Sepia Dreamer

SIBF over

2010-07-25T22:47:00.000+08:00

I quit band this year.
But still I got to participate in this year's SIBF with RP Wind Symphony in Open Division.
RPWS came in 6th with a score of 84.83%
However the results are, it doesn't matter much.

Win or lose, RP isn't my school.
Objective was just to help out.
But at least my interest in music was revived.

People asked me about my well-being these days.

No people, I'm not fine. I just wish that I had turn back time and start all over again.

I don't mind.

Deathcore : Vocalist

2010-04-29T11:58:00.000+08:00

Carnifex

Despised Icon

Suicide Silence

The Red Chord

Whitechapel

The Black Dahlia Murder

still...

2010-04-28T01:29:00.000+08:00

Halfway through the second week - still pretty fucked up..

Pretty much fucked up...

2010-04-25T23:27:00.000+08:00

Well, first week of school was pretty much fucked up..
I lost the motivation to do anything.
Period.

New addition to my collection for this week.

At least I have something to cheer me up.

Damsel In Distress

2010-04-19T22:18:00.000+08:00

Ok, here's what i signed up today..

*Flag Football
Japanese Tsubasa Club
*Photography Club
Environmental Rangers
*Poly Stage Production
Leo Club

But 10 CCAs is really QUITE A LOT!!

So most prolly the one with * will be my interest.

Mon - Band
Tues - CO/Strings
Wed - Flag football
Thurs - CO/Band/Strings
Fri - Flag Football
Sat - Strings

So Sunday will be my free day.. Photography and PSP are event-based. Thank God..

YES! I GOT NO LIFE
but it's much better than slacking and doing nothing.

Back in Action

2010-04-17T00:38:00.001+08:00

Alright, It's been a week since I'm back from Vietnam..
Guess the trip was a fruitful one.
Not to mention a life-changing one.
Well, that was the only time where you get opportunity to bond with your friends.
They're awesome..

Anyway, performance this Sunday at NAFA with the Chinese Orchestra and Choir.
Monday and Tuesday will be CCA Fiesta.
Guess It's either Song Composing/Rugby/ Poly Stage Production..

6 weeks and nothing dust covers my CD collection.
No a single soul really bother to take care of it while I'm away..

I got this at Vietnam for only 36,000 VND

Another Fatboy Silm's album in my hand. Only for SGD $14.95.

Awesome.

SGD $7.95. Old-school death metal.

SGD $4.95. Progressive/experimental/electro/industrial rock/metal.

Whatever it is, they are quite good.

SGD $7.95. Comes with a DVD of their live performance. Double thumbs up.

SGD $5.95. Back to Classical realm. Mezzo-soprano for the win..

One last thing......

Strictly not for pussies ...

Only American movies you'll get happy ending

2010-03-03T00:49:00.000+08:00

Flight's within a few hours.
Gonna survive 6 weeks without music - alright, maybe not entirely without (cause I still got virtual piano.)
New Environment.

But gonna be busy once I come back.
Kinda like this lifestyle same routine but different each time.
Performance on 18th of April.

Hiam Abbas
Alright, she might not have those "features" you would expect an idl to have.
I just admired the way she play her role.
Often as a liberal.
Fighting in what she believed in.

Anyway ,watch 2 film she stars in.

Eran Riklis is awesome as well.

Post-post Exam post

2010-02-28T00:39:00.000+08:00

Exams over!
Nothing much to say with only hopes of doing well.

Meeting in the morning.

After much planning and consideration,
I've decided not to continue German anymore.
Not that I lose interest, but simply because of time constraint., CCA(s) commitments and pursuing other interest.
Plus the fact many others are not continuing.
Lack of people = No BG103.
Studies are more important I guess.
Not to forget mom kept nagging at me for being too involved in my interest/too ambitious.
At least I HAVE a goal in life ok?
Ok make that goal(s).

Glamorous Pharmacy performance was awesome .

Pre-Post-Exam post

2010-02-24T00:12:00.000+08:00

Last paper today.
To be honest, I felt less hardworking compared to 1st semester.

1 more week till Vietnam.
6 weeks in Vietnam.
After that back to normal life.
I guess the next semester is gonna be a killer.
List gets never ending.

More performance I guess..

But I should get myself organized.

End Game

2010-02-16T11:47:00.000+08:00

Well,well.
Alright most probably gonna be worried for my exams which is on FRIDAY!!!!

2 weeks and I'm off to Vietnam.
Yep, I'm on a peace mission.

So past few days have been studying and doing a bit of art..
Seriously, doing art is most difficult for me now.
Since my brain now work only at certain time.
Means to come up with a GOOD drawings won't that easy as last time.
Remember, this is a hobby.

