MUSIC; No Music; No Life

2008-11-27T00:21:00.003+08:00

"To some of you music is your last resort; But to me, music is the first thing I can do right."

Interesting Quote.

Woah!

2008-11-20T07:38:00.002+08:00

Okay ppl listen up! The following stunt should NOT be tried anytime no matter what consequence you might face. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! or anywhere for that matter. Hahaha.

38.5 Degrees

Thats right Ladies and Gentlemen, this stupid idiot is gonna go for a practical exam with a temperature of 38.5 degrees! Holy shit? Yes.. Holy shit... what the hell am I doing -.- this is karma at its fullest strength man. Hahahaha. I dun even feel like walking ): sian.. but, the show must go 0n! hahaha pray for me ppl!

2008-11-16T01:44:00.002+08:00

You Fucking Two-Faced Son of a Bitch.

Wait, I shouldn't insult dogs.

You Fucking Two-Faced Faggot.

2008-11-10T14:32:00.002+08:00

I was busy doing history when....

" {MAD!TENG} i'm a "WHEEE" clarinetist! says:
your gay partner --"

'cPL is Thinking.... says:
on the 12th day of christmas

cPL is Thinking.... says:
ralph and i start to play...

cPL is Thinking.... says:
12 hours of individuals.
11 ultra tonguings.
10 sharps and flats.
9 duets.
8 sectionals.
7 ways of playing.
6 sexies playing

cPL is Thinking.... says:
5 members joining primo b

cPL is Thinking.... says:
4 hours of planning

cPL is Thinking.... says:
3 days of wanking

cPL is Thinking.... says:
and 2 mins of performing'

and 1, fucked retard! (I added that :P)

whadda fuck -_-"

hahahaha.

2008-11-07T01:46:00.003+08:00

Hello . Hello
The World is v A small place.

Singapore is an even smaller place.

Woah.

36 Pages of History to read. Zzz.

Stupid Masterclass -_-

Prays for Guidance.

Hahahaha

Ralph
Lim
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2008-11-05T03:22:00.002+08:00

We live in a time where all we ever think about are mirrors. Mirrors all around us in such a way all we want to see, is a good image of ourselves.Trying to be the perfect person in everyone's eyes but yet, unfulfilled our hearts are.

Mirrors. Mirrors. Mirrors.

When a cry is heard and echos through wide world. Would we neglect our 'mirrors' and move onto the dangerous playing field? With our mirrors gone, would we be comfortable? Would we drag negative or positive aura.

Dilemma. Dilemma. Dilemma.

Is what we sober worth it? When the mirrors finally turn to what they are supposed to be, a sudden shock impales us and we cry into the night, the sharp pain of ignorance and bitterness, epiphany flashes right before your eyes and all u can do is feel petrified at the fact your useless!

Thoughts. Thoughts. Thoughts.

Reminiscing. Who would have thought math was very useful? Cross referring different formulas to different instances. Complex formulas broken down to simple equations.

But. But. But.

Life is never simple. Math equations do not simplify or give resolution. A Hollow thought giving one false hope constructing plans for self-destruction, or a Shimmering ray of light at the end of the tunnel.

Thinking. Thinking. Thinking.

If only life was like Maths.

OKAY, Random post IGNORE IT ahhaha not unless your really bored and u wana read what I wrote. Anyways, nafa is damn taxing! haha shall elaborate more next time. Yes and I totally agree with YiangShan; feel like slapping glk too :) hahaha.

Brainny, Benny, Bobby, Berry.

Primo B Clarinet Quartet? Cool anots? hahaha.

ok random rants ignore :) once theres time I shall redo my blog. Haha.. if theres time -.-

Would you please welcome Primo B Clarinet Quartet,
Ralph

50th post

2008-04-17T11:44:00.000+08:00

HAHAHAHAH 50TH POST!:P

OKAY!

2008-04-17T11:19:00.002+08:00

BACK! Hmm. Its been a long time since i blogged, so much information, so little space... okay maybe theres lots of space :P

Hmm. Its been what, 4 months? It'll be too tedious if i were to wreck my brain to think of everything that happened btwn these months..

SOO00oo......

After contemplating, my ingenious plan is to...

SUMMARISE!

NSSN - PAWNAGE!

Barber of seville - OWNAGE!

PW Concert - PHOWAR!

PW Solo pianist - DIVA TTM!

St pats alumni concert - err :/

NSSN BBQ - Awesome! I SEE THE SUN!

FLR - FTW!

DJ Max - I OWNED!

Homo(not what ur thinking ;) ) - Nat we rocked!

Countdown - OMG I DONT SEE THE SUN! -.-

VJ Orientation - Raphael is boom dynamite!

Crashers - DORA JOHN NIGEL AND PETER FTW!

Snyo auditions - LOL

V12 - SUCKS!

Zonda - Owns ^^

O level results - L1R4 15 woohoo!

Sentosa work - Ha-Ha-Ha IKAN BILIS!

February - <3

Nafa Concert - Guruguru with ito-san ^^

Nafa Auditions - Heng i LOLed snyo ones

21st march - PoLiang is legal lol!

DJ Max at airport - OMG junsen owned me @_@

22nd march - heh heh >: ) im legal

22nd march - sayang dear~

1st April - Mas selamat captured! (April fools -.-)

April fools joke? - "Hello is this ralph? u made it into nafa..."

Clarinet Candy - YAY!

Sherline - Shrooms!

Old mans Lobang - $30 flat-rate -_-

Desmond's Lobang - $65 per hr, Hax0r!

Adrian Chiang's Lobang - $25 per hr, woohoo!

New House - Green \(*_*)/

VJCO - Should play Classical... Seriously...

Heh Heh (: Yeapp, so thats basically how things went over the past few months. If wana noe more jus ask me on msn x) Oh ya, and 1 more thing... ...

Sandy - Love

I love you dear (:

The change is for the better.

hiatus over!

2007-12-04T15:47:00.000+08:00

Hiatus over! Hahaha. Actually its been over quite a long time ago. Its just that I have been too busy to update. Yeapp.

Where to start.. Hmm. Os are finally over! Hahaha. What else. We got 3rd placing in the national clarinet comp! haha. Dont believe what the WMP website put, the admin confused our names-.-". Instead of us being 3rd, they put singapore poly.. We got the cert to certify it! hahhaha.

okay next.. Hmm. 3 concerts coming up! 1 on the 7th of December by the Philharmonic Winds, another on the 14th of December by VJC, and 21st of December by the st pats alumni! Come support! Hahaha. Oh yea, theres also a Clarinet gig on the 8th of December at plaza sing from 2-4pm by the black pipes.

Busy Busy Busy. Practising minor scales now and their such a pain! >_< argh, wonder when will I ever be able to memorize them. Sharpen the 6th and 7th note of the scale while ascending and follow the key signature while descending. How hard can it get? FREAKING HARD!

Lawl.

Oh ya, I finally got my new lap top! hahaha. Not bad la but my shift key is a bit cocked up. Need to push it hard in order for it to work. Lame -.- . But its not that bad for a lap top; it can play games quite well! Hahaha.

Tried the new game; Hellgate London. Its graphics is good la. But its a bit boring cos very few people play and to play with these few people, we must party! No not disco-party but team up -.-.

Back to maple lol.

Speaking of party, Gradnight was cool man! except for post gradnight in which we got ripped off our cash into buying some tickets for a club which we couldnt get into. So fucking lame, not to mention dumb,stupid,irritating,scamming,cheating... ... u get the picture.

Well then, thats about all for now guys, till next time,

Ralph was here.

2007-06-04T19:05:00.000+08:00

Well, its been a long time since I've updated and there have been quite alot of things on my mind. Anyways, for starters, I GOT MY NEW CLARINET! Like finally man.. Haha. Its a Buffet Tosca. yeap. 2nd up the list, I've converted to Vandoren V12. Not exactly the best reeds, but in terms of stock, its more or less always there for me. Its kinda wasted though, Zonda is quite a good reed nonetheless, but its like finding a needle in a haystack. That's if the needle is even there to be found.

Next up, SPS, SAS and SAJC has formed a Clarinet Choir.. or Ensemble.. Aiyah, Choir, Ensemble, not much difference. Anyways, we formed it. We'll be participating in the 1st National Clarinet Competition from the 16th of July to the 18th of July. The choir is approximately 16 members strong. Might have more people coming in, while others may be backing out. Yeap. Some members are indecisive as to whether they want to stay or not. God knows their reasons but I respect it. Cant force someone to do something he doesn't want. There have been many decisions over what piece to play for the competition, such are Eine Kline Nachtmusik, The Barber of Seville or Pieces from the Clarinet repertoire books that we have. Through many discussions and careful considerations, we have picked the piece for the competition... ...

The Italian Girl in Algiers

The only time this piece has ever been performed by me was when I was in Sec 2 on the Alto.
It was quite an eye-opener for me as that was the hardest piece I played back then. It was a glorious moment for the section back then. Will we be able to pull it through again?

Wonder wonder wonder wonder..

So many upcoming things, so little time. PhilYouth Pieces, Clarinet Competition, O'Levels, Art, Clarinet Studies. Sigh. I should have put a stop to... you...

Italian in Algiers by The Clarinet Choir,
Ralph

2007-05-09T16:32:00.000+08:00

Ok, Got bored from art and decided to do this quiz. Was hoping that it'll give me some enlightenment and to help me further explain my theme... ... ...

You are The Emperor

Stability, power, protection, realization; a great person.

The Emperor is the great authority figure of the Tarot, so it represents
fathers, father-figures and employers. There is a lot of aggression and violence
too.

The Emperor naturally follows the Empress. Like an infant, he is filled with enthuiasm, energy, aggression. He is direct, guileless and all too often irresistible. Unfortunately, like a baby he can also be a tyrant. Impatient, demanding, controlling. In the best of circumstances, he signifies the leader that everyone wants to follow, sitting on a throne that indicates the solid foundation of an Empire he created, loves and rules with intelligence and enthusiasm. But that throne can also be a trap, a responsibility that has the Emperor feeling restless, bored and discontent.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

... ... Looks like it doesn't really help me. Hahaha. Not with my theme at least. Then again, I'm not a believer of tatrot cards, but was just interested in what card I would be if I could =D

-Ralph-

2007-05-07T15:21:00.000+08:00

Ok ok so whats the point of knowing a formula if you don't know how to apply it?
Gah stupid electric current.. Anyways, Maths paper 2 is tmr! Better brush up on some geometrical formulas.

Area of circle = PiR^2
Area of Sector in a circle = PiR^2 x Teter/360
Circumference of a circle = PiD
Circumference of a Sector in a circle = PiD x Teter/360 x 2R
Area of Triangle = 1/2 x B x H
Area of an Irregular shaped triangle = 1/2 abSinC
X= -b +-[Square root of] B^2-4AC / 2A
Area of trapezium = (A+B)(h) [A and B are the parallel sides] / 2
Area of Cone = 1/3PiR^2 x H
Area of Sphere = 4/3PiR^3
Gradient = Y2 - Y1 / X2 - X1
Angle in a triangle that touches the side of a circle = Right Angle
Angle at centre drawn from A and B=2(Angle at circumference drawn from points A and B)
A Tangent at a circumference of a circle drawn towards the origin = Right angle
Magnitute = Length! (Dont get this mixed up ppl!)
3 Points to take note when describing a Rotation

Centre of rotation
Angle of rotation
Direction of rotation

To find Centre of rotation, Join A to A1 and B to B1. The intersect is the point of rotation.

