I'm back again!

Wooh. Finally blogging again after so long.. Uni life's really busy with so many events and so much stuffs to study.. Living in hall is really an experience cos' there's like so many fun ppl and fun events like hall ball, meeting for meals, games, (including sleeping in wee hours) etc etc etc..

Seriously need to manage time properly man.
1. Family(i want more time with family! now is like only 1week see them 2days only!)
2. Studies(hmwk + revision)
3. SYCO(concert faster end!)
4. Changkat CC(i want to retire~ yet, i noe i'll miss the ppl there damn lots)
4. Hall events/(committee? i need to join something to be able to stay in hall next yr, but now already so busy! ><)
6. NTUCO(another new one to the list)
7. Dizi grading(should i take? do i have time to prac?)
8. Dizi individual lesson(should i take up the tempting tuition scheme?)
9. Teaching dizi lesson n tuition(coping okay so far)

okay 走一步看一步..1.30am >< gotta slp le.. guess it'll be long till the next post! till then!

-jon

BMT Apache Section 1 outing.

This is rare! haha.. Had an dinner outing yesterday with army bmt section mates: buddy Zong yi, dekai and jason, at Marina Square.. All reached late except me.. -.- so i went shop for SP gift at City Link.. had a hard time deciding wad to buy though..

After near 1hr of walking arnd then they finally arrived.. Went Wang Jiao HK cafe to eat.. food was okok.. and the riduculous thing is when dk asked for plain water, the waitress actually said it's 20cents, and 40cents for cold one! (isn't it supposed to be foc for restaurants?) haha..

After finishing dinner and catching up with each other, we went to Esplanade rooftop to twang and do more catching up.. Parted arnd 11plus.. hope to have another outing soon, probably with more ppl next time!

-jon

Final gig perf + Perf at SSA

Casper, QS n I ended our 3rd and final gig perf of the Singapore HeritageFest 09 at the Northpoint yesterday and it was quite good(although not as good as the one at Suntec), and thanks to CT for helping us with phototaking!

After the gig, QS drove us over to Singapore Soka Association to help out with an event performance.. I must say the sound engineer, stage crew and the in-charge are very committed and they did a better job than all those for the gigs.. Haha.. I think it's better not to compare so much.. 人比人气死人. =P Was impressed with the motivational talk by the patient who miraculously recovered from colon cancer and by the violinist who had a very high standard.

qUoTE of tHE DAY: 我们不一定会因为赚很多钱而富有，但我们可以因付出的善念而使心中富有. -jon

2nd gig performance.

Casper, QS n me had our 2nd gig performance at Suntec atrium.. Today's perf was better than the previous one at Centrepoint, having a better DJ and a better stage.. We even had some students from NYP who interviewed us as part of their project.. It's kinda funny being interviewed with a voice recorder, as if being interviewed by news reporter.. haha!

After performance, the 3 of us tgt with QS's soka fren went for lunch at Botak Jones cos got voucher from NDP preview.. haha super shiok! And after lunch since we were quite free and Casper can't go home yet, we went play L4D at bugis.. althought it's my 2nd time playing, it's way more cool this time round with the mic and earphones! We can like communicate n enhance teamwork... n talk cock of cos! haha.. hope i dun get addicted to it. :D

-jon

Tamade. Suay.

I'm going nuts! Freakin suay day..

Morning walked to bus stop waiting for bus.. End up realised i forgot bring my phone with me(2nd time in the week!). Walked back home, thankfully halfway saw my mum running towards my direction with my phone! super touched! Thx mum! haha.

Afternoon left cc early to meet aunt at Parkway Parade(who came down from Dover) to recontract my mobile plan and at the same time change it to under my name. And also to recontract my bro's mobile plan. End up realised my bro's n my plans both haven expire(thought it was 18mths den can change le, but they say 24mths!) then cannot get new phone at cheaper price, need pay $100 more. The other thing was i can't change my plan to under my name cos haven 21yrs old so i can only have 1 line under my name which i already used for my bro's plan! So paiseh to my aunt who came down all the way la...

I WANT LUCK!

qUotE oF tHE daY: More birds, more luck? -.-! -jon

New dizi student.

Yay i've a new dizi student and we had our 1st lesson today.. :D We arranged to meet at the bus stop and the funny thing was.. My student was behind me and din call me until i turned back and noticed her there.. After that she said i looked like secondary school age thats why thought i wasn't the person! -.-

With good music background as a piano teacher herself and studying music as a minor, she managed to pick up on playing dizi quite fast within just a lesson-- able to play almost the whole range of notes(only with abit more difficulties on higher notes), hitting minimum 4 seconds of long notes, memorised most of the notes for the basic fingering. Only minus points are the tone and tuning of the notes played due to lip and air control. Can't wait for next lessons to come!