I'm getting bored of games now, even if I rarely touched them.
The presence of a Nintendo Wii doesn't help a lot.
Though I'm gonna play Ju-On later.

Alright,
Gonna visit that creepy kid now.
Adios!!

Let's just be happy. ok?

2010-01-31T23:24:00.000+08:00

3 more weeks till exams..
I'm done with German Presentations slides.
Now left with Business Finance assignments.

Should be more focused on studies now..
I'm counting down the number of days till my first paper which is - maths.

Yesterday:
Went school back to school for strings.
Played Czardas.
Then off to Alliance Francaise de Singapour for Stage Art Group Public Performance.
Awesome it was.
Supper with NP voices people after that.

Now watching Burn Notice.
Quite like it.
Can't wait for My Name is Earl and Ugly Betty.

TGIF, wait it's already Saturday

2010-01-30T02:51:00.000+08:00

Have been busy with lots of things -projects, revisions and CCAs.
This week was quite tiring.
For 4 consecutive days , I reached home after 2200 hours.
It means I've been spending more than 12 hours in school.

Only Monday I came home early( about 1900 hours).
I skipped band hoping to get some work DONE..
But only little was accomplished.

Tuesday as usual.
But one thing that made happy was Lao Shi complementing me for being so hardworking despite with school work and playing for 3 CCAs.

Wednesday German Class.
Had Written test.Kinda screwed up. But Miss Tanja is leaving in July. Means after 103, I won't be seeing her as she had to go back to Germany.

Thursday.
Strings as usual...

Friday.
Maths quiz was kinda screwed up.
No plans after school. So went to BA Comm. StageWerkz 2010 at LT 68E.

Plans for weekend:

Strings
Stage Art Group Public Performance.
Revisions
Do Business Finance Assignment 2
Compro due ceilidh assignment.
Finish up German presentation slides

Yay!

Change

2010-01-28T01:24:00.000+08:00

Everything's so different now...
People whom I once regard as friends are now nothing more than just strangers..
Even best friends became enemies..

Maybe everyone going through a phrase..
Maybe I should just isolate myself for awhile...
I won't be that lonely...
I'll just crossover to the realm of music for a while..
And comeback out once everything is okay.

"I thought engineering don't need maths" - Unknown

2010-01-23T23:37:00.002+08:00

So rushed off to school in the late morning for same old reason - music.
This is how my Saturdays is spent.
Today's attendance is much better than last week.
Anyway practice about 3 or 4 orchestral excerpts but it's written for cello.
As usual, it's always the ones that require effort and practice(Beethoven again) but it's much better.
End off the day with combined practice - Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer".

After that crossover to Song Composing Club for a bit of jamming.
Hell yeah it was fun.
Stayed till 6pm then off to Alumni Clubhouse for dinner.
Left school at about 8pm.

Wanted to go Borders and HMV.
But due to budget constraints, went to Grammaphone for second-hand CDs.

Everything But The Girl - Temperamental(1999)

Their last studio album.

Got this at $4.95

Sonny J - Disastro

His first studio album at $2.95.

Awesome..
But I should start mugging since exams are coming..

Dreamscape

2010-01-21T18:24:00.001+08:00

No doubt today's lecture/tutorial was so boring.VERY.
But I came cause of ~~Strings,Band,Chinese orchestra, Stage 52..~~
or else I would have skipped school.

Tomorrow will be used up with school and ending off with gym.
Saturday as usual - Strings - to which I always been looking forward to.
Which leaves me with Sunday to finish up most of my school stuffs.

Yes, school practically eating away my social life.

Photography for IS would be like fucking AWESOME..
But that means I'll have to rob the bank for a DSLR..

I don't mind doing Art & Design - cause by the end of it, I'll have something for my portfolio.

But I do miss art class.

Now to my favorite topic - Music

History of Rock & Roll as IS is simply gorgeous.

Much better than doing a hot latina.

and leaves me with a few other options like:

Television Beyond Entertainment

Self-expression: Drama and Poetry

Appreciating Literary works - ( which sounds gay)

Exploring Contemporary Issues

Basic Conversational Spanish

*sighs

Another major headache...

This is called no life

2010-01-17T21:51:00.001+08:00

3 weeks till exams
and we're still spammed with projects.

Week 2 of this term was much better.
Back to my normal schedule..
Sectional on Tuesday was not really that awesome but got to play Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture after Joey introduced to me this website.

Thursday- Stage 52 crew first meeting.Got to meet a lot of cool FMS people. I joined the marketing department under public relations.As for current production, I'm trying to get into Arts department. Strings main ensemble after that -it's been ages since I've attended NPS practice.

Friday was a bore as usual. Only 3 hours of lesson. Gym session was much fun with the ECE peeps.