To find the point of a scale factor, construct a perpendicular bisector between A and A1, B and B1. The intersect is the point of enlargement.

To find the scale factor, Image / Original object

To find a pyramid, go to egypt ;)

To find the area of a pyramid, 1/3 x Ba x h

Lets not forget about the 12 laws of indices =D

A^mXA^n = A^M+N
1 / A^m = A^-m
(A^m)^n = A^mn
A^M x B^M = (AB)^M
A^M / B^M = (A/B)^M
A^0 = 1
1/a^m = a^-m
A^1/n = n[Square root]A
M/A^N = (n[Square Root]A)M
(A^n x B^m)^l = A^nl x B^ml
A^-n = 1/A^n
(a/b)^-n= (b/a)^n

Y Directly Proportional to X^2 is Y = kX^2 where k is a constant
Y inversely proportional to 1/x is y = k/x

Ok, thats about all for now. Good luck guys!

-Ralph-

Eunice was here!

Exams

2007-05-06T20:11:00.000+08:00

!!!!! Stupid Vandoren reed! Cheat my feelings.. In a box of 10 give me 1 chipped one, wth -_- so irritating! Argh.. at least there were 4 average reeds and a relatively good performance reed. The other 4 were too soft and as for the chipped one, I have yet to try it. For all I know, it might be the best reed I play.

Nahh.. I should stop dreaming man.

Sigh. Comon Vandoren, lets adapt to each other! Me play you, not you play me! Hahaha. Somehow I wish that vandoren reeds were more versatile in their reed strengths. Cos I think, I need a 3 1/4 ~_~

3 1/2 too hard, 3 just nice/too soft. AHHHHH! Stupid reed crisis. Anyways, I ought to be studying now. Got Physics and History paper tmr and here I am, blogging. Sighs. Oh well, might aswell post a few formulas while im at it.

Here is the formula for Calculating Potential Energy

Potential Energy = Mass X Gravity X Height

In other words,

Pe = MGH

and here is a good way to remember this formula

Pervertic elliot Molested Gupu's Humps ;)

And here is the formula for measuring Kinetic Energy

Kinetic Energy = 1/2 X Mass(KG) X Velocity^2

Or simply put,

Ke=1/2MV^2

and here would be yet another way to memorise this formula

Kinetic Elliot = 1/2-way Mars Venus ^2

here are others that I can remember

P=VI
R=V/I
F=MA
W=MG
W=Fd
Refractive Index = SinI/SinR (For a less dense to a less dense medium)
Refractive Index = SinR/SinI (For a more dense to a less dense medium)
Acceleration = Final Velocity - Initial Velocity / Total time involved (Gradient)
Density = Mass/Volume
1dm^3=1000cm^3
V=F (Wavelength)
T=1/f
V=2s/t(For reflection of sound)
Only Electrons can flow
Resistance = Resistivity X length / Cross-sectional area
V=W/Q
I=Q/t
R=V/I
E=Pt
For Circuit purposes:
Series

I = I1 = I2

Voltage

V=V1+V2

Resistance

R=R1+R2

As for Parallel
I=I1+I2

Voltage

V1=V2=V

Resistance

1/R=1/R1+1/R2

If I left out anything Relevant prior to the Physics Formulas or have mistakenly typed something wrong, feel free to tag the correct answer on the tagboard. Gotta brush up on my history now and gotta P.E.E. tmr on my history paper! Hahaa..

Whistle your playing,
-Ralph-

P.S. I do not urinate on my paper for those who think otherwise ;)
P.E.E. = Point, Elaboration and Explaination.

2007-04-19T13:59:00.000+08:00

Freak.. got sore throat again.. and not only that, but whenever I have a sore throat, a freaking fever would pop out of nowhere. Marvellous. to top things off, I haven't gotten my reeds yet! argh! but every dark cloud has its silver lining =D cos of my illness, I've been given a 1 day MC for thursday~! FYI, thursday is the day which I possess the most amount of free periods. Only reason why I don't chao thursdays is cos of s.s. which unfortunatly is my weakest subject.

Sighs.

Anyways, I'm addicted to anime again! hahaha. Its such a sin to watch those addictive animes especially if your taking O levels. Hahaha. Watched Bleach and Nodame Cantabile. The whole morning. Hahahaha. Freak man, I better start to buck up on my studies.

It appears that tmr is sports day.. Apparently everyone is supposed to go.. Failure to do so would require a MC. If not, you will have to face the consequences! Haha. But guess what? I'll just self-extend my MC and argue that if I were to go for sports day, it would hinder my recovery =).

I think i'll go study with the sec 4E/5N kaki tmr and get my art materials too instead of goin g for sports day.. That'll be utilizing my time well. Hahaha. Anyways, off to bed I go, must recover by tmr! Haha.

It sucks to be sick,
-Ralph-

2007-04-11T18:15:00.000+08:00

Instrument: $5000

Mouthpiece: $150

Mars Bars: $2

Gold with Honours: Priceless

There are some things that money can't buy.

For everything else,

There's MasterCard.

HAHAHAHA. Omg I'm damn lame! Hahaha. Got nothing to post right now

Those who want to check the most updated results go to

www.sgbandfusion.com/syf/results.htm

to all the bands in preparation, all the best!
-Ralph-

2007-04-09T22:32:00.000+08:00

Well I've been reading blogs and it appears as the sg yth festival seems to be known as "The Judgement Day".. Wonder why? Do we need a competition just to excell in music? Is it only that one day that we spend our lives in secondary school to prepare for? According to the blogs that I've read, it seems that people say they've been preparing over 2 years just for this day...

Then it suddenly struck me..

Why are we only preparing for this one day? Why not excell in our music for our own personal benefit? I'm sure we're given a choice of CCA when we are sec 1s right? So I'm sure there must be a specific reason why people joined the band. It appears that the focus has been diluted by other external factors such as studies and friends; not to mention recreational activities too. I think that the purpose of band as a CCA has lost its focus. I mean, we join the band to enjoy music right? Such as chess club for example, or legion of mary for their respective purposes. They join the CCA cos they have a common goal right? Why not just enjoy what we do and not wait for some competition for us to work hard right? Do we really need to have a competition just to work hard? why not just compete against ourselves and gradually improve for our own sake? Sigh.. but I guess I'm only looking at a narrow-minded point of view; Judging a book by its cover and pulling the trigger 1st before asking questions. Never really went into in-depth research. HAHAHA. Frankly speaking, I don't know why I posted that. Seriously.. But one things for sure, all I really want, is to go on stage, perform with nothing to worry about and enjoy! No Stress; No "Judgement Day".. Yeapp..

But I guess its inevitable huh..

There will be stress, There will be Judgement Day, and there will be The Sg Yth Festival.

Looks like we've got to just go up there and give it all we've got..
May we get the result we deserve, nothing more; nothing less.
Now I understand why its called judgement day.
But nontheless, lets give it our all band!
Potest Qui Vult!
Viva-SPSMB!

I Really Really Seriously don't know what I just posted above and why I posted it, but.....

I Just felt like posting it,
Ralph

2007-04-02T23:53:00.000+08:00

You are feeling exhausted, worn out, drained. You feel that far too much is being asked of you but you still want to overcome these difficulties and establish yourself despite the effect such an effort seems to have on you. You are a proud person, assertive most of the time, but at this particular moment you are acting as if you have become resigned to the situation. What you need is some tender loving care - a gentle pat on the head (or maybe a 'kick-up-the backside') and then you'll be raring to go.

Always anxious to accept the role of the leader, as indeed you often work well with people - but try to stay out of the limelight. You'd like a life of ease with no one to rock the boat and someone who understands you is so important in your life.

In spite of all the opposition, you are insisting that your goals are realistic but circumstances are forcing you to compromise. You are not very happy with this situation but there is little that you can do about it. You have very strict standards which you try to apply to everyone who enters your sphere of influence.

You are on tenterhooks and appear to be extremely nervous and upset. You are bored and you feel that life has far more to offer than this present day mundane existence. The way that you feel indicates that you have the need for a responsive and understanding relationship. You are prepared to follow up any opportunity which may present itself. However you are very choosy and you refuse to be swept off your feet unless integrity can proved to be 100% genuine. Therefore you are holding back, keeping your emotions in check because before you let down your guard you have to be sure. You are too trusting and you have no desire to be hurt again. You are responsive to conditions around you - but forever under control.

You are afraid that you may not be able to realise or achieve your hopes and desires and so you insist that people should accept you as you are and appreciate your rights to anything that you aspire to.

[Taken From Colorgenics]

Some are True, Some are False.

But one thing is for sure,

I'm bored.

Hahaha.. Kk thats about it.

Syf is next week, all the best to all the bands out there!

Which road should I take?
-Ralph-

2007-03-23T22:53:00.000+08:00

Long time since I posted

and even still

I don't have much time left to spend posting

so I shall post in simple sentences

Long long time ago,

I squeaked on egmont at the SMU performance

Note to self : BREATHE!

Gonna miss the SMU Kaki

Hahaha

Not to mention the Post-Concert Kopitiam routine

And my Aloe Vera Lime~

Just went to malaysia one week ago

Performed at the putrajaya auditorium with SAS and Sri Kembangang Band

The trip was quite fun

Beer tasted better

I Just found out i put on 5 KG!

Must be the daily buffet at malaysia

and the lack of exercise

Shit! I Got to work out man

and at the same time prepare my study

Only about 2 weeks more till my next lesson I hope

I NEED REEDS!

Tried the PL Reeds

felt good at first but felt a bit weirder on the register notes afterwards

Now listening to the Cello Sonatas now by Jacqueline du Pre

Child Prodigy

Very good cello player

Now that is Music

When will it come?
-Ralph-

2007-03-05T21:12:00.000+08:00

Its been awhile since I last posted, main reason being time constrain. Been practising my study almost on a daily basis and I can't seem to get it right! Argh. Never mind, I've got 1 more week to put it right. Haha.

Anyways, I FOUND MAGGOTS UNDERNEATH MY DUSTBIN TODAY! Wtf man.. Apparently some dead insect died underneath my dustbin.. and.. well.. it stayed dead! -_-" it rot and rot and rot and I didn't know that it was there! not till today when I was looking at the dustbin and noticed a swarm of ants around the dustbin. I was like "Okay, its time to clear the dustbin." and to my horror, MAGGOTS! OMG! dammit man, it gave me a shock la.. I didn't know what to do so I threw away the dustbin LOL. Burned the remainding maggots, then cleaned the floor.

Dammit that was disgusting.

Anyways, someone give me PL reeds! I've heard about it from quite alot of people and I wana try it. Speaking of reeds, Wei Cheah let me try the AW Reeds. Its response had a drastic change from the last time I tried my AW Reed, which was unplayable. Zonda is still the best =)

Anyways, my internet is like thin? Can get disconnected anytime. Siann.. gotta go eat my dinner now. Bye people!
-Ralph-

i'm tired.. =(

2007-02-26T23:20:00.000+08:00

IM GONNA KILL YOU VINCENT TAN!

Summarised Life II

2007-02-20T22:52:00.000+08:00

Still wondering who will be choosen..

That is..

if anyone is choosen.

Epic Movie SUCKS!

Its the worst movie I've ever seen..

Next to Hitch hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Which at least, has some sense in it.

Beer Tastes Like Shit, Just like Epic Movie!

But Pool is fun!

Will what we plan work?

Good Nights World,
-Ralph-

Fatigued and time constrain is bad.

2007-02-15T17:02:00.000+08:00

It has been approved..

But will it take flight?

Who will be involved?

