for the best. For me, my biggest wish is to pass my English paper.

DChow

DChow

2010-10-14T00:45:00.000-07:00

Geezzz. I have not update my blog for quite a while already. And my chatbox has once again being spam by unknown people =-= !Maria Ozawa, Sexy Maria and all those different kind of names.

I guess there would be a need for me to change my blog.

DChow

2010-09-20T05:41:00.001-07:00

Drew this yesterday >_< Need to get back to work now. I will try to post more on the weekends, bye !

DChow

2010-09-18T20:19:00.000-07:00

Are girls really fond of 'mode swinging'? They love to 'swing' occasionally. Well, once in a while. My Mum has set up a good example for that just a few minutes ago. Arguing with my sister. We were sitting at a table and reading the map together. Trying to search for the restaurant that we wanted to go for tonight. Talked a bit and then all of a sudden she just 'mode start'. It really surprised me. I was like " What the crap?!".

My Dad is a technology idiot. He asked my Mum to send him a message of the address of the restaurant after we have found it. My sis told my mum that he won't read her sms because usually he will just take them as advertisements(which is true). My Mum stood up almost instantly after my sis finished her sentence. " Okay! So later if he could not find that place, don't push the blames to me like what you always do!"

Seriously =-=.

'Mode Swing' => SCREAM AND SHOUT THEN GET ANGRY OVER small MATTERs.

DChow

2010-09-16T03:46:00.000-07:00

Wosh! I did not post for while. Yeah, the usual stuff.Nothing much happened, that was why. Like seriously, life cannot be more 'dead' than these last three weeks before the End of Year Examinations. I always hate them. They are just plain S.T.R.E.S.S. Yes,yes, the beginning of 'The End'.

CCAs will be suspended until the end of 'The End' :( I will not be seeing my trombone for a while. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... Playing music always helps to relief some of my stress. Well, it works for me.

DChow

2010-09-08T20:18:00.000-07:00

So warm and fluffy =-= Cute little hamsters~

DChow

2010-09-07T19:59:00.000-07:00

Time flies. It's already Wednesday. Nothing much happened until now. Just the same old things.I am going to have a band practice later in the afternoon. It was one of those few things that kept me looking forward to. As usual, some people always go missing with no valid reasons. While the others were wasting the three hours of their lives doing nothing but staring at the clock.

Not everybody likes what they are currently having or doing. Things may not always be the way you wanted them to be. It is all depends on you. Try to look at the bright side.Have fun and learn instead of just wasting your precious time doing nothing and complaining how unfortunate you are. You do not have to like it to do it.

People skip school because they do not like it and think that it is not important. But in the end, the ones who suffer are obviously themselves.

DChow

2010-09-04T19:46:00.000-07:00

<---- Another typical Singaporean's quarrel :o

Going for a concert later in the afternoon at the NAFA. Don't ask me :X I have forgotten what it stands for as well.

The subjects combinations has came out this Friday. It looks like a MacDonald nutritional menu.

Meal 1 : This will cause you to become an obese because you need to study like craaaaaaaaaaaaazyyy~ That means no more outdoor activities for you until the end of this year:)

Meal 2 : This can cause temporary fatness. Compare to meal 1, this is a healthier choice.

Meal 3 : It is a balance meal. Not too much work, but you still have to work hard for it.

Happy meal : The easiest to get. But not 'pure's for you.

DChow

2010-09-01T02:52:00.001-07:00

The weather is so freaking hot these days XP ! So yeah, I have cut my hair just now. It's cooling :O and easier to wash too ! I could not believe how the girls can managed to endure the hot weather in Singapore with their long fringes and horse-tails. Maybe they put dry ice inside their hair every morning :) Oh yeah~

DChow

2010-08-28T18:59:00.000-07:00

Finally, the performance has came to an end. It was a tiring day. I felt so relieved after we have ended our last note shouted 'Goal!' . It was truly amazing :D The round of applause was an icing on the cake. We have finished performing.

Yeah, it's the Junior Band festival. Though we did not play well during our rehearsals, we were fine during the actual performance. The hall was in total darkness except for the stage. It was pretty awesome, because we could barely see the audience. The hall has air-conditioners, we felt comfortable and a little,just a little,relaxed. Ha :) Finally know why the tickets cost $10 each.

The hall is big, filled with cushion seats. It is just so cool, the girls got to sit on them instead of the floor during the Friday assemblies and concerts. I still don't understand why we have to sit on the floor while we have chairs back in our school. Such as during the class interaction periods and other activities.Is it a Singapore Tradition? It is like as if we are cavemen. Sitting anywhere with your butt wherever that's not wet.

DChow

2010-08-26T07:45:00.000-07:00

The YOG has finally came to an end after the closing ceremony. It is great, at least we have no more YOG reflections and etc. to do.

=-=... ... Today's Maths test is a like nightmare to me. I did not revise much because I didn't have my file with me.

DChow

2010-08-23T05:49:00.000-07:00

I have totally forgotten to find my 2 rescipe for my H.E coursework. >_<"" Trying to find some easy recipe online right now.

:O My sister came back from her trip to Australia(Melbourne) yesterday, and bought a Kangaroo key chain for me. It is cute ,but it is a bit too big to hang together with my keys. I think I am going to hang it to my pencil bag.

So, how are you today?

