::wanna blog about the weekend.. was pretty preoccupied over the weekend.. Sat morning had our photog course, which finally resumed after so long.. met at Clarke Quay at 8, think the station had some errors, the fire alarm message was repeating like a spoilt recorder.. bought back 2 cams, but didn't use the dSLRs.. used my trusty S80 instead..
felt quite moody, dark clouds were looming over us the whole time.. so switched to B&W mode, though I could do the conversion in the PC, but shooting it direct felt much more authentic..







then did a series of experimental shots.. was in kinda narcisstic mood, shooting myself.. hahaa.. the versatility of a compact camera..






then had to rush off to Changi Airport.. Yang Hao was leaving for Australia to further his studies, so the band wanted to send him off.. hiaz, the percussion section lost a verytalented player.. walked back to Clarke Quay MRT, actually wanted to switch at Outram.. a train was approaching the station, so didn't really think much and boarded it.. ended up transfering twice instead of once.. got to the Airport at noon, then went to find them.. they said they were going to BK to eat, so reviewed some of my pics while waiting there..
BK was quite empty, so there were plenty of seats for us.. lent Huai Yu some money, since she was short of cash.. didn't have a proper breakfast, so was quite hungry..
said our farewells outside the check-in area.. took some pics, but my cam was running out of batt.. some cried, esp the percussion ppl.. felt happy for him, since he's persuing his dreams now..


with the Clarinet Section..
Lucius was helping us take the pic, then Annie was also taking.. Annie isn't exactly tall, then Lucius placed the cam on her head, hahaa.. but then the flash caught one of her hair resulting in a streak..
then took 53 back to sch for practice.. the choir was still using the room when we got back, so quickly took our instruments and went for sectionals.. to tell you the truth, things aren't running so smoothly for me in band.. having mixed feelings.. Mr Tan spoke to me during the first few days of school after I returned the Eb.. said he would buy one, just for me.. then things changed.. maybe what Mr Ng said to me 3 years ago was right.. well, now its starting to show.. the previous sectionals took out the rather old Alto Clarinet to try out bar I in Sinfonia.. the slow part with the clarinets soli.. not that I've any qualms about switching, just feel that I could do more..
went to collect the CF cards from Zhi Kai opposite, while I was walking back, then met Mr Tan in his car.. or rather he met me.. at first couldn't recognise who it was, cos the interior's quite dark.. had a heart to heart talk with him.. told me I was inconsistent in my playing.. brought up my sec sch also.. all this while in NY, just feel uncomfortable whenever someone brings up the term Montfort.. yes I'm proud to be a Montfortian, but I hate the way people generalise about the school.. makes me feel like I shouldn't even be here, just a few of us every intake.. unlike the flood of AMK/Xin Min ppl.. like I'm some statistical abnormality.. but I am here..

Sunday had to go down to Bras Basah for the preliminary selections.. the first time I'm seeing how my pics turned out.. the facilitator jokingly commented that I shouldn't take so many nice pics, then so hard to select.. there were some nice ones, had only 1 shot prior to this that I knew was THE ONE.. was waiting at Hougang Mall and they had a celebration there also.. then there was a tent with some graffiti art displays in it.. there was one particular one board on the ground which read "Bye-bye 2006".. waited for somebody to walk off the board, then used a slow shutter speed to create motion blur.. the pic turned out quite nice, the right timing of him stepping off the board.. suggests a sense moving on from 2006..
the next pic was a pleasant suprise.. my family together with my cousins went out for lunch on the 31st also.. was a very spontaneous shot, just happen to catch my grandfather peering over at my cousin.. they were both eating, then my cousin was using a bowl and chopsticks while my grandfather was using a plate and fork and spoon.. quite an interesting juxtaposition.. then with another customer in the background between them and the background showing pics from the past to the present, it completed the composition.. but then can't get my pics back until after the exhibition, which hopefully some of my pics would get selected..


was raining then walked to Marina Square to have my lunch.. ordered a black pepper beef set from Cavana.. not bad, except the egg got mixed up with the rice.. and its a hotplate so it kinda cooked into the rice.. wanted to take a bus home from the Esplanade.. then as I walked there suddenly realised that CO had a free performance there at 3.. called up my class. then just nice met them outside the entrance to the concert hall.. the turn out was quite ok for a free concert.. attending a different genre of concert for a change..
then met Yew Tat at the concert.. hahaa, then he said SP were having a concert also.. in an hour's time.. its free, so why not.. waited for his friends to come then took a bus to VCH.. it was at 5, then if there's a concert at SCH at 7 can complete the set.. hahaa.. they played some quite familar pieces, including Fantasy Variations.. which is quite technically challenging.. oh yea, they had a Contra-Alto clarinet (I think, cos I recall a Contra-Bass is much bigger, like you can stand up and play) and there was a solo for it.. the low notes are really impressive..
then went for dinner with my family.. well, my bro and mom anyway.. since my dad's in Indonesia helping out with the missing plane and all..

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