When will it start?

Will it go far?

How far will it go?

What will be its goals?

Will it achieve its goals?

But Most Importantly...

What will it be named as ~_~

So many questions, so little time.

So what be thy name?

Thinking,

-Ralph-

2007-02-08T20:10:00.000+08:00

Caught between two worlds, between that of which I enjoy and that of which I hold obligation to. Which will be my top priority? Someone once told me it is the wiser option to have the best of both worlds, but seriously, I don't know what I'm talking about man..

HAHAHAHA!

Wasn't that just anti-climatic? Okay okay okay.. Well then how is life you may ask me? Well I'll get striaght to the point.. No use beating about the bush I always say.. Just Straight to it.. Straight.. NO NO NO NOT DIAGONAL! STRAIGHT! Yea.. Hahaha.. Symptoms of bordeom man.. Not to mention, I have a feeling I'm coming down with a flu =/. But not to worry! I shall look upon this as a great challenge and overcome the odds! Its official.. I've lost my mind -.-"

Anyways, SMU Post-Prac has been quite a night with Choo, Wei Cheah and Mish. EXCEPT for one night.. Someone decided to come down to kopitiam and happened to bump into us.. And sent us home.. Ahhahha.. I didn't have my dinner! Hahahaha..

O LEVEL RESULTS ARE BEING RELEASED TMR, 09/02/2007! All the best to those who are recieving their results! To me, this determines whether I get alot of free preiods for e rest of the year or only a little. Hahahaha.

Anyways, I'm feeling a bit sleepy now and gotta let my mom use the comp to send an Email.
Thats it for now!
-Ralph-

2007-02-04T11:08:00.000+08:00

AHHHH! PACKED SCHEDULE! Hahaha. Apparently, I found some time to blog admist the current time table I have. However, time is of the essence! Hahaha.. Well then, I shall attempt to "text vomit" everything I can think of that happened. Hahaha.

Lets see.. SMU has been getting more exciting with the arrival of Jonathan and Wei Cheah. Hahaha.. Talking cock after band parc, going for dinner even though ~~Mr Glosz tells us to go home =X.~~ Haha. Mishh is such a BAD INFLUENCE can? Ask me to take Bus 250 to go home once I reached kembangang for fear of.. Certain people raping you in the dark.. ahhahahaha.. Tsk tsk tsk. In the end, Bus 250 became Bus 500.. So much for "Its only from kembangang to Siglap. Won't cost much one".. Yeah right.. Hahaha..

Anyways, Going for lesson now.. I hope bus 196 comes on time ~_~

Btw people, SMU is performing on the 11th of March at the Conference Hall . Those who are interested can order through me. Ticket costs are at $11. Do come. Gtg no ppl.

I LOVE EGMONT!
-Ralph-

and you too

I Made it in!

2007-01-11T21:35:00.000+08:00

I've been on an unusual Milo spree these few days.. Its probably due to the cold weather and the rain that pushed me into this frenzy.. Not to mention the amount of chocolate I've been consuming.. Despite these efforts to keep myself nice and warm, I've come down with a flu.. Dammit..

Anyways, I FINALLY GOT THE RESULTS FOR MY AUDITIONS TODAY! Made it in Phil Youths.. The wait was killing me man.. Wonder who else made it in.. Hmm.. Will be going for the interview on sunday with Mr Glosz.

EXPRESS CLASS IS SOOOOOOOOOOO BORING! Someone put me back to normal class PLEASE!!! Like a 5N3 would be nice. Although I won't be in an express class, there is a much better feel there, the spacious place we have. Not to mention, in a normal class, we can ask all the stupid questions we want. It may sound stupid but truthfully speaking, we can ask all the questions we want without fear of another person blurting out,"That was such a stupid question."

Chapped up lips, Ulcers in my mouth, a Flu coming my way.. What else is gona hit me?
-Ralph-

";-.sdia.-;"

December

2007-01-08T21:26:00.000+08:00

It has been quite a long while since I last blogged and memories have piled up one after another. I really wanted to blog but it seems that whenever I have the motive to blog, someone will just be there to request for my help. For example, SOMEONE doesn't know how to create a blog. Hmm.. I wonder who.. Hahhaa.. I know he is quite tall, a basket ball player and his name starts with a s-e-a-n and ends with a t-e-o.. Hmm.. Wonder who.. =P

Anyways, lets start with december. I must say, I've met quite ALOT of people this month, mostly from different bands. The first week of december was band camp. There was where I met 2 different bands: SAJC and SAS. Although I met SAS when I was sec 1, it felt like a totally different experience. I finally got to communicate with Jonathan and Wei Cheah from my batch in SAS. They were both quite fun to talk to and made technicals less boring? Hahaha.. Now that I noticed, looking back 2 years ago, the most I'd talk to was Ezra. Maybe I got more sociable throughout these 3 years perhaps. From SAJC, there was Joel, who is the principal clarinettist from SNYO, Rachael who got transferred from 1st to 2nd with me, Pamala who is Rachael's Friend. There is poon who I didn't really get to know and a girl who addressed me as "McNally" Due to the house-shirt I was wearing. Hahaha. Not to forget Xavier from the Saxophone/Clarinet section! I can still remember the conversation between Xavier and Joel xD. "You need to ..." Xavier exclaims.
"I bet I..." Joel Replies.
Simply hilarious.

Then there was the Malaysian Band. There are a couple of new people I met there such as Eric, the principal Clarinettist, Florence, who added me on friendster, Sharry who added me on friendster too and.. Xiao Wen who messaged me from Malaysia. Someone tell me PLEASE whether a message sent from a Malaysian SIM card from Malaysia to a Singaporean SIM Card in Singapore would be considered as a normal SMS? Just curious.. Heard from somewhere its considered a normal SMS.

About 2 weeks after that, I Joined SMU Band. There I met Xiao Xiang, who I've only seen once till this day. Derick, currently plays the bass clarinet and is quite good at it. Denise, the section leader and Karen who plays 3rd with Vincent.

Now, for something more recent. For the Month of January, Lessons were rather boring. Not that I don't like to study, but rather that I've already learnt the current topics the previous year. This can use this as revision, However, it just doesn't feel right. The different teachers, the different way they teach compared to those that I've got last year. I suppose I'll miss Brother Nicholas's neverending Questions of SS and History, Mr Tan's unlimited archive of Test papers and notes, Mr Salleh's ... Comments xD, and Mr Frederick's Quotas.. Not to mention Mr Chng's Passion to teach.. No Joking, he wants to teach, just that he can't seem to control the class. Miss Karen is no longer my art teacher. Damnit man, From Mdm Nor, to Miss karen, to Mr shsha. Can I Please stick to 1 art teacher? Oh yeah! Speaking of which, my N level results are as follows...

English : A2
Maths : A1
Science : A2
Arts : A2
Humanities : B3 =(

Although my combined humanities didn't get an A, it is a definate improvement from my prelims in which I scored.. 1 digit? xD.

Anyways, went for phil youth audition just 2 days ago. There were 6 clarinettist who were up for auditions including me. There was Jian Hui, who performed Weber concertino and Hong Ghee who performed the 1st suite by Gustav Holst. I performed a study by Rose. There was this other girl who I met who performed the Bhram's Sonata, 3rd movement, She is in IJ in the Special stream! 1st time I ever talked to anyone in a special stream ~_~, let alone met one. She is from the Chinese Orchestra but since she is in MEP, she has to take up a minor, which is the Clarinet.. Her name started with a S or C.. Dammit, I have such a Bad memory. Currently waiting for the reply and I just hope for the best. I lost control of my reed in the room, I really really need new reeds man. The Auditioners were Desmond Chow, Jia Yi and Lip Hua. Well then, that sorta concludes what happened during the past month and a week. Now just waiting.. and waiting.. and waiting.. AHHHhhhh.. I hate waiting.. Zzz.. Tired, Gona go sleep now. Thats all for now folks, till next time, Cya!

Waiting again,
-Ralph-

It felt good when I recieved the Message =)

back

2006-11-23T00:41:00.000+08:00

It has been ages since I last blogged as many of you know, apparently I have been too busy to actually sit down in front of the computer and blog. Well then, I shall summarize my trip to the Philippines.

I was at the air port on Tuesday,14th of November 2006. It was the first time I flied off by myself and I was anxious as to whether I will make it through the flight and meet my contact at the Philippines airport. Not to mention I was also a bit worried if someone will make me check in my bag as it looked relatively big. As you know, I wanted to minimize my time in traveling around so I decided not to check in any luggages and compress everything into one bag. Thankfully, I wasn't stopped and was able to board the plane.

The ride was quite boring, moreover it was also quite irritating! Some people in the plane just CANNOT understand English! They can la, but their just too engrossed in their cameras' and their mobile phones to the extent that they live in a little bubble of their own. The only way to burst that bubble is for the Air Stewardess to time over time remind them to switch them off. Which they did.. Until take off that is..

*Plane Flies Off* *Click goes the sound from a camera nearby*.. Sheesh.. The ride was indeed, boring. Except for the part in which the plane flew thru the clouds.. Turbulence there was =). Did nothing during the whole flight except listen to paganani.

Arrived at the airport around noon and went straight to the immigration. Met Mrs Joyce O'hara who was able to get into the airport through some connections. The airport isn't open to the public and they would have to wait outside. Thankfully she was able to get me from the airport =)

She is quite a glamorous lady who loves white. Everything about her is white, the dress she wears, her jewelry are all pearls, the shoes, the car, All white! She is quite fun and also likes to honk at other drivers xD. However, I soon found out that she was not the only one who liked to honk at other drivers, Philippines is just full of them! Over there, you will never fail to hear at least 1 honk from a vehicle every minute. Then again, its the Philippines, not many traffic lights there too. Haha..

Anyways, Went straight to the chapel from there. My mother asked me to play the synthesizer there and I was fine with anything. The only problem was that there wasn't any score and I have not touched an organ/piano/synthesizer since Primary School. It will be obvious that I really need a miracle to be able to play decently within such a short notice. So off I went to write out parts for the song I was going to play. I actually thought I could get a rest off music once I arrived here. Looks like I was obviously wrong. What I really wana do there was to talk and catch up with my cousins, aunts and uncles in which I have not talked to in ages.

There I was, practising and practising. Did not have much time to rest despite the fact that I just arrived and was fatigued from all the travelling. Oh wells, will be good experience I suppose.
Then came night time. Told my mother that I would not be able to perform for the night and she let me off, however, I would have to perform the following night. Good I guess, was not really stressed for that day. After that, I went to talk to my aunties and uncles. They all were really shocked when they saw me. The last time I saw them was about 4-5 years ago?

Hehe. Joanna was the one who I talked to the most that night. She was in charged of getting the booklet for the funeral done. My mother asked me to help her in any way possible. Haha. I was a bit of help for her.. Actually, all I did was remember what my mother wanted to edit and just remind her of what was to be edited. Haha. I myself was confused at the format. Oh wells.

After that and after mass, I went to Uncle Ottoy's Place to stay for the night. He lived in a condo and since it was his shift at the chapel, he didn't mind letting us sleep in his place. Met my 2 young cousins there =) Both of them were shocked to see me as back then, they were still little babies.. And they still are! Haha.. Hopefully they will remember me.

Woke up in the morning and Miggy was sleeping next to me. I looked at him, he looked at me, and I looked at him again and he waved at me. I waved back. Hahahaha.. That instance was damn funny! After that, I went out for breakfast. I was to memorise the chords and find out chords after that. Stressing!! Thank god I brought my manuscript book along with me. I'd probably die reading chords. Learnt a few tho, like.. C F E G A D C7 G7 Am Em D#m and many others. I was to perform that night so I was a bit tensed as I really did not have sufficient time to practise. Not say that I actually have a piano at home to practise and the school's music corner is also locked! I have no more access to the piano! Damn..

