::well, the mid-year exams are over.. with Monday's Econs and LC.. did study for Econs, but then I'm not quite sure I can score.. I mean, you also need the skills to answer the question properly and all that, and I don't think I did that.. the class was outside the LT doing some last min revision, then saw Min Jun's econs notes from cj.. was wondering to myself how come I didn't have that, then realised I didn't take econs for the 1st 3 months.. but it didn't feel like I didn't take econs for the 1st 3 months.. hahaa..
then went to Marina Square there to have lunch.. didn't actually want to spend that $50 my parents gave me, been spending lotsa money during the holidays already.. probably in the excess of hundreds.. Ahh! most of the guys went to play lan while the rest went to yuki no yaki to eat buffet lunch.. had the bbq and steamboat thing.. Michelle came to join us later.. the food was quite nice, had bbq chicken, beef.. then Jun An and I tried to cook an omlette, ended up scraping some of the aluminium foil up, but turned out quite ok..


woah, look at amount of food! ok, thats actually some plates from me, Jun An and Hek Ming.. hahaa.. then the uncle from the opposite table gave the gals some of the icecream, its free flow anyway.. quite nice of him, though I didn't eat any.. walked around for awhile after our meal.. was quite full but got hungry again after walking around, hahaa..
took the MRT back to Hougang, met Ray for my shirt and tie which he borrowed for M9.. chatted with him for awhile.. he got quite a high post to say the least, not suppose to leak any info cause they'll be having their post appointment/promotion next mon.. then asked him whats his plan for the band for next year's SYF since he'll be the batch leading the band to 07... and with the current number of the sec 1s, quite worried..


saw a couple of cats while I was walking back.. been some time since I posted pics from my K750i, though I wished the focusing could be better..
would try to help out as much as I can, but my life is getting increasingly more packed.. today had a photog meeting with the exco before band started.. having this photography course every Sat.. mine was the morning shift.. then Mr Brando Tan announced we were having another concert, but it was a combined concert this time.. forming a combined band with amk, xinmin and commonwealth, Young People's Symphonic Band.. and we would be hosting the practices in the college.. very excited about the whole thing, though the concert would be coming up fast and hard.. he said it would be like 100 plus players.. the clarinets would be mostly made up by us, with each part having a leader.. then I'm incharge of myself again, or probably overall if thats the case.. with the addition of the sec sch ppl, the clarinet section probably would be in the region of 20 maybe.. and they are having practices on Sat afternoon, which means I must rush back from the course.. so my Saturdays are fully booked for July..


then had a little celebration for the birthday boy and girls of July.. Gloria bought a small piece of cake for them..
also sight-read a couple of songs, including Songs of Sailor and Sea.. would be playing that for SYF 07.. the first time I heard that song was probably sec 2 I think.. the piece really portrays very vivid imageries.. you can imagine, the ocean, the rising sun painted by the trumpet and french horn fanfare.. then with a climax where you can imagine yourself onboard the ship, with the crew swapping the deck etc by the clarinets playing the main theme with the flutes playing the counter-melody.. all with a driving bass line, like your riding the ocean waves at full speed.. then it all subsides, into the whale song.. the thumb roll on the timpani, the claves, tuba accompanying the euphonium solo really creates that mysterious unknown depths of the sea feel.. then a oboe solo.. Chester did pretty well for that solo, the sound quality is there already.. just that he didn't come in at the correct spot, then didn't taper off etc, which got Mr Tan quite worked up.. the 3rd section of the piece is sorta a repeat of the 1st.. starts off with a french horn fanfare, then the whole band comes in with impact.. the woodwinds have that triplets part from the 1st section and the brass inject a brassy flavour.. ok, that sounded cheesy.. then ends with a climax with the running notes..
not that bad for our first time looking at the score.. though it really needs lotsa work, esp from the woodwinds with the fast part.. glad that NY band is getting somewhere, from the looks of things, I think a Gold is within out reach..
anyway, Friday's our sports carnival.. would be covering the event, either I'll be using my S2 which is almost 2nd nature to me or the school's dSLR which I only handled a few times..::

.:JeReMyChAn blogged on 11:55 pm:.
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