Saturday - Attended CO AGM. Play this game called Miami Shark from bored.com. Quite entertaining for a shark bringing down those aircraft . Afternoon sectional with NPS. Sectionals with Mr. Ma around is much better. Learned a few orchestral excerpt . Beethoven and Mozart's works scares me most.

The Sheriff 's really fucked..

Dragon Age : Origins storyline is good..

But the graphic is a major turn-offs

Till I had to take a nap to get rid of those headache..

Got this for $4 from Gramophone.

It's second-hand but still in working condition.

Just gonna change the casing and it'll look brand new

I'll never be as awesome as...

2010-01-11T19:39:00.000+08:00

Rondeau XXIV is over.

Projects yet to be completed..
But most importantly study for upcoming test and exams.

Been ages since I attend rehearsal with Strings and Chinese Orchestra.
Well, gonna do that this week.

Stage 52 meeting this Thursday..
Joining Song Composing Club.

Let's see what else I have..

Yes, I'll never be as awesome as this photo

Report

2010-01-07T01:11:00.000+08:00

A bad start to a new term.
Skipped maths lecture on Tuesday simply because I couldn't wake up early.

Anyways,got back results for test

IBME - 66 (I never study for this paper)
Digital Electronics - 79

I'm worried sick for my maths and AEL.
Hopefully I won't fail either one or both.

Rondeau in a few days time.
I don't whether I should still stay in band.

Day 3 of 2010

2010-01-03T01:35:00.001+08:00

Passion.
Without passion, life will be dull.
Some people chose to waste their time away by doing things that they believe will entitled them "have a life" by their friends.
Often they're like blind leading the blind.
Wasting their time away.
Not even knowing their passion,what they like doing most, what they want in life.

I'm having a performance this Saturday with the Concert Band.
If you're interested, let me know.
I give discount for tickets

Yes! I'm a long way from home....

2009-12-30T15:38:00.000+08:00

Messy room..
Filled with empty drawing paper,
Various mediums,
Music scores,
Artworks,
Life sciences textbook...

In ten years time,
nothing will change..
trust me...
not a single bit..

Death through massive bleeding.

2009-12-29T13:03:00.000+08:00

So Shepherd died after (what's his name again??) threw a knife which hit him in the eye.
Blimey,that guy is one sick SOB.

Anyway,managed to complete Modern warfare2 within a day..
No more games for me to play since the rest aren't up to my taste.

I'm really into Indie (or Independant) music right now.
'Indie' is NOT a genre.

And not to forget Neo-classical music..

Grab this at Borders for only SGD$13

Bang.bang,pow,pow,pow Boom!!!

2009-12-27T12:47:00.000+08:00

A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won’t cross the street to vote in a national election - Bill Vaughan

Completed Assassin’s Creed 2 few days ago.Now playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.Quite an awesome game if you ask me.

I like the terrorist level.
Basically what you do is..
Shoot innocent civilians..

However have yet to touch my projects and that is NOT cool.

"Holidays"

2009-12-23T23:20:00.000+08:00

Yeah, I'm on "holiday" here..
So much for a 2 weeks of "holidays"
But what do we get?

Assignments..
Projects..
Rehearsals..

Christmas "presents" from Ngee Ann .

Anyway, let's make an official welcome of Liszt Symphonic poems(he was famous for it) into my collections..

But what I really want for Christmas is..

So Santa... *Hints Hints*

2009-12-17T22:21:00.000+08:00

2 weeks of holiday
Damn..
Stop spamming us with activities
We demand REST!!!!

Arrrgghhhh!!!!

2009-12-15T00:29:00.001+08:00

Now I know what I want in life..
It's not too late..
There's still hope
..
Not as if I like BME that much

Unproductive Sunday....(again?)

2009-12-06T22:51:00.000+08:00

It seems that every Sunday I just shut down my brains..
And turned unproductive..
Wait.. I did my DEL tutorials plus revisons..
Ok that's something...

Sunday is one of those boring days..
Nothing good on TV..
Especially at night - it sucks so much .....
Plus time passes quite fast..
And the next thing you know..
It's Monday...
And the blues will set in...
*Growls..*

Donnerstag, funf vor Mittnacht

2009-12-04T00:02:00.000+08:00

Somehow I feel like skipping school and staying home all day to play this..

Ezio is way much cooler than Altair in some way..

His weapon(s) is much more exclusive, powerful and wide ranging.

Not to forget that he got help from Leonardo Da Vinci himself..

The gameplay itself has gone through major changes,

No more repititive missions..

Better Enviroment.

Better storylines.

Post-Minimalism..

To any ordinary person,

It sounds weird.