QuoTe Of THe dAY: The thing that spurs me on teaching is the improvement my students make every lesson. Watching them learn and improve over time gives me a sense of achievement. -jon

SYCO Chamber Ensemble Recital.

The coming concert SYCO Chamber Ensemble Recital – “Elegant Music Series” is now available for sales at all SISTIC outlets. Get your tickets at only $6 for Early Bird Discount (till 31 August 2009)!

Details of the concert

SYCO Chamber Ensemble Recital – Elegant Music Series

Date: 19 September 2009 (Sat)
Time: 8pm
Venue: SCO Concert Hall

Synopsis

Chamber music derives from western classical music. Originally music by family members playing together for self-entertainment, chamber music has developed into fine music performances by small ensembles. Coincidentally, traditional Chinese music originated from small ensembles of instruments such as erhu, pipa, dizi, that allow the musicians to showcase their artistry.

Currently, full orchestral music is the trend and that causes young musicians to drift further from the traditional origins. In this chamber series, hear the SYCO members perform newly-arranged Chinese chamber music, in performance formats borrowed from western chamber music but playing works infused with the quintessence of traditional Chinese music.

Programme planner cum conductor, Quek Ling Kiong, make bold moves by bringing together Liu Tian Hua’s master piece, Song of Birds in a Desolate Mountains, liuqin ensemble’s version of Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto in G Major, and contemporary and experimental work Drama all in one performance. Appreciate the sounds of Chinese music, vibrancy of youth and return of the traditional.

Stopping time, I need time.

I don't know why...

but i'm having a fear in me-- keep having the thought that when uni starts, all the things that i'm enjoying now will be replaced by the 'hectic, busy' and all new undergrad student lifestyle.

I'm seriously enjoying the life i'm leading now-- hanging out with CC frens(both co gang and the newly formed i call 'my co gang 2' for mini meet-ups like concerts, meals and badminton sessions, going for CC and SYCO practices once or twice every weekly and playing music which i really enjoy very much with fun people, playing basketball with the nyjc gang, teaching dizi lessons and tuition few times a week...

Will i be able to maintain all these current activities when i transit into the next phase of my life?

When uni starts, i can forsee myself getting busy with the course workload. In addition to that, i'll most probably be staying in the uni hall and there'll be alot of hall activities. (which means it'll really feel like i'm back to army-- mondays to fridays in camp, no, school.. and only saturdays and sundays i'll be back home, which i'll be using the time to teach dizi n tuition and go for CC practices)... ...

Really hope i can still frequent CC everyweek for practices.. Mr. Boo still wants to me to plan a concert in December.. Actually i myself do want to have one, so that it not only serves as a chance for the juniors to gain experience from performing, but simultaneously getting the senior members back to perform and for us to have a gathering. Alot of people have asked me: "Why are you so 'on', still go CC for practice every week without fail even though you've graduated(from sec sch) and up till now?" I think the reasons are because firstly, i've been there for so many years and it has already become a 2nd home to me. Secondly, CC is the important platform and reason why i am at my current standard of dizi playing and the countless number of friends i've made-- from practising like there's no tomorrow with ChaoYong and YanDeng in the sec sch days, to stepping up to lead the orchestra as the president, to the CC's inaugural concert in 2006 up to the concert in 2008. Very often, i do feel 'tired' of being the president, especially when i don't have a batch of very committed and constant committee. I really don't blame them because i know they do have their other commitments and i haven really been a good president to start with, since i'm quite slack at alot of times... But, i really do hope i can form a new committee for this year 2009 and at least plan a good concert for the end of year. What i need is time, and commitment, not only myself, but also from the orchestra...

Woah, just realised i've written out what i've been putting inside me all these while.. Surprisingly, it kind of feels good.. However, can anyone assure me that after uni starts, i can still maintain the life now that i really want?

-jon

Performance at Suntec for ICP 2009

Woke up at 6am.. yes.. 6am.. it's been a long time since i wake up so early.. surprisingly i managed to get myself up quite fast after hp alarm rang...