Anyways, I went to the chapel at around 1PM and I got a phone call from.. India.. Hahaha.. After that I slept. Was really too tired to practise. Woke up at around 4pm and practised awhile before My Grand Auntie talked to me. The last one left, Grandmother Elellie. Haha.. She was really a kind girl and told me to call her "Auntie". Haha. Guess no one wants to be old.

Performed that night and things went well. Although it was not really perfect, but I was satisfied with my performance. Guess this, in a way, builds up my confidence to solo perform in public. My cousin, Megan, was there to support me and also along with her cousin. The feeling is unexpectedly warm around there. Even her cousin who I have never met before was very kind and was easy to relate to. Unlike mine over here. Maybe its the age gap, or maybe its the culture.. My mother was telling me that night that people there will always be family. Be it distant-cousins or distant-aunties or their friends, "we still are one big family" - As quoted from my mother.

Which is true. I don't know why but some people around singapore just care about themselves, not really giving a thought for others, making the feeling rather cold. Unlike here, It was fun talking to my cousins. I really enyjoed their company. Oh well, looks like I have to deal with it. Can't possibly bring everyone from there to here. Hahaa.

Quite awhile after the mass, Joanna came up to me and told me that I would be staying overnight at the chapel.. I told her that if she told me that 10 years ago, I Would believe her. Then came my uncle, her father. She told him in tagalok "He(Refering to Me) Wants to stay overnight in the chapel". Obviously after living with my mother for over 16 years, I would have been able to pick up a few words from her and through that experience, I was able to decipher that sentance and I told her,"I understand what ur saying! I never said I wanted to stay in the chaped". We both laughed and she went,"But Really, I'm Not Lying." Haha.. As if I was born yesterday. My mother already told me we'll be staying over at O'haras' place. Joanna had nothing to say but laugh after that. Just as she was about to leave, she said,"So Have fun sleeping over here". I couldn't care less and just replied "Sure.. I'll let you know which position is the best to sleep on the couch". Haha.. We both laughed and she left. Soon after, Joyce O'hara came and picked us up. Relieved I was and we went down to her house.

Her house is quite big I must say and she also has a dog. Quite a big one too. She is a really kind lady! She offered us milk and chips and even boiled us hot water to bathe! Although her house is big, only some parts of the philippines can afford heaters in toilets so we have to bathe through pre-heated water and pour it on our bodies to wash ourselves.

We woke up in the early morning and drove to the chapel where the funeral was to be celebrated. Throughout this time, memories of her flashed through my head. Although it was for only a short period of time in which we actually met each other, each moment was priceless. I can remember her caring motherly love for each of us, how she sew my pants when I had a freak bicycle accident, how she used to send us fruits from Philippines over to Singapore via my mother. All these things are unforgetable. She was looking foward to see me and my brother this christmas. But she didn't make it. She did tell my mother that she really wanted to see us and wondered when we were going to go and visit her. I have been really tied up with things that I have failed to realised that I have not visited her in a very long time. Regret only comes in the end. Looks like what people have said was true. "You won't realise the value of something until you lose it." Looking back at the past, even though I have only seen her less than 10 times, the amount of love that she has given me exceeded the amount of love my relatives in Singapore has shown to me. I only wished that I could have one last moment with her while she was still alive so that she can see me. Regret only comes in the end.. My dear Grandmother, Milagros, you will never be forgottened by me!

Went to Megan's place after the burial and had lunch over there. After lunch, my mother decided to go to sleep and I was left alone with my cousins and relatives in the living room. All of a sudden, Meg took out the alcohol. I shant say what happened after that but I asked Joanna what it was and she replied,"Its Water". Haha.

Ate pizza for dinner and had hiliarious conversations amongst each other. The cats are so cute! Hahahaha. My cousins asked me to stay longer and we all decided to tell my mother that. So, I decided to surprise her with a "Mom, I extended my trip. We already called the airlines and they have extended the trip". Unfortunately, my mother was not gulible and told me I was lying. Well, we did actually let her agreed to let me stay longer, but when we called the airlines, she had an important "Meeting" which was decided 1 minute after we made the phone call. Damn, the lines were closed after that. Oh wells, guess that I have to go home then. Went to my godfather's place to sleep and slept in PJ's room.

Woke up early in the morning and went to the airport. Traffic jam from 0900 to 1200. Didn't really know how I was able to stand the traffic man, got used to it I guess. We boarded the plane after having a snack and flew back to Singapore. On our way back, there was this lady. Apparently my mother made friends with her halfway through the journey and they were talking as if they were both best friends. Amazing at how my mother communicates so well with people. Reached home, bathed and slept!

Well then, that was basically a summary of what happened during my trip. I'm gona miss everyone there man, seriously.

Anyways, I have been listening to paganani throughout the whole trip. Its quite a nice piece actually but I'm just in doubt whether spsmb will make it. It just doesn't feel the same at all. The feeling is more of "You Must Get It Correct" Kind of feeling rather than "Lets Make Music Together". Where are those days that u actually practice before you came down for a RE-HEAR-sal. Re-Hear what you have Rehearsed. Not come down for band practice to 'hope you get your work correct and hope to learn technically', that is just wasting time. Really man, the past few practises were really unproductive as alot of time preparing the music was wasted on getting the technical aspects of the music correct. Very hard to enjoy music now. All I'm asking for is for the band to be technically correct man. The feeling is just damn frustrating if some idiot sitting somewhere can't play simple crotchets. Hopefully everyone will just wake up.

On a side note, I still have not picked an audition piece for PhilYouth yet! I'm currently looking at the 40 studies by Rose. Actually I have my eyes set on a few but hopefully I'll decided on two by the end of this week, so that I can work on them. Although its an audition for philyouths, it might be possible to enter philwinds if your performance standard is good enough. Its gona be hard from here on cos what I'm aiming for will have to be philwinds. Really in a dilema now as I'm not sure what piece will be able to get me into philwinds! Oh well, this will be good experience for me, although it may be time constraining as band practise are literally everyday. Wonder when I can have my own individual practise. I tried practising from midnight till 1a.m. once but I had a feeling that some people want to sleep soundly. Sigh. Some things are just really Ironic. May I be out of the mess soon.

Recorded by,

-Ralph-

All I want for christmas is......

I'm off

2006-11-14T06:47:00.000+08:00

Well then guys, I'm off now. This shall be the last post before I come back. Its highly advisable that you don't call my hand phone but if it is important then please do so. Waiting for my father to return from church now to send me off. I will be back on Friday around 5 PM.

Just from listening to my mother over the phone, it has worried me about the procedures. I'm a bit scared that things don't go as their planned. Oh well, all I have to do is to hope for the best. I'm gona miss Singapore man. Till then,

Cya Guys,
-Ralph-

';.-=.Colourful.=-.;'

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2006-11-13T06:57:00.000+08:00

6:47am

Just had news that my grandmother passed away.
I will be gone overseas to attend her funeral from Tuesday to Friday, 14/11/06 to 17/11/06.
Did some changes to my blog, Do leave some comments =) esp on the colour scheme. Haha..
Yeapp.. that should be all for now. Going to sit for my CLB paper in the afternoon and I shall take this oppourtunity to remind myself to bring 2 dictionaries. Hmmm... That should be all to post.. For now at least.. Will post after I come back from overseas.

Oh, Finally and I finally found out how to work picasa2. A bit of background knowledge about the above picture, its as you can see, a collage of photographs.I made it in such a way that everything has a meaning. The background represents the esplanade concert hall, my mind. Every photo on top of the concert hall represents my memories. All of these memories will never be forgottened. Cool.. I think I can use this basic foundational knowledge for my art next year! Haha.. Well, that saves he half the trouble =/ than to think up a new one. Haha.

6.53pm

Just came back from my CLB paper. Was relatively easy although half the time, I was flipping thru my dictionary finding primary 3 words. Haha. I actually wrote more than 300 words for my compo!! Thats an improvement =P. Anyways, I'll be leaving tmr morning. Got alot of procedures sia -.-" Oh well, its the same as my hawaii trip so i guess it shouldn't be THAT difficult for me to follow the instructions. Haha.. I only fear that I might get lost in the airport. Sighs.. Anyways, I updated my blog again. Below are some added features.

Added:
-Past Performances
-Different Colour Schemes
-Increased Font Size
-Edited 'Credits'
-Updated 'Affiliations'

I'll probably update my music section next. Some songs are gone.
Anyways,
Hope it looks better_=D

Till Then,
-Ralph-

Don't you just love the new picture?

Hello People!

2006-11-12T00:11:00.000+08:00

Hello people! Haven't really blogged these past few days as I have been going home at very late hours of the night. Hmm.. Lets see what I can remember.. Its currently Sunday on my clock, the time being 12:11 AM.

Two days ago was my CLB paper. Woke up around 7 AM and freshened up to go to school to take my paper. Reached school around 7.45AM and while walking into school, I met Warren. Apparently, all he brought to the exam was himself and his entry proof. No stationary. The best part was that he didn't know that he had nothing to write! I was laughing at him and with him.. Hahaha..

After CLB paper, I went to the bandroom to practice for awhile. The running notes were quite frustrating, but I got over it in a while after really concentrating on them. Went to lunch with Eric, Mitchell and Ian to parkway. Before lunch, we decided to print some photos for the board. We used a machine to do the printing for us. Morever, we used the express service, meaning that all we had to do was to wait for 2 hours to get our photos. We then ate at Banquet which has shrunk in size since the last time I have been there.

After lunch, we went to walk around to find letters for the board. Searched the WHOLE of parkway but to no avail. We first searched from parkway, then went to popular. After not finding anything there, Eric said,"Why not we search the DIY shop at parkway". All of us went "OMG! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US EARLIER?!" Hahaha.. So we walked back.. The DIY shop did not sell any letters! Of all shops NOT to sell letters, the DIY shop. Not even stickers of letters were being sold! Some DIY shop you are.. Haha.. We went up 1 floor and searched this stationary shop. It had a condom on display right outside -.-"... Which shop shows condoms on display outside! Let alone a stationary shop! We explored the shop and asked for assistance and the shop assistant told us that there werent any letters there. We then blindly walked around parkway and bumbed into Meroy and the others from the bandroom.. They were headed for the roof level I think.. Basically all we did after that was go up and down and up and down.. and up again! Till we searched the condom stationary shop again. To our surprise, there were letters on sale! omg? we were in there for at least 10 minutes and we failed to see the letters! I suppose it was because it was in some wulu-ated place in the shop that we failed to recognise it was letters. Eric wanted to scold the lady for bad assistance but she wasn't there anymore. Haha. the price was about $5+? Ian said that he will just improvise the letters himself.. All that time wasted for nothing!!! Oh well, I guess that we could kill time for waiting for the photos. HoWeVeR! Little did we know that after getting the recipt from the machine, we were supposed to hand it over to the counter to process the order! OMG! 2 hours wasted just like that! Grr.. Must listen to the irritating machine again! I was so frustrated that I went to go buy ice cream =) I guess once in awhile won't kill.

Headed back to the bandroom after that. Soon after, Meroy came back from parkway with a CD which contained the Rhapsody. I LOVEeEeEeEee the slow movement! It was seriously superb! Played with the recording a few times.