To a conservative musician,

It might be what they refer to as "Rubbish".

But to me...

...

PURE AWESOME-NESS

Did I mention that I got it for only like $3??

I'm serious..

Not from China..

Donnerstag, zehn nach Mittnacht

2009-12-03T00:11:00.000+08:00

One more week till common test..
FUCK!!!!!

On the other hand, my music library is rebuilding smoothly..
Now need an external hardisk to store my backup files..

2009-11-27T23:24:00.000+08:00

Fundamental sucks... But then again I need to master my basic art skills..

Common Tests is coming..
I'm back to my stare-at-the book-for-hours routine..
Have to pass all my modules..
It's a must..

I'm going back to the status of 'band regular'...
But that will last till Rondeau......

pretty dead

2009-11-24T23:32:00.000+08:00

Half of week 6 is gone...
Last-minute test,
Rehearsals ..
Common Test within 2 week...

I'm not looking forward to Rondeau...
I'm losing interest in band..
I'm considering of joining Keat Hong Chinese Orchestra.
Hope to participate in next year International Band Festival
This,that...

One thing for sure , I'm not insane
Just being a little ambitious..

This week's morale : -1

2009-11-13T12:12:00.000+08:00

It's been a week without my laptop...
Things are gonna get even tougher..
Now that Ich have tons of online assignment due...                  [Morale -3]

But it's a good thing that Ich don't have to fix my precious on the laptop screen for hours..
                                                                                               [Morale + 1]

More performance coming up..
Family Concert was just the pilot for this season..                     [Morale -1]
But this means more CCA points                                             [Morale +2]

I'm not dead..

2009-11-01T21:49:00.000+08:00

Family Concert is over...
Thanks to those who came and support..
Especially the CO and Band members..
(photos in Facebook)

Well..
Mistakes here and there..and a bit dissapointed with myself..

Went shopping today at Mark & Spencer
So now officially 4 checkered shirt in my wardrobe
3 from M&S
1 from Timberland

.Not to forget..
Cheapskates like me will take advantage of whatever sales HMV have.
and I bagged home another CD...
Ok I lost count...

2009-10-28T00:22:00.000+08:00

Finally,back home..
It was long day today and I had spent more than 12 hours in school.Quite tiring:both mentally and physically.
My triceps,back and my calves has been aching since Monday...
My head is gonna explode..

This week has been so intensive,
Next week will be my break..
I will refrain from attending all CCAs -Band,CO and Strings..
Prolly I will do some catching up with studies...
I need decent sleep..

Had Stage band practice-
not many turned up..
Strings after that-
Preparation for Saturday was okay i guess..
Then off to CO-
To which I practiced "The Unforgetable Water Festival"

My eyelids is getting heavy..maybe I'll end here..

Notre-Dame Cathedral

2009-10-25T22:03:00.000+08:00

Went to NAFA concert today with some of the NPS members...
Awesome it was...

So got this only at SGD $8.95 at HMV

Usually I don't buy Early music recordings

Since it's quite expensive..
But this happened to be in one of those "clearing off"..

Plus there are more good stuffs as well..

This recording...
Just takes your breath away..
Leaving you speechless..
When the choir start singing...
You'll be awed...
Trust me...

The beauty of the human voice is so stunning..

1st week

2009-10-23T22:24:00.001+08:00

And so it has come to the end of the first week of school...
Got to say it might be stressful for me..
Judging by the number of modules I'm taking..

It means I have to work hard..

With the number of CCAs:

Strings,Chinese Orchestra and Band

Maybe I should focus on just the first 2..

Talking about CCA,

Family Concert is just 1 week away..

I just have too much things to settle..

I should be more organize..

So far the only module(s) that I like are:

Computer Programming,German 102,S&W and Business Finance..

The rest were just simply [....]

20 bucks

2009-10-17T23:27:00.001+08:00

SGD$8.95

SGD$5.95

SGD$4.95

Total = SGD$19.85

Cheap...

Music camp

2009-10-16T17:52:00.000+08:00

Day 1:
The usual - Icebreaking games,bunk in,had lunch.The highlight was the mass games.
                   Love Treasure Hunt albeit tiring yet fun..
Run around the whole school to find stuff
                   Here's the list of item -   A red bra(??)
                                                        Pad
                                                        A bald guy
                                                       7Hairbands
                                                       4 Deodrent
                                                       5 Laptop bag
                                                        A bowl of rice
                                                        8 Earrings
                                                       3 iPod Classic
                     Then after that was Balloon buster..
                     Practice till lights out

Day 2:
Rehearsal in the morning,Lunch,skip games cause I went back home for a while.
Dinner,Stage Band practice,Movie screening-which I slept throughout.
Nightwalk which wasn't THAT scary but surprises only....