DChow

2010-08-21T01:18:00.000-07:00

OK, so I am back from the rehearsal in Deyi Secondary. The school looks grand :) Most of the walls are made up of rough bricks,it looks like a museum to me. Large and colorful drawings by the students were hang along the corridors. It's so cool :D ! It seems like their theme for this year is also the same as us ," Every Deyian matters, no one is left behind". "Deyian", is of course referring to the students of Deyi Sec. I wonder if Mdm Tay would call us "Bedok Greenians" someday. Lol!

Ran out of ideas. I seriously do not have a single game that helps the students in learning Chinese now. Actually I have a few. But all I will need is just some markers and a white board to play. I need to make some props too in order to pass this project X_X . ... ...

DChow

2010-08-20T05:16:00.000-07:00

OK , so before I can start saying anything.
<<< Somebody has already been trying to explain herself in the box there.

Yeah, the 'innocence' little girl there.

Well, it is just some sick joke Professor Yang has came up with while we were on out way to the bus stop together with Blessing ,Michelle and of course her 'master', Chun Kee.

Anyway, I am going to have a rehearsal early in the morning tomorrow at Deyi secondary for the upcoming Junior Band Festival. I am feeling so lucky that it is not a full-dress rehearsal, if not ... ... yeah, it will be as HOT as hell.

DChow

2010-08-19T02:48:00.001-07:00

Hey guys :)

Hummm... I have been hearing people talking about this online shooting game " BlackShot". Maybe I should try it out too. Well, I am no good in shooting games. But it is always good to try out different variety of games as well :)

Although I have played trombone for more than a year and a half.However, my skills and techniques are just not good enough. I am such a disgrace >_< ! While my friends and seniors were making music, I was making noise instead. Sigh* How I wish that my trombone can be folded and keep inside my bag,so I can bring it back to practice it everyday :D !

DChow

2010-08-16T05:40:00.001-07:00

<< Oops, kind of getting a spamming from somebody :)

<----- Yeah there.

OK,fine :O Don't get so work up! We all know that you are not a p******,******** or a ******.Calm down, you are no CK. We know that you are just joking :D In fact all of us is, just that SOME people say more.

>_< Ahhhhh! It's already Monday. I hate Mondays. Except for the afternoon when I have my CCA :D . I enjoy playing my trombone. Especially when you are playing with your friends! Just like one big family ! OK, does that sounds weird to you? Well anyway, the upcoming examinations and tests are driving my mad. @_@""""" Not to even mention about my juniors.If you have juniors like my, you would probably understand why teachers SCREAM at us when we ask them the same questions again and again. 1.Over and over again. 2. Then again. In the end they will repeat step one.

DChow

2010-08-12T05:26:00.001-07:00

The metal strings hurt X_X Yeah, the strings of the guitar. I am going to have blisters on my fingertips later T_T Guitar is so pain and hard to play >_< I still prefer my wind instrument,the trombone. Oh, have I told you that the school has bought 4 NEW trombones for our band? Yes! Totall brand new ones! It even has the smell, the NEW smell XD ! The sounds are so clean and smooth unlike the other old trombones. And most importantly, it is SHINEEEEEE! Ha! Gonna love my new trombone :)

Anyway, I would still like to learn how to play the guitar. It is challenging and PAINFUL, but I like it :)

DChow

2010-08-11T05:19:00.000-07:00

O.OK , so I have a debate during my English today. The topic is about whether if being late is rude or not. My team and I were in the opposition team which was quite difficult for us to think out of any ideas to say.

The debate went fine until it was opened to the audience to question the other team to help their own teams to score more points. After I have given a few points, I started to see how stupid this debate was. People kept arguing about the same thing. After they have dismissed the topic, they somehow came back to it again and again AND again. Some people then started to argue with one another just for the sake of it. It somehow has showed me how immature they were. Therefore I have made almost no attempt to argue back after that.

Nobody is right or wrong in this debate. It literally depends. If you are late but with a valid reason, you are not consider as rude. But if you are late with a bad reason, you are known as being rude to the people waiting for you. The two groups have been wasting half of the time just to say this point. And also on the number of times you are being late for something. If you are being late for once or twice, it is perfectly fine as we are no machines. But if you are being late for a lot of times, it is really not a very good impression for the other people. This topic is neutral. It never states " Being late for a lot of times is rude", or " Being late for once or twice is considered as rude". So yeah, the two groups just kept talking about these two points using different examples, that's all.

DChow

DChow

2010-08-10T01:24:00.000-07:00

Okay. So the school starts tomorrow. I think I have done all my homework. Yeah, I THINK. I did all the E-learning homework except for the Chinese :P.

There will be like 2 tests tomorrow. The History Common Test and the Chinese spelling test. I didn't really listen too much during the history periods. I were half-asleep most of the time. So, all I can do now is to read all the notes I can find in my file. The Chinese? I will just have to force myself to memorize as much as I can ಠ___ಠ '''.

DChow

2010-08-09T03:36:00.001-07:00

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DChow

2010-08-07T20:00:00.000-07:00

This is stupid +_+ I left my laptop on for the whole night just to download maplesea. But in the end, it doesn't work. No other windows pop out except for the "are u sure u want to trust this program" window after I have click on the setup icon. !!!!!!! T_T ''''

DChow