After the O level papers, I met up with gab, daryl, and Ivan. Gab's father was kind enough to fetch us to the NCO parade at CCAB. We were early.. Too Early at that. Hahaha.. Just as I was about to sit down, I saw a familliar face, one that I have not seen in ages. Nicholas Siew! Hahaha.. He forgot my face -.-" but thankfully not my name! We then exchanged our greeting for awhile and he left off with his group. Met Jacintha and andrea too! Did not really expect them to attend the parade. She asked me if I reserved seats for her and I pointed to the VIP Seats xD. Hahaha..

The Parade Commenced.

Gabriel and I was commenting on one of the cheographed dances: There was a sea of chinese girls... and at the end, there was an..... Indian! OMG! I'm not being racist but that was really interesting man. Really a sight to remember.

After the parade, Gab, Daryl, Ivan, Yunus and I went to subway to eat. We were waiting for a bus 48, which never came! Even after we walked 3 bus stops more. We then took 165 which immediatly came after we arrived at the bus stop =). Subway was really empty, and all throughout the period of time we were in there, we were telling jokes. Here is one.. Requires a bit of knowledge about STD..

"Two Privates were promoted to Corporals and they went to geylang to celebrate. So, One of them went to this prostitute and asked her whether they could have intercourse. The Girl first declined and claimed that she has Gonorrhea. Being uninformed, 1 Corporal asked the other to go and check the dictionary which happened to be nearby(Don't ask me whats a dictionary doing nearby) and to give him the 'thumbs up' sign if Gonorrhea was not anything serious. So there he went and soon after, he gave the thumbs up sign and they both(Refering to the corporal and the prostitute) did it. The next day, the corporal who is now infected with the STD went up to the other one and said," Why did u give me the thumbs up? now im infected!" the other simply replied "But the dictionary said that it only infected the PRIVATES." "

Hahaha.. Subway was fun man, especially with our 'Cant' in each sentance xD.. "IVAN!! YOU CANT!" I'm not gona say what it means ;). Inside joke.. Hahaha.. Went home after that and took the train. Halfway my stomach ached ~_~. Well, thats all about all that happend that day.

Yesterday was a rainy day. Nothing much really happened. Woke up round noon and went for lunch with my grandmother. Came late for band practise and arrived around 2PM. The practise was so-so la. Didn't really have the nice feeling yet. Hopefully the band will sound like it used to sound like before. I Really missed those times. Went for Dinner with Sean, JH, Yunus, Eric and Meroy at N4. Michelle came later on. After dinned, we walked to the Pasir ris MRT station. Meroy asked who wanted to follow him for supper. Since I was not really in a rush to go home, I decided to follow him to Raimahs. Met Hilmi, Madinie, Alan and Daniel. Everyone was just bitching around. Haha.. Damn funny la.. Went home at 11.30++ and here I am, blogging and chatting on MSN now. BTW, the clock is now 1:33AM. Hehe.. Guess I gotta go soon. Have practise tomorrow.. I mean later on.. Haha.. Thats it for now, gotta go rest!

Thinking about what I thought a long time ago The meaning of life,

Signing off,
-Ralph-

Thinking about you too =)

Saturday

2006-11-05T22:47:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was unforgettable. Although I may not really be fully recovered, nonetheless it was still enjoyable. I met A LOT of new friends, really, from morning to evening. In the morning, it was a combined rehearsal with SAJC and SPSMB. Sitting next to me was Joel and Rachael, Joel is from SNYO and is the principal chair Clarinetist whereas Rachael was from SNYO. She quit because the distance between her home and the rehearsal venue is too far.

Both bands played the Rhapsody together.

Afternoon soon came and took Mitchell his solo, noticed that he is improving... Unlike my sickness.. Was experiencing sudden sharp pain in my chest and the pain was... Suddenly sharp =).. Hahaha.. Watched The Covenant in the bandroom after that. Quite a cool show and I expect that there's a sequel to it.

Left the bandroom and went for mass at 5.30pm.

Mass ended and met Jeremy and Darryl at the choir section of the church. Apparently G2 was having their 23rd anniversary. Heard that the founder of G2 was a SPSMB member himself o.o from clarinet section if memory serves me correct. His name is Melvin from the batch of.. 198X+. Jeremy invited me for dinner.. Or so I thought.. It was in fact, a Halloween party! Made a few new friends there. Darren, Darryl's brother and also a senior member in G2. Deon, an 18 years old girl.She asked me to guess her age and I told her 20+ ~_~, she was like "*Sobs* Im 18 years old only!" and I was like "Err.. Opps, Sorry" Haha.. Also met Gerald, quite a friendly fellow. The Costumes worn by the members were astounding! They Looked real! Actually only the zombie looking girl from "The-Ring" Looked real. The rest were not as realistic as hers. Haha. We were going thru the 'haunted house' which was quite interesting place. Unlike the haunted house at escape theme park, this one had real people touching ur legs and stuff xD. This Haunted house was like a game. We were supposed to find clues and move on to the next level. All this took place in the emmaus house. Half-way thru, Dom came to join us. I Shall give a short description of each room.

The first room was a picture of a photo album. We were supposed to "find the picture".
The Second room was a room with a Video. Showed an excerpt of 'The Eye' when she was going to the fifteenth floor and the old man appeared behind her. Quite shocking though, but not as bad as the girls screams xD. Hehe..
The third room was a room with a pail on top of a table full of messages inside it. Underneath the table was a person who grabbed our legs unexpectedly. I didnt kena tho =P. The Correct message was "Find the message behind the mirror" or something like that. After that we were led to a toilet. We checked around and soon after, the person who led us in told us that it was just a joke.. we were like -_-"
The fourth room had a 'ghost' in it. However, Dom and I just walked in normally. Its the scared people that usually gets the scaring. Easier to scare them too.. On the Board was written something inverted which read "Go to the next room to find the murderer" the story was about a family who died. So, now we're finding the 'murderer' ^^ Haha..
The last room had written on the board an anagram which read,"INTHEEARK" Which when solved read "KATHERINE".
So there we have it, the murderer was Katherine, the daughter of the family.

After all that moving around I suddenly had a migraine. I said goodbye to everyone I met and applied:
Remedy Number 6: For a Headache
on myself. It worked! I guess I shouldn't have skipped my medicine then.

That concludes yesterday.

Recovering,
-Ralph-

Have Fun in India my dear!

Found the Cure!

2006-11-02T21:32:00.000+08:00

"Now where did I put that boiler.. Ahh.. There it is!"

Right.. What a lame way to start a post. I've been doing my research on how to cure my illness just yesterday night and I shall do a report on my actions here.

List of Actions

First off, I shall start off with how I dealt with my Flu.

Remedy Number 1: For Flu

REST!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is the only remedy that I did. The rest included fancy ingredients which I failed to aquire as I was too lazy and was ill prepared to tackle situations like this. I'd grade this technique a [10/10]. Reason being that it is cheap and affordable =P. All u need is some shade and a good place to lie down.
(The higher the number, the better it is.)

From a Flu, it led on and became a.......
Blocked Nose!
Gah..

Remedy Number 2: For Blocked Nose

Blow out air from your nose (Do not inhale).
Hold it without taking any breath as comfortably as possible.
Now take in air and you should feel your nasal passage cleared.
Blow your nose.
Repeat step (1.) to step (4.) till satisfied

Frankly speaking, I don't notice a single difference. I'd rate this technique [01/10]

Remedy Number 3: For Blocked Nose

Get a boiler.
Pour water into the boiler.
Switch the boiler on.
As the water boils, place ur head above it. Not too close or you will burn ur face, not too far or u will fail to comply with step (5.)
Inhale the Vapour.
The Vapour should clear the nasal passage.

WooHoo! Its an effective method! Although my boiler isn't really that great, i'd give this a [10/10]! but my boiler deserves a [04/10]

Itchy nose! Can't breathe properly.
Thus it created another
Irritating Problem..
The Sore-
Throat!

Remedy Number 4: For a Sore Throat

Eat Ice Cream!
Consume Ice!

Really man, I seriously wouldn't mind carrying out these 2 steps but my 1st infection denies it. For the time being, I'd grade this a [03/10] in my condition.
However, I'd grade this a [10/10] anytime! (As long as I'm not sick that is.)

Remedy Number 5: For a Sore Throat

Take a Cup and fill it with warm water.
Put 2-4 tablespoon full of salt and dissolve it in the water.
Gargle the solution.
Repeat step (1.) to (3.) 3-4 times a day

Really effective! But I think the salt content was too low on my account. Thus, I slightly increased the dosage as stated above. I'd rate this remedy a [07/10].

All of this is making my Head Spin..
Bah! What more can I ask for?
A Headache..
-_-"

Remedy Number 6: For a Headache

Go to an Empty Room.
Stretch both your arms to the back of your head.
Massage the back of your head in a circular motion.
This will ease your Headache.

This is something like a temporary cure. Might be because I did not do it for a long period. However, its effects are immediate. I'd grade this a [08/10].

Remedy Number 7: For a Headache

Pour Hot water on a piece of thick cloth.
Now apply the opposite side of the hot compress over your head and behind your neck.
This shoud ease the tensed muscles in that area.

[10/10]!!!! I Don't know whether the tedious process of preparing this Method or the hot compress really cured me =/
Haha..

If all these Secret 7 remedies fail, Follow the next step that will save you..
At a Cost..

Go...
And...
See.....
A...
DOCTOR!!!!
[1000/10]

It never fails =P

*Most of the techniques were taken from the web and condensed.

Sneezing off,
-Ralph-

Can't Sleep for 2 reasons, 1 was cos of my illness, the other is cos of you...

Sick Sick Sick

2006-10-30T22:52:00.000+08:00

*Achoo*

Ugh... The past week was full of illnesses.. Ranging from Mouth-Ulcers to Colds and Flu, Moreover, I've just got a fever. I really wonder what brought about illnesses. Why do they exist? I suppose the same answer can be directed at the question as to why cockroaches exists too. Sighs.. Thats Life..

Havn't really been posting the past few days as I have been rather busy... ... Okay I'm lying, I've been just plain lazy. What to do? All I do now is lie down in bed, rotting and waiting for the sickness to pass and for my results to be given out.

Gah! The flu is really irritating. It just cant decide when it wants to infect me. [This is when im still well] The moment I touch my clarinet the flu will just come and take hold of me. Very irritating!! I want to practise my clarinet leh u stupid virus. Hopefully after this wave of infection, everything will just go away! Sheesh..

Missing alot of band practises. Hopefully I will get back on my feet and stop missing them! Wonder what I have missed during the few practises.. Sianz..

Down with a Flu and Fever,
-Ralph-

Thanks for the prayers my dear =)

Sunday

2006-10-22T19:29:00.000+08:00

Hello People! Its been quite awhile since I last blogged. Apparantly I got a bit caught up with things, therefore, not allowing me to blog. These past few days were exhausting especially since Band resumed. Not to mention the haze, its being a pain in the arse. Wonder why they have to burn the trees down. Have they ever gave a thought for their neighbouring countries? Sighs. Looks like there isn't much choice but to bear with it. Hopefully it does'nt get from bad to worse.

Looks like what the teachers told us before our N Levels was true! After your N levels, you'll be so bored that you will not know what to do! From studing everyday coming to a sudden halt, the change is a really dramatic one. Oh well, back to DotA-ing and CS. Haha.

Waiting for the results is a killer! The feeling of insecurity is too much for 1 to take. We have got 3 months holiday but we have to suffer for 2 months and a week of waiting because our results will only be released on the 15th of december(Tentative)! Cant they just release it earlier? Damn I hate this feeling. Now talking on the phone. ArGh! My lips hurt!