Day 3:
Highlight was dirty games or "Amazing Race".Same as treasure hunt except you have to complete task to get clues..REALLY,REALLY DIRTY,I tell you,especially the sandwich game.FUN..
After that was dinner and practice till late..

Today:
Left camp early for BBDC- I passed BTT,home then went to Bukit Batok MacDonald to celebrate Hui Wen's birthday with EOM.Played this game - where like musical chair except you pass balloon around till the music stops.Burst the balloon and complete a task stated in a piece of paper. Unlucky I was-
Here's what I'm supposed to do - "Find a guy to kiss"- I was like O.O
End up kissing Cabbage...
Then went to Borders...
Initially wanted to get this -

But got this instead..

That's it for now...
Oh by the way...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUI WEN!!!!

Three Suites

2009-10-12T23:07:00.000+08:00

Music camp in a day's time..

Will be back on Friday..

Lazy Sunday Afternoon..

2009-10-11T14:07:00.000+08:00

It's a boring afternoon,

but I love staying at home and relax on days like this..

After all, It's the weekends..

One more week of holidays..

and it'll be back to a hectic lifestyle...

CHECKMATE

2009-10-07T21:59:00.000+08:00

Maybe things didn't go my way..

But still,I should be more optimistic..

Haydn Symphonies Vol. 31

2009-10-06T16:44:00.000+08:00

Bought it

*Yawns*

I'm so tired...

Better not fall asleep during sectionals...

40% off

2009-10-05T00:52:00.000+08:00

So as it seems,

40% off enables me to get Walton's Belshazzar's Feast recordings

At only SGD$10.20

And there's more on the "40% off" list..

Way a lot more treasures..

Will be making a return trip to HMV in the afternoon..

Zozo

2009-10-04T00:57:00.000+08:00

Just finished watching it..

I like the plot..

There are some moments that will make you want to cry..

Like when Zozo's family was wiped out by terrorist attacks..
Yes,please go watch it....

The Syrian bride

2009-10-03T23:01:00.000+08:00

Nice movie..

Watched it yesterday and I love the ending..

Foreign Films are the best option to kill off boredom...

Illegal Downloading.......so?

2009-10-02T22:13:00.000+08:00

More new music/bands to listen...

The more space it takes up on my beloved laptop....

Confessions

2009-09-30T16:15:00.000+08:00

School starts in 2 weeks time..

For almost 5 weeks,have been returning to school like almost everyday without hesitation..

Been attending CCA(s)..

I'm very sincere about attending..

And when school starts,

more performances,more studying

more projects,more practices

Hardcore...

Red Army Choir

2009-09-29T02:12:00.000+08:00

I've been shopping these past few days..

But today's the last day cause I don't need anything else..

Bought the recordings of The Red Army Choir(Now known as Alexandrov Ensemble)

Got to admit they're really quite awesome..

But what's more awesome is that the 3 recordings I bought cost a total of only SGD$42..

See cheap source of entertainment that last a lifetime...

Church of Holy Sepulchre

2009-09-28T00:33:00.000+08:00

Partly the reason(s) why I want to visit the Holy City of Jerusalem..

The Interior of the church is so magnificient..

Stunning..Awesome..

Read up more about it on Wikipedia.

Fanfares and Ovurtures

2009-09-27T00:51:00.000+08:00

Wind Band Classics newest release(August)

Hehe..Thought They would never be shipped into my country..

But they did anyway and I grabbed it..

$14..It's worth it..

It's my 8th Wind Band Classics album collection ..

Music for Prague was superb..

Old time classics...

2009-09-26T01:49:00.001+08:00

Set my eyes on these precious...

Borders selling it at $22.95..

Been looking for this..

Couldn't find this anywhere except online..

I'm not gonna wait for week or perhaps months

Honegger music is awesome,especially his Symphony no.3

The Snows of Kilimanjaro..

2009-09-25T22:34:00.002+08:00

Sadly it's a bit too old-school for the contemporaries..

But the scores were well written.
I just bought the recordings for like 16 bucks...cheap...

Now you got something to do - 1

2009-09-24T01:26:00.001+08:00

Bored? Try doing the following :

Rate passers by
Secretly award passers by marks out of ten as you go along, offering (unsaid) expert criticism over their clothing, hairstyle and footwear choices.

Make prank phone calls
Very entertaining, but requires discipline. Remember - vulgarities don't make a call funny, but getting the other person to believe a ridiculous story will. Try seeing if you can get them to make noises to 'test' the line. One to get you started off: Call McDonalds with weird complaints about their food.

In The Ghetto...

2009-09-23T00:48:00.002+08:00

Tuesday is gone just like that *snaps finger*

Just downloaded more new songs..