Met up with Yvonne and her parents outside the Convention Hall there.. Had a short talk with her dad, after which i found out from Yvonne that he's a warrant officer in the army.. =S haha.. Had a conversation with Mr Lim from MOE and Mrs Heng, the principal from Nanyang pri.. and found out that Mrs Heng is also an enthusiast in CO and she asked us about the more prominent figures in CO which was also from her 'era'. She also gave me her namecard and kind of invited us to go to her pri sch CO to like perf and entertain the kids.. Funny thing was, she kept telling us not to panic for the perf when we are actually not really panicking.. :D

Performance was quite short.. I played my 五梆子 and Yvonne played her 战台风 on guzheng.. i had a few mistakes here n there but tink i managed to hide it off.. =P Got the chance to went backstage to hear the performance when it was Yvonne's turn and i tink she did quite well and up to her usual standard. After performance we each went home separately. :D

qUoTE oF thE daY: I was thinking of a 'formula' for producing a piece of good music. And this is what i thought- EXPERIENCE and hear how the actual piece sounds like. ABSORB it thoroughly into your mind. ANALYSE the music; why it is played the way and how the original musician played it. PRACTICE and REPRODUCE it in your own style, yet not changing the meaning of the music, with heart and soul. -jon

Post chalet syndrome

Due to the huge response of people asking me to plan another chalet, i can affirm that the 'post chalet syndrome' virus has spread... haha.. I wan plan another chalet in dec! but not sure whether i'll be able to... Really really need to see how busy i'll be when uni starts... damn.. i'm so getting used to my ord-long-holidays le... and it's ending in 1month's time~~

sianzz... i dun tink i can go for the SPMS camp from 27th july-1st aug le.. out of the 5 days got 3 days are SYCO prac + perf @ esplanade... I so wana go for both mannnnnnn... no choice.. suck thumb.

1st time sitting in Casper's car today! He actually rented a car and we went to 兜风 before he returned it then we went to eat DURIANS! sinfully shiok~ finally eat before the durian season end... haha!

quOTE oF thE daY: ...and i can't stop myself from enjoying the holidays... -jon

CC chalet.

Back from chalet!

Glad it was kinda successful, with attendance of members from current sec2s up to xiaopeng generation n oso Mr n Mrs Boo.. Had lots of fun too with all the people who went..

BBQ: Food was just enough i guess.. only that certain accessories(charcoal, tong) were in excess and quite wasted.. haha we bought a watermelon for the bbq!

Nitewalk: Pasir ris Park/Mangrove swamp. quite not bad, but maybe if there's a next time, will exclude the lightsticks.. haha.. too bright, atmosphere not scary enough. The playground was the highlight.. haha.. played all the way from arnd 2am till 4am..

WildwildWet: my 2nd time going, and i tried the SlideUp for the 1st time! really exciting but makes me wana keep playing. haha..

Thx to all who attended and made the chalet so fun! hope u all had enjoyed it as much as i do. :D

quOtE oF thE daY: I may be cursing and swearing to myself when planning for the bbq, but the fun made up to all of it. :) -jon

Upcoming performances.

Juz realised i have quite a handful of performances coming up.

9/7- Solo @ Suntec (syco)
*18/7(2.30pm)- @ Centrepoint- Bamboo Goes Pop (The Triplets)
*24/7(12.30pm)- @ Suntec City Tropics Atrium- Bamboo Goes Pop (The Triplets)
*26/7(3pm)- @ Northpoint- Bamboo Goes Pop (The Triplets)
30/7- SYF closing ceremony @ Esplanade (syco)
2/8- SYCO @ Botanic Gardens
19/9- SYCO @ Singapore Conference Hall

The 3 performances for Bamboo Goes Pop is a gig by me, Casper and Qisheng. 2 dizis and piano. We've specially composed up a medley of familiar tunes ranging from Lee Hom's Forever Love to Ah mei's 听海, to Chan Mali Chan and 上海滩! Come support, it's free! :D

-jon

Country Roads. Leaving on a jet plane.

Got a sudden urge to listen to these 2 songs by John Denver... Good songs, especially oldies, makes me put all my stress aside and gets me into the holiday mood..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN86d0CdgHQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLBKOcUbHR0&feature=related

Enjoy!
-jon

It depends.

Last sat:
Had 21st bday celebration/surprise party for Kellyann last sat at xiao wan's hse.. The surprise din turn out to be as surprising as we thought(with some of the party poppers which did not work!).. Nevertheless, still had fun with the class n enjoyed the food that we prepared!

Today:
Went for interview for moe teaching award.. scary sia.. with 2 principals n 1 other moe scholarship officer sitting in front of me.. haha it din go quite well... almost stumble on a few qns.. hoping for the miracle gd news to call in within 2days time.. :D

quiz.

Name a friend's name from A-Z:
A: Andrea
B: Benjamin