Signing Off,
-Ralph-

Thanks for the Call =)

Redo?

2006-10-19T23:14:00.000+08:00

Decided to re-do the quiz with my own playlist. Some of the answers will be really dumb.. I Can forsee it as half of my playlist is Classical? Hhahaha.. Enjoy~

Here is the deal:

1. Put your music player on shuffle.

2. Press forward for each question.

3. Use the song title as the answer to the question. And there you have it.

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How am I feeling today?
Hardware Store

Will I get far in life?
Will and Elisabeth - Pirates of the carribean Soundtrack

How do my friends see me?
Fog Bound - Pirates of the carribean Soundtrack

Where will I get married?
When I Come Around

What is my best friend's theme song?
Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra

What is the story of my life?
Someday

What is/was high school like?
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: Adagio

How can I get ahead in life?
Helena

What is the best thing about me?
Start of something new -By Eunice

What is today going to be like?
Overture to The Reluctant Saint

What is in store for this weekend?
The Nutcracker Op. 71,Act II,Pas de deux, Tarantella

What song describes my parent(s)?
Classical - Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat major

To describe my grandparents?
Oktett no1, III. TEmpo di minuetto

How is my life going?
Divertimenti-Trio di Clarone

How does the world see me?
One Last Shot - Pirates of the carribean Soundtrack

Will I have a happy life?
Bassoon Concerto in B flat

What do my friends really think of me?
Weber: Clarinet Works

Do people secretly lust after me?
Peter's Denial - Jeasus Christ Superstar

How can I make myself happy?
Blood in the Streets - Forbiddened City

What should I do with my life?
Trial Before Pilate - Jesus Christ Superstar

Will I Ever have Children?
Hotel California

Ok.. Looks like I was right. Hahahahaa. Some fits la.. but some makes no sense at all! Hahahaha. Holidays has been rather boring. Nothing interesting except for hanging out with that one person =) Hehe. Went to meet Alex Soh and checked on how he is. Apparantly, he hasn't really improved much, although he did pass his EoY Exams. Thats it for now I guess

Till Next Time,
-Ralph-

I Love You. I Really Do.

Post

2006-10-15T15:39:00.000+08:00

Am at Christian's house now and doing one of his quizzes. Sounds quite interesting and funny! Hahaha. Btw, I'm using his songs as my answers =P.

Here is the deal:

1. Put your music player on shuffle.

2. Press forward for each question.

3. Use the song title as the answer to the question. And there you have it.

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How am I feeling today?
Paris in Flames

Will I get far in life?
To Mega Therion

How do my friends see me?
Demonology and Heartache

Where will I get married?
Apache

What is my best friend's theme song?
Pull harder on the strings of your martyr

What is the story of my life?
Bleeding Mascara

What is/was high school like?
Room 21

How can I get ahead in life?
Chelsea

What is the best thing about me?
Can I Play with Madness

What is today going to be like?
Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off

What is in store for this weekend?
Requiem

What song describes my parent(s)?
To trixie and reptile, Thanks

To describe my grandparents?
I knew I love you

How is my life going?
Your Revolution is a Joke

How does the world see me?
Unholy Confessions

Will I have a happy life?
Now You've got something to Die for

What do my friends really think of me?
Rock around the Clock

Do people secretly lust after me?
Love is the answer

How can I make myself happy?
Cross out the Eyes

What should I do with my life?
All Neredies beware

Will I ever have children?

One

LOL! What Rubbish sia this post. Ahahaha.. Its Damn FUN I swear!! Ahahahaa. Wondering what to do now.. Sianz..

Signing off,

-Ralph-

Wonder When You are going Online...

2006-10-12T23:12:00.000+08:00

Hmm.. Wonder what to post today. Went to 57 to meet eunice. Had lunch with her and ate some weird desert o.O I think its chocolate pudding? Haha. Waited for her to have her jabs then went to the beach and Rest awhile.

Shortly after, we walked from East Coast to Marine Parade Library to look at a few books, looks like I have to sign up for borrowing books! Hahaha. I have never borrowed a book before in my life? Haha. Drank China Apple and made my way back home.

Took a short rest before my mother started to interriorgate me. Sianz. Dinner was fried food again? Gosh I gotta get rid of drinking Gassy Drinks.. Bad for the health! Hahaha. Well, that concludes my day. The past days were the same, just that I omit the 1st 2 paragraphs. Been sleeping in most of the times and using the computer. Looks like the teachers were right afterall =/ After you study, u'll be soo free you won't know what to do! Hahahaa. Someone cure my boredom!

Signing Off,
-Ralph-

To whoever sees this, Today wasn't a bad day afterall! Cos I met with Eunice =D

Thats a Beautiful Sunday indeed.

2006-10-08T21:32:00.000+08:00

Just like the previous day, I Slept late the previous night. Woke up at 9A.M. Today and rushed to get changed. Reporting time was 9-10AM I sort of forgot the reporting place but unexpectedly, I bumped into Malcom! What an unexpected surprise! At least I know now that I wont get lost. After which, we headed down to the box office, and met Ivan!!! That means we 100% will not get lost. hahahaha.. Shortly after, we turned around to see shirin!!! 1000% we will not get lost as we are supposed to collect our passes from her.

She brought us to the back entrance of the esplanade theatre at which there was a security counter. We collected our passes and proceeded inside. Clarinets had 2 rooms and it was really small la. The 3 of us, Ivan, Malcom and Me took 1 room. The rest took the other? Hahaha. And to think, we complained about the space. Wonder how the other room looked like? =p

Was listenening to Ivan and Malcom play duets till we had to report for rehearsal
at 10:53AM. So much for 11AM. Hahaha. VERY BAD REHERSAL FOR ME! I couldnt find a good performing reed! ahhhhh! Was biting half the time and after awhile, I finally stopped, would have died if I continued to bite.

Lunch was O/t o/T again and we ate at marina square. OMG!!!! FOOD PRICE THERE IS TWICE AS MUCH AS SCHOOL!!!!! Such a RIP OFF! Well, I guess thats the real life out there. Haha. $4.20 for my meal which costs $2 at school. Everyone was talking and I overheard Ivan talking to Jian Hui about AYO. Heard something about auditioning for it as there are certain benefits. However, since it is a Regional Orchestra, I'd guess its hard to get in.

Headed back to our rooms and collected our ties. Got dressed and ready to perform by 2:30.

3:00P.M., Beautiful Sunday Commences! We proceeded to our places and did a few warm ups, after which, Ivan gave us the Tuning note. Just before we started our 1st piece, the Fanfare, a baby burst out in tears and was wailing. Dr Alan waitied for the baby to stop and conducted the Fanfare. Hahahahahahaha. I could just imagine the baby crying even louder after being shocked by the Fanfare. Water logged problems throughout the concert! omg? Very baddd.

Concert ended at 4pm and met someone before going home. Thats what you call a Beautiful Sunday.

Tired but Worth it.
-Ralph-

You made my Sunday Beautiful!

Today!

2006-10-08T01:19:00.000+08:00

Decided to sleep in today as I was awake the previous night, a form of "Celebration" for my Ns are finally over! Hahaha. Nothing much happened today, was talking to people on msn. Yeappers. Went for Phil Youth practise today and omg~ I made a lot of mistakes! This is what happens if u don't practise for 1 week. On top of that, I had a bad reed day! Got a very weird response from both my best reeds and did not change to try my others. Sian. Looks like I'll be going to IMM soon. School won't sponsor us reeds -.-" must fork out our own money to buy ba. Sianz.

Anyways, on Sunday 08/10/2006, Phil Youth is having a performance,

Venue is at the Esplanade,
Beautiful Sunday Programme,
FREE SEATING
Time:1500-1600

Anyone Interested just be there at 1400 and line up to get in -.-"

Thats it for now,
-Ralph-

uueeebrulii

N Levels are OVER!

2006-10-06T22:24:00.000+08:00

Long time no Blog people, Main Reason being that I had N Levels. "Why are you posting now?" You may ask, I'll simply reply "BECAUSE MY N's ARE OVER!" Isn't that a bit obvious? Hahaha. Well, Since I Did not blog for the past 2(?) weeks, I shall give a summary on the N Level Exams.

First was English Paper. It was unexpectedly easy though I hope that I used the correct format. I forgot my I/C No. for the police report! Gah! Mr Federick left that format out. Suay Suay I never practise police report. Thankfully he gave me a format on report. I therefore used it as a backbone for my police report. The only thing I missed out was my I/C.

SECOND PAPER!! HISTORY!! WOO HOO!!! I flipped to the last page and glanced at the 1st question " Nazism" or Something similar. I was so happy! I studied the whole of germany finally! Something I studied actually came out! Unlike SS -.-" out of 3 questions, 2 was adapted Germany! I did the question on appeasement. I actually wrote alot =D.

Third Paper, Maths Paper One. DAMNIT! I CANT GET FULL MARKS! Gah! The paper was relatively easy although I made some stupid mistakes: How many Orders of rotational symmetry are there in this picture? Ans:180 Degrees -.-"

Fourth and Fifth paper, Combined Sciences. Physics was so-so, Don't think I will do as well as I thought I would. The previous night was wasted on cramming too much notes into my head that I deprived myself of sleep and could not really think well in the morning. Chemistry was easy cos I Studied and also thanks to the help of Eunice! =D Thanks! Haha.

Thursday did not have any paper. Thus, I went to church to study with Eunice. She passed me a few of her Math paper 2 to attempt. Thanks for teaching me Area of Triangle! would have lost 2 marks if u didnt tell me the sin rule. Haha.

Friday, Last 2 Papers. Art was examined from 8 - 10:30. During that period of time I was telling myself, "Quality Over Quantity". Quality over Quantity till only 1/3 of the drawing block was drawn on. From 10:45-2:30 I was struggling on the papers that Eunice gave me the previous day. Thank god KC Papers' was not St Pats! I would have gotten a B4 straight. Met Eunice after the paper to get some ingredients for her to bake! Soon after, I returned home and went for dinner at the east coast park. Was not really hungry and had only a coconut juice. Till now I'm still fine.

Well then, thats 5 days summarised into 1! That should be all for now? I think? Yeap! Till Next time! Cya Guys!

Finally Over,
-Ralph-

uReTihSiA

Art

2006-09-26T20:43:00.000+08:00

Reproduced with Permission =P.

Would you look at that. How perfect can a sketch get! Elliot's Masterpiece scored 100/100 which was marked by Ms Karen Pareria. Woah man, this really makes most of the people in art class wonder what they have been doing. Furthermore, Elliot was complaining about the tree! FFS! ELLIOT, IF UR READING THIS, U GOT 100/100!! What more you want? 101/100? Hahahaa. Today passed on as any normal day. The only thing that I found out was that 6B pencils are a whole lot better den HB. Hahaa. JOHANSON!!! I pity you.. You have my condolences. This is the 1st time, I have ever seen an art teacher confiscate mechanical pencils from you, or anyone for that matter. Really Joker sia. I've got nothing to say but laugh! Ahahaaha.

Thats all I have today, I Won't be blogging for awhile, going on a minor hiatus. Before I go, here is a sample of Elliot's Paper 2 Purposed Final Layout. Enjoy =D

All Images reproduced are Drawn by Elliot and not printed out of a camera.
Copyright by Elliot.
[Ti-Ra-Da-Ra-Do-Ra-Da-Ra-Di]

Felt like irritating you Elliot =P,
-Ralph-

2006-09-23T21:28:00.000+08:00

My blog is worth $1,129.08.
How much is your blog worth?