Blues,Country,Electronic,Rock,Alternative,R&B,Metal,World,Jazz etc..

My MP3 is more like a Radiostation with varying genres.

And I'll be working on Thursday..

Means I'll not be practicing Erhu in the afternoon..

love?

2009-09-21T10:42:00.000+08:00

One-eyed doll

2009-09-20T21:32:00.000+08:00

New obsession...

Kimberly Freeman

If only..

2009-09-19T01:42:00.003+08:00

Si hui ask me if ask me if i'm freetoday..

Another Band outing..

Well, I could but I wouldn't...

I have sectionals in the afternoon,I'm not gonna skip..

Spammage of performances..

Family Concert in about a month's time..

I have to discipline myself...

2 hours each on both Double Bass and Erhu..

Let miracles happen..

please..

The new old

2009-09-18T20:46:00.000+08:00

Brought home an Erhu with the intention to practice..
It might take a long time to master it...

Watching 2 more operas this week....

Nightmares & Confessions

2009-09-17T01:28:00.003+08:00

Every time I close my eyes...
It invades my mind..

These thoughts..

Has been plaguing my mind for days now...

Causing me to have sleepless nights.. .

Katya

2009-09-16T14:58:00.000+08:00

Just realised all the operas I've watched so far involves the death(s) of the main character at the end..

Apathetic

2009-09-15T12:36:00.001+08:00

In hopes and desperation..

Please..

Let everything be alright.

Forlorness

2009-09-14T00:50:00.000+08:00

Loneliness is my new best friend......

Insomnia

2009-09-13T09:30:00.000+08:00

Hate it when I can't get to sleep...

Now that I'm completely awake,I guess I'll just watch an opera

Norma this time round..

I'll save Katia Kabanova for later

Slept only for 2 hours ...

All these thoughts plagued my mind

and got me in deep thoughts throughout the night...

I just need someone to talk to...

Sid

2009-09-13T00:58:00.003+08:00

Here's another mask that I really adored..
I love the metal spikes that protudes.
Worn by the Slipknot's Keyboardist..

Anyway This week's Saturday was well-spent..

But I had to lived with the guilt of skipping sectionals..Sorry guys...

And I didn't go for my Secondary school class outing..
2 operas to watch...

In Remembrance..

2009-09-11T13:34:00.001+08:00

9/11/2001 ... We remember..

Joey

2009-09-10T14:17:00.004+08:00

Blood flows out through the eyes of an innocent

I just adore this mask.

It's beautiful...

Psychotic

2009-09-09T21:02:00.004+08:00

Alright,
I know this might sound shocking/insane/crazy/lunatic/mentally ill/bizarre/psychopathic/cuckoo/senseless/idiotic /irrational/out of one's mind..

But I kinda like Asylums...

t.A.T.u

2009-09-08T13:14:00.006+08:00

It all started when I wanted to listen to something new...
Now this..
I'm addicted to them...

они горячи!

Failures

2009-09-07T00:19:00.004+08:00

Somehow,I felt like quitting....
I'm beginning to lose interest..
History is repeating itself...

After all, I've never liked it ever since the beginning..

Not- in-the-mood post

2009-09-06T00:14:00.006+08:00

Finished watching Lulu..Great production..

Holidays schedule:

Mon: Band

Tues: CO/Strings sectional

Wed: free

Thurs:CO/Strings

Fri: Individual practice

Sat: Strings sectional

Sun: Free

Epic Win

Official member of NPS now :)

So long peeps!

To-Mera

2009-09-05T00:04:00.003+08:00

Progressive + Jazz + Gothic + Metal = ??

Proggothicjazz metal

Nowadays,there's a lot of fusion in metal genres..

Let me give you a few examples

Hardcore + Heavy Metal= Metalcore
Electronic + Heavy Metal = Industrial Metal
Death metal + Hardcore = Deathcore

So much so, I don't know how to define "Metal"

"A typical day in the life of a heavy metal musician consists of a round of golf and an AA meeting"

- Billy Joel

By the way, she's HOT..

Ich bin Kunstudent

of Fantasies and Confessions

2009-09-04T00:45:00.005+08:00

Seriously,
I love the US Marine..

,I've been advised to take practical exams..

Should I?

After all they said it's "for my own good"..

I don't know...

Steve's thefts

2009-09-03T13:19:00.006+08:00

I've decided to head back to Liberty City once more..

Doing side mission(s) for a guy called Steve.It's a series of thefts : vehicles around the city...

The pay's good though..

Random

2009-09-02T21:59:00.005+08:00

Holidays aren't that boring..

If you bother finding something to do..

Trip to the Naval Base today was superb...
Ok, I'm gonna blast heavy metals to my ears now..