How True.... =D...

Anyways, Havn't been blogging for quite some time as I have been studying. I Don't intend to stay back 1 more year ya. Haha. Hopefully I'll pull through. Going to perform at the Esplanade on the 8th of October with Phil Youths for the 'Beautiful Sunday' programme. Desmond Chow is sitting next to me? Haha. Well, for last practise that is. He asked me to get more players for the section as it is quite small. Too bad the bandroom is closed, no point asking people.

Anyways, Thats all for now, Watching Eunice sign in and out and in and out. Hahaha. Sian, got nothing to do.

-Ralph-

Sian to the fullest extent! I NEED REEDS! GAH!

Boredom

2006-09-20T20:19:00.000+08:00

I'm about to do something I have never done before and that is.... *Drum Roll* DOING A SURVEY!! Ripped this from Eunice's Blog. Don't Really know the purpose of this survey but since its there, what the heck.

Level 1
( ) smoked a cigarette
( ) smoked a cigar
( ) done weed
( ) kissed a member of the same sex
(x) drank alcohol
SO FAR: 1

Level 2
(x) been in love(or i thought so)
( ) been dumped
( ) shoplifted
( ) been fired
(x) been in a fist fight
SO FAR: 3

Level 3
( ) snuck out of a parent's house
( ) had feelings for someone who didn't have themback
( ) been arrested
( ) made out with a stranger
( ) gone out on a blind date
SO FAR: 3

Level 4
( ) had a crush on an older person
(X) skipped school
( ) slept with a co-worker
(X) seen someone/something die
SO FAR: 5

Level 5
(x) had/have a crush on one of your FRIENDSTERfriends
( ) been to Paris
( )been to Spain
(x) been on a plane
( )thrown out for drinking
SO FAR: 7

Level 6
(x) eaten Sushi
( ) been snowboarding
( ) met someone BECAUSE of myspace
( ) been mosh pitting
SO FAR: 8

Level 7
( ) been in an abusive relationship
(x) taken pain killers
(x) love/like someone right now
(x) laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by
(X)made a snow angel
SO FAR: 12

Level 8
( )had a tea party
(x) flown a kite
(x) built a sand castle
(x) gone puddle jumping
( ) played dress up
SO FAR: 15

Level 9
(x) jumped into a pile of leaves
( ) gone sledding
(x) cheated while playing a game
(x) been lonely
(x) fallen asleep at work/school
SO FAR: 19

Level 10
( ) used a fake/someone else's ID
(x) watched the sun set
(x) felt an earthquake
( ) killed a snake
SO FAR: 21

Level 11
(x) been tickled
(x) vandalized something
( ) robbed someone
(x) been misunderstood
( ) pet a reindeer
SO FAR: 24

Level 12
(x) won a contest
( )been suspended from school
(x)had detention
( )been in a car/motorcycle accident
SO FAR: 26

Level 13
( ) had/have braces
( ) eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x)had deja vu
( )danced in the moonlight
SO FAR: 27

Level 14
( ) hated the way you look
(x) witnessed a crime
( ) pole danced
(x) questioned your heart
(x) been obsessed with post-it notes
SO FAR: 30

Level 15
(x) squished barefoot through the mud
(x) been lost
(x) been to the opposite side of the world
(x) swam in the ocean
(x) felt like you were dying
SO FAR: 35

Level 16
(x) cried yourself to sleep
(x) played cops and robbers
(x) recently coloured with crayons/colored pencils/markers
( ) sang karaoke
( ) paid for a meal with only coins
SO FAR: 38

Level 17
(x) done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(x) made prank phone calls
( ) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
( ) kissed in the rain
SO FAR: 40

Level 18
( ) written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) been kissed under a mistletoe
( )watched the sun set with someone you care/cared about
(x) blown bubbles
( ) made a bonfire on the beach
SO FAR: 41

Level 19
(x) crashed a party
( ) traveled more than 5 days in a car full of people
(x) gone roller skating/ blading
(x) had a wish come true
( ) humped a monkey < -- wtf -.-"
SO FAR: 44

Level 20
( ) worn pearls
( ) jumped off a bridge
(x) screamed "penis" at a football game.
( ) swimming with dolphins
SO FAR: 45

Level 21
(x) got your tongue stuck to a pole/freezer/ice cube
( ) kissed a fish
( ) worn the opposite sex clothes
(x) sat on a roof top
SO FAR: 47

Level 22
(x) screamed at the top of your lungs
(x) done a one-handed cartwheel
(x) talked on the phone for more than 3 hours
(x) stayed up all night
SO FAR: 51

Level 23
( ) picked and ate an apple right off the tree
(x) climbed a tree
(x) had/been in a tree house
(x) aren't scared to watch scary movies alone
SO FAR: 54

Level 25
(x) believe/believed in ghosts
( ) have/had more then 30 pairs of shoes(in a lifetime)
( ) gone streaking
( ) been in jail
SO FAR: 55

I know a level 24 is missing but thats how the quiz is done. Anyways I need the thing to be a level So... Anyone got an idea as to what this survey is? haha. 'Humped a monkey' is at level 19 and 'Kissed a fish' is at level 21 -.-" weirdness sia. Haha. Whats the levels for anyways? Does that make me a level 15 as I got all the ticks for that? WHATS A LEVEL 15!! Lol. According to the game that I play, namely "DotA", Level 25 is the maximum Level. Supposedly reaching the limit of what your character is capable of. However, when I look at this survey, Level 21 (Kissed a fish) seems to be more mild than level 19 (Humped a monkey). Does this mean that Kissing a fish is worse than humping a monkey ? Omg? Haha.. I'm suffering from boliaoism.. Someone Entertain me!

BoReD,
-Ralph-

SUSHI!

2006-09-19T21:40:00.000+08:00

Adrenaline rushes through our blood as our Physics teacher 'Motivated' us on what we should do. (^_^ i got 70 for physics.) Time is short and we should buck up. If not, I don't wanna say.

Met Eunice and her friends at church and studied with them. I finally got Sushi! $1 from KC lehs. Super worth it. St Pats should get 1 stall. Thanks ya Eunice, Haha. Watched Felica* and Berlinda* play the drums? They are fast learners sia. Haha.

Basically im just too lazy to blog. Sian, English only got 68 -_-" if only I wrote the correct format! Gah.. How could I forget. Never mind, better mistake made now den a mistake made at N levels, which is even worse as from what I hear, you don't get to see the paper after its flown to Cambridge. Sianz..

Signing off,
-Ralph-

* = Sorry if i spelt the name wrongly.

Today

2006-09-18T21:45:00.000+08:00

WOOHOO! I passed chem =D and almost passed history -_-". I REALLY did not think that I would have passed Chemistry or score that high for History lor. But nevermind I guess, Time to pick myself up from where I have fallen and to 'rise back up from the dead like the pheonix'.

-_-" that 1st paragraph was lame.. Gahh.. Anyways, I PASSED CHEM!! Wahaha. 6 people only pass in my class know :D :D. Sighs. I could have done better lor! But nevermind, better mistakes made now than later on during the actual paper.

Today was suan-till-you-drop day sia, EC and his Nonsenseical jokes sia, out of this world! =X *Psst, he is known as 'Alien' thats why his jokes are 'out of this world' xD* During art lesson, those who came on the day of the art paper were 'excused' from the 'lesson'. (which was at the parade grounds) We were talking about 'What will happen if we get lost in the forest'. DJ was the 1st victim. EC narrated,"He got stuck in the forest and is very hungry, out of nowhere, he sees a grizzly bear with tuna in its mouth." Alamak, EC said that DJ will grab the tuna from the bear's mouth and kill the bear. We were all like o.O. To break the sudden silence, JT said that EC's will never get lost because of his 'Installed-Tracking-Device' he has installed in his head along with a sim card and telekenesis power. JT went like *Beeb, I-Want-to-Go-Home* and a spaceship will come and pick him up. EC countered," You will jump into the river, and swim home. " *FYI, JT is 'squidward', the octopus from spondgebob squarepants xD*. JC commented abt JT and said that it will take awhile for EC's spaceship to arrive due to the lag. Then EC Rebuked," I'm sending a signal.. Do you SEE it?" *Points the middle finger at JC, who doesnt look up and claims he is tuning the frequency to suit EC's radio waves*. After 30 seconds, JC decides to look up and saw what EC was doing. everyone was like "Wa lao, slow leh you" xD. Thats basically how my day in school went.

Took a 608 to church from the KC bus stop and met Eunice and her friends in the next bus stop. Such a small world we live in. Went to church to study. Studied for about 3 hours and got carried away after that -.-" Waited at the bus stop and after awhile, my body felt a little bit oozy. Decided to take the long winded bus 16 to rest on my way back. Thats about all for today, practising my clarinet now. To all the band members out there, Paganini is NOT a piece that can go by without individual practise. Espically for the woodwinds. So Have Fun ya all :D

Flu-ified,
-Ralph-

The Dream

2006-09-17T21:50:00.000+08:00

Omg?

This morning, I had the worst dream I ever had! Its the Musician's NIGHTMARE =O!! I dreamnt that my B40 Lyre CHIPPED!! I was like omfg. I immediatly ran to check my case if it really did happen. Of course it didnt happen la. But during that dream I also tested the chipped mouthpiece on my clarinet. The beak was chipped btw and of course, a very airy sound was produced. Sianz, the weird things dreams do to you.

Woke up at 10 today as usual and went for the 11:15 mass. Took bus and arrived just on time. The 1st part of the homily was funny! *Flash Back*

This is about the famous Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watsons.

"Tell me Watsons, what do you see in the sky?" Holmes asked.

Watson replied," I see millions of stars Holmes. Why did you ask?".

"So do you know what does this mean?" Holmes questioned Watson.

"Well, Astronomically speaking, there are Millions of stars out there and Billions of planets to discover. Theologically speaking, God is telling us that we are only a small portion of his huge creation compared to the million of stars out there. Mythologically speaking, the million of stars tells us that we will have a good day tomorrow!" Watsons described, filled with wisdom.

"What about you Holmes? What does this mean to you?" Watsons questioned.

"Watsons you idiot! That means that someone has stolen our tent!"

This homily reminds us that even though some people may score distinctions for all of their majors and minors, but when it comes to common sense, its a big 0 for them, many times in life we look too far and too deep into a certain topic that we neglect what we have around us. So don't forget that if your camping outdoor and happened to see the beautiful sky, please remember whether ur sleeping in a sleeping bag or in a tent, which is now missing and..
GO SEARCH FOR IT!!!

xD,
-Ralph-

Concert Day!

2006-09-17T00:26:00.000+08:00

Today was a VERY long day. Thus it deserves a very long post. Woke up in the morning at around 10am? Could not get out of my bed and decided to laze in it for another 30 mins. Freshened up and got ready to leave for the MRT station at 12. I though that the reporting time was 1pm at Conference hall. But to my unpleasant surprise, it was at 2.30!!! Thank god I did not take a cab down. Unexpectedly met Kum Fai at the station and decided to wait for Ivan and Victor. That was around 1.05. Left for Conference hall and arrived at 2 plus.

WA LAO!!! THE DOORS NOT OPENED!! Sian.. We stoned outside for about 1 hour plus till it finally opened! Even after the doors opened we still stoned a little longer for things to settle down. Sian. Ivan fell ill the previous day and was like stoning the whole day, poor him. Rehearsed a few pieces after that and the youth band left the stage to let philharmonic winds take over for practise, we had our OT OT(Own Time, Own Target, Refering to our dinner) and was supposed to report back at 5:45pm to collect our ties.However, We decided to watch them practise and waited for Ivan and Victor aswell. They finished practise at 5.20? only 25 mins to eat!! Walked out of conference hall and saw this small food stall in the middle of nowhere, we had no choice but to eat there.

The food was freaking expensive! Thus, we decided to eat 'cheap'. Lo Mai Kai*(Excuse my spelling, not too sure as to how to spell it) was ordered by everyone. Haha. 1.20 only lor. I added 2 siew mai to it, which when it is at the point of contact with your mouth, it 'melts'(duno the word to describe its softness -_-") not the best siew mai I've ever tasted, but it will do. Shortly after, Mr Yeow joined our table. We had a conversation with him and eventually, the topic of Ivan being sick was brought up. *Psst, it's gona get lame from here* The moment he heard that Ivan was sick of fever, he told him to eat curry chicken.. I was like roflmao. And to think, thats only half of it. The next sentance he said was "Thats why ivan, you should drink beer.." Hahahahahaha, the look on everyone's faces was hilarious! and Ivan's face was -_-" throughout the conversation. Mr Yeow left shortly after he told Ivan to drink beer and so did we. Went back to the conference hall at 5.50pm. Nothing much was going on so we simply presumed we were still on time =X. Haha..

Collected our ties from Shirin and set up our instruments. We had photo taking session after that! Took a photo with my fellow 3rd clarinetists, and had a section photo after that. Will probably post the photos when I get it. Went to do my warm ups after that in a corner. After which, Jacintha came up to me with a tuner. At 1st I thought it was a camera then I was like looking at her giving the o.O look. until I gave it a closer look and saw it was her tuner xD I looked like an idiot and laughed at my blurness. She asked who was performing for beautiful sunday, only the original youth members could perform except for Jian Hui, Ivan can't make it and as for me? I'm not too sure. Jacintha said just come down but Im abit doubtful I can join in without an audition? I AM only a guest player. Haha, but I wouldnt mind performing with them, their quite a fun bunch of people and easy to talk to! Yea. We had 1 last tuning as a band and went on stage after that.

One thing I learnt from this, was that the reason that Musicians 'Noodle'(Which in Dr Alan's terms means making random music from your instrument which includes warm ups or whichever piece you want to play) after they enter the stage is because of the simple reason of looking stupid when you stare at the audience and vice versa with nothing being played and silence is in the background. Which I agree. Haha.. I was laughing when Dr Alan told us about 'Noodling'. The way he explained it was both funny and had sense at the same time! Only problem was that no one knew when to start the 'noodling'. Haha. Shirin gave the que to 'noodle' which we did.. for about a minute or so. Soon after, Kum Fai gave the tuning note and we were prepared for Dr Alan's procession to the stage.

Performed performed and performed, Many Weird things were happening on stage. I Shant say much as I Cant recall what really happened. =D and maybe cos its not wise to say it at the same time. haha. The performance was so-so, occasionally screw up here and there. Nothing too bad. Learnt another thing from today: "Never Regret a Performance, Rather look at what you could Have Improved on." The Phil winds was of course good la. Though the Brasses were abit too loud and certain parts Woodwinds couldn't be heard. Met some SPSMB band members too. Wa lao, everyone last minute cannot go.. Zzz.. Nvm, Thanks for coming down ya :D (Jia Hao, Sean Quek[Amazing you turned up =P], Justin Goh and Haziq[Last Minute decided to come! Thanks!]).

After the concert ended, we took a MRT to Toa Payoh and ate at Macs. Poor SPT, didnt have cash to take MRT. Therefore, Ivan gave him a proposition: Ivan will give spt enough money to take MRT on 1 condition, and that is that the latter doesn't owe him any debts!. Either SPT goes home that night or he is stuck at the Tanjong Pagar MRT. Haha. Between the devil and the deep blue sea 1 might say. Talked for about 30 minutes at macs. 1 of the topics was about a cellist, I Can't seem to recall her name as it is like 1.30am in the morning. Think her name was Jacqlin, She was a prodigist, super professional that when you attend lessons with your teacher, you play duets with him cos he has nothing else to teach you! and that was the life of the prodogist. Ironically, She contracted a diesease which paralyses the body and died after she was totally parylised. Very sad life, didnt even get to hear her last recording. We left at 11pm.

Kum Fai Walked home, Ivan and SPT shared a cab and I took a 155 home. I regret taking that bus! I Should have taken a 31 -.-" there was this irritating passenger at the back of the bus who was blasting techno! It was sooo freaking irritating can? I Won't mind if its different songs la BUT IT WAS THE SAME RHYTHM ALL THE WAY, FROM BUS INTERCHANGE TO HER STOP!!!! I was actually praying that the battery would die. Thank god she didnt stop at my stop. Which would be all the way la. Then got this stupid bug crawling around. Irritatingness. couldnt sleep cos I was afraid I would miss my stop which was like 30+ stops. But ya, I just couldnt sleep. Parents called me and asked where I was, I opened the bedroom door and they got their answer! Haha. Went to my computer to store this memory before I forget anything important! Haha. This is a day NOT to forget and an experience definatly worth remembering.
Thanks guys for making a fun experience!

Exhausted,
-Ralph-

Blogging Mania

2006-09-14T18:47:00.000+08:00

Nothing happened much today, Maths paper was so-so la.. Hopefully I would be able to score a decent score. Been adding a few scripts to my blog, quite interesting leh, and fun! hahaa.. Just a short post before I go back to art, which from what I hear, most of the 4N2 people not going to do anything -.-". Cya People, have fun!

-Ralph-

2006-09-13T13:21:00.000+08:00

Philwinds Concert

Date : 16th September
Time : 1900
Venue: Singapore Conference Hall
Tickets at $15 SGD

History Exam

2006-09-13T11:32:00.000+08:00

I'm sooo screwed for my history exam. SBQ was only so-so, as for SEQ, I'm DEAD!!! omg.. I left part (a) and (b) blank.. As for (c), hopefully I'll score there. Concentrated on that particular question. Omg la, at 1st I was happy to see the heading "Germany and Hitler rise to power" or something like that. But the moment I looked at the questions I was shocked. Haha. Whats a proportional government?! Don't answer that -.-"
Gah! Stupid paper..

People going for the phil winds concert : Amirul, Sochanthy, Jia Hao, Ben Lim, Mario, Han Ming, Sean(?) and some Sec 1s(?)
Anyone Else interested?

-Ralph-

Mother Tongue Exam!

2006-09-12T18:25:00.000+08:00

Sometimes I wished I was not as "Guai" as I am. The moment I entered the exam hall (I was late by the way) and got my attendance taken, I asked my teacher,"Lao Shi, who from 4N3 came ar?" He replied with a smile and showed me the attendance list.

Elliot [____]
......... [____]
......... [____]
Ralph [ Tick ]
......... [____]

ALL BASTARD ME SIA!!! 30 minutes into the paper however, Jackson walked in.. I was relieved as I thought that I would be the only one who came for the paper -.-" CLB paper was boring.. Ocassionally I would talk to Christopher Ang and would he would ask me things like,"How to write 'he'('and' in chinese) ar?'' Haha.. Alot of weird things happening around the hall too such as Gabriel and Jonathan, hitting each other with a plastic ruler -.-" LAME! Throught the exam, Gabriel, Jonathan and Ivan were discussing whether to eat hokkien mee.. They supposedly came to a decision as not to go but in the end, they did! Haha.. Followed them and shared a cab with Han. Now back at home typing this post and talking to Eunice, who has just went to chop garlic and onions? Haha. Going to rest guys, Thats all for today!
What a bloody waste of time today's exam -.-"

Exhausted,
-Ralph-

Chinese Syllabus B is in the afternoon

2006-09-12T08:10:00.000+08:00

SHIT!!!!! My CLB Exam is in the afternoon!!!! omg omg omg -.-" waste my time waking up and changing into the dreaded school uniform. DAMNIT!.. Argh. wa lao.. what to do till 2 sia, and to think, I had my afternoon all planned out. Meet Eunice and go get my performance t-shirt. zzz. Looks like I've got no choice but to get it some other day -_-". Sorry ya Eunice, ask u to follow me then in the end I forgot about my stupid exam -_-" not unless... I follow the rest of my class's footsteps : CHAO IT!!! Haha.. Got about 5 hours to think of a decision =/. Haha.. To go or not to go, that is the question.
Damnit...
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

Lost,
-Ralph-

Blog:Updated

2006-09-11T13:02:00.000+08:00

Updated a Music Section in the side bar, could'nt really find much music so thats all I could come up with for the time being. Will update more as time goes on. Have Fun =D

-Ralph-

START of Prelims!

2006-09-11T12:18:00.000+08:00

This post is gonna be a short one. Just finished my exam and am at home now. Chem paper was a killer, partially because I didnt study for it, or did'nt have the time rather. As for maths on the other hand, I'm confident of a pass =). It was easy in a way cos I have been practising maths. Not too sure as to how I will fair in paper 2 which is usually harder. Comon people!! Buy the tickets!!! Philharmonic Youth and Philharmonic Winds are having a combined concert on the 16th of september at the Conference Hall, tickets are at $15. Anyone interested tell me personally, don't go put it on the flashbox. Thats about it for now, meeting someone later so i think i should rest now. Couldn't sleep last night -.-".

Tensed,
-Ralph-

My Blog Lives Again!

2006-09-10T23:21:00.000+08:00

Hello people, its been awhile since I blogged.. Okay so its been a year since I blogged. Reason for going back to blogging? Partly because I've noticed that I have lost my touch to write stories, refering to my english compo which in turn, has deteriorated my spelling. Its atrocious and I have to do something about it, thus, Blog. Of Course that isnt the MAIN reason as to why i started to blog again, the main factor is probably that I felt these past few days have been worth recording down and that it should not be gone just like that.

Well then, Lets get this post started with. I woke up today in the morning, at around 10am. I was reluctant to get up as I was still tired from the previous night's practise but I had to prepare myself for mass. Stood at the back of the church again, don't know why, but its one of my most favourite places of the church. Probably because its nice and cooling at the back compared to the crammed up congrigation sitting on the pews. Shortly after mass started, Damien and Chris Paul came in. Chris paul told Damien that 'Nature Calls' and went to the toilet, or so he says he did. The idiot could be seen from 2nd level talking to someone -_-".

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After lunch, I made my way to La Salle for Philharmonic Youth Winds rehearsal. I forgot to practise 1 part! But that was in a way a blessing in disguise? Was able to sight read that part without MUCH mistakes. Of Course there were some mistakes but I guess it was'nt that bad for someone who only had one day to practise the piece? By the way, my Section members are (1st): Ivan Ng and Jacintha, (2nd): Victor and Jianhui, (3rd):Hong Ghee and Naqiah. I'm playing 3rd too. After practise, we gathered outside to discuss a day for sectionals and was decided that it will be on Friday, 6PM. Jacintha won't be able to make it as she is busy.

Followed Ivan, Spt, Kf and Victor for dinner. Haha.. It was hilairous the way Ivan talked about the food and services. Hahaha. Still won't forget that dinner and about the 'choice of selection'. Haha.. its sort of an inside joke. After dinner, waited at the bus stop for a 196 to come. Took 30 minutes for 1 bus to come and another one just behind it.. What a waste of time! Haha.. Thats all I have to post for today, god prelims tmr which I havent studied for. Cya ppl!

Bad Reed Day,

-Ralph-