Bye!!

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
-Sir Winston Churchill

New York City

2009-09-01T19:45:00.007+08:00

Birthplace of Hardcore music
Capital of the world.
'The Big Apple'..

...and I got the urge to go there for holidays...

“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years”

-Thomas Wolfe

Ich bin Kunstudent

The Rake's Progress

Smile.

2009-08-31T19:53:00.007+08:00

Here's something for a change...

“If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours.”

- Proverb

Ich bin Kunstudent

The Rake's Progress

This is not spammage..

2009-08-30T10:44:00.003+08:00

Really enjoyed yesterday's outing
First pubbing experience - yeah ginger ale that is..

For past few days,I've been complaining/ranting about the boredom that has plagued me.
After days of wall-banging,I've realized that I HAVE something to do.Well tons of it.
So this holidays there will be no transactions made in both my bank account.In English,I will not be working.
Yeah, because I will be in Vietnam for OIP for the next holidays -6 weeks to be exact.So have to make use of this holidays to "enjoy life".

Here's what I'm supposed to do..

Reading:
Past few weeks I've been buying lots and lots of books..Yeah those THICK,NON-FICTION books and I haven't really got the time to sit down and read.Don't talk about chapter 1,I'm not even done with the prologue *slaps forehead*

Art:
Portfolio-Don't even ask how was it,It's not even halfway done or perhaps even better- one-quarter..

CD:
Guess what? I've been heavily investing in this kind of things and yet I've listen to only like 24% of my out 134 classical CD( figures are not exaggerated).(plus,It's the holiest month of the year,I can't lie..)

CCAs:
Holidays season=performance season.. Please gently remind me to attend all practices...

Concerts:
I've been MIA from concerts hall for months now...I know those staffs at Esplanade have missed me LOTS!! *vomits blood at your own risk*

Oh yeah, apparently or most shockingly, I found what others might find boring or ______(insert your own words) -to be purely entertaining and interesting.That is watching OPERAS..Plan to watch about 20++ this holidays,don't ask why...

I found several Russian songs online...
Posted it on my blog..

Well,so much for trying to keep a short post..

Bye..

Boredom

2009-08-30T00:42:00.004+08:00

Boredom...
It either brings out the worst in you..
or the most creative in you..

“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”

-Ellen Parr

Ich bin Kunstudent

The Rake's Progress

Aberration

2009-08-29T00:22:00.005+08:00

Madness kills all vows..
She'll never keep it now..

“One is very crazy when in love.”

-Sigmund Freund

Ich bin Kunstudent

The Rake's Progress

Alienation

2009-08-28T00:09:00.004+08:00

Society will treat you differently..
Just because you're not one of "them"...

There's no cure for the lonely...

“The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.”

-Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Ich bin Kunstudent

Hadal

2009-08-27T12:05:00.003+08:00

The oceans hides many secrets..
Secrets unknown to us..

To uncover it,
You have to explore what lays underneath it..
Only then you'll find what you've seek for..

The key to unlocking secrets in life...
..is to find purpose in one..

“In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans”

-Kahlil Gibran

Ich bin Kunstudent

Pediophobia

2009-08-26T00:27:00.003+08:00

Tell me...
What are you most afraid of..

A porcelain doll..
Pale expression with eyes close or open..
One that looked almost human-like..
But It's non-living..

Yet it's downright chilling when you see one..

“Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.”

-Robert Benchley

Ich bin Kunstudent

P.S. Seriously, so-called ' friends'

Morality

2009-08-25T00:07:00.003+08:00

There's no good and evil..
It's the choices we made in life...
That others will judge whose right or wrong..

“Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.”

-Friedrich Nietzsche

Ich bin Kunstudent

Philip Glass

2009-08-24T14:50:00.011+08:00

Influential composers of late 20th century..
His music will stays in your head once you listen to it..

I highly recommend the following :

-Symphony No 4 "Heroes Symphony"
-Metamorphosis (cycles for piano)
-The Light
-Akhnaten(opera) Dance (Act II Scene III)

“I just thought it was very interesting, ... How do you write a 30-second piece? Everything is extremely compressed. ”

-Philip Glass

Ich bin Kunstudent

Tranquility

2009-08-23T11:47:00.005+08:00

Escape...

Free yourself from daily stresses,disturbance and strains
Clear your thoughts..
And be in one with nature...

“When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man.”

-Don Williams,Jr

Ich bin Kunstudent

P.S. Tomorrow is the day..

Somnolence

2009-08-22T14:11:00.008+08:00

Disconnect thyself human...
From realm called "Earth"...
And enter the realm of dreamland..
Where peace is everlasting..
And you never have to wake up to face reality again..

“The dark-veiled silhouette that solitary form patrolling without visible strain or vainglory a demented dreamland of fearful potential.”

-Kathryn Hulme

Ich bin Kunststudent

élan vital

2009-08-21T00:07:00.009+08:00

Life is like a journey on a long,endless road ...
We're constantly walking...
Enduring physical and mental fatigue..
To see what awaits us at the end of the road..

But it's not about the destination that matters most...
It's about the journey itself..

“When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are only halfway there.”

- Japanese Proverb

Ich bin Kunstudent

P.S. Wish me luck..

Dolls

2009-08-20T00:52:00.006+08:00

Inanimate..
Lifeless..
Innocent as it seems..

But if one could speak,
It would tell a different tale...

“I once had a sweet little doll, dears, / The prettiest doll in the world.”

-Charles Kingsley

Ich bin Kunstudent

P.S. Why some people people gave up too easily?..

Desertion.

2009-08-19T00:11:00.006+08:00

When your loved one abandons you..
Who else would you turn to ?

“It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.”

-Chuck Palahniuk

Ich bin Kunstudent

P.S. Avant-Garde is the word..

Solitude

2009-08-18T00:33:00.007+08:00

Isolate yourself..
Exclude yourself from social interaction..
Disconnect yourself from the world..
Place yourself in a remote,quiet location..

Now,reflect...

“I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you who I really am, you might not like it--and that's all I got.”

-Sabrina Ward Harrison

Ich bin Kunststudent

P.S. I'm into progressive metal..

Discrimination

2009-08-17T00:32:00.009+08:00

I believe in equal rights..

Learn to accept people for who they are..
Not what they are..
Live and let live..
You would not want others to judge your lives, do you?

“Equal rights for all, special privileges for none”

-Thomas Jefferson

Ich bin Kunstsudent

Elegy..

2009-08-15T23:57:00.008+08:00

The price for peace:
Millions of blood sheds.Innocent blood shed.
A war to end all war..
But sometimes peace can't be achieved from war.
War might be a root cause to start another war..
Just look at World War 1 and World War 2..
Post-World War 1 events crippled Germany..
And because of this, it allows fanatic like Hitler to rise to power..
Because of Hitler, nearly six million Jews were annihilated..
They were innocent people...
They prayed to the same god,but in different language....
Seriously,think..
Do you have to resort to violence just to achieve what you longed for..

We,as human being,will never learn..
History will always repeat itself..

Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.
~Ernest Hemingway

Ich bin Kunststudent

Fear

2009-08-15T00:19:00.004+08:00

Face your darkest fear...

And I begin to admire Gothic lifestyle...

"Boy, there's a demon for everything!"

-Anonymous

Ich bin Kunststudent

Victims of Fascism

2009-08-14T00:19:00.007+08:00

What was once a paradise..
Now lay on ruins.

What was once filled with innocent laughter, lively music and interesting conversations..
Now even a feather drop might be heard..

What was once living ...
Now lifeless,breathless and resting in peace..

What was once white..
Now smeared with crimson red blood..

Written on the wall in blood
"All people are good..."

Ich bin Kunststudent.

Human

2009-08-13T00:57:00.005+08:00

Human..

All of us were once born innocent...

“Humans were not created to be trusted.”

-Anonymous

Silence

2009-08-12T01:20:00.004+08:00

Silence
Sometimes,what we have in mind..
Our thoughts and opinions..
Are better left unsaid..

For silence is golden..

“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”

-Abraham Lincoln

Genocide.

2009-08-11T14:54:00.003+08:00

When you talk about genocide,
You'll talk about the survivors..

Remember,
There will always be survivors,
Who will live to tell their tales..

"There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut."
- Martin Scorsese

Pop Art..

2009-08-10T22:53:00.002+08:00

I can't resist turning everything : photos, artworks or posters into Pop Art..
Well, you can't blame me for being an artist..

The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.
-Banksy

2009-08-09T23:37:00.005+08:00

It's been a year ago since I watched fireworks display..
But this year's definitely the best so far..

Naxos recording No.103
La Creation du monde is awesome..
Go listen to it...

“You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there.”

-Maria Callas..

2009-08-09T01:28:00.003+08:00

Do you cherish what you have in life?
or perhaps, take everything for granted?

Remember..
Life's fragile..
Please cherish what you have now..

Live as you will have wished to have lived when you are dying.

-Christian Furchtegott Gellert

2009-08-08T00:24:00.003+08:00

Justice..Two words.... FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!

If you notice...
That my post seems to be short
Apart from quotes,poems,Artworks,etc..

Well,It called Minimalism..
Less is more..
Simplicity..

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”

-Ashley Smith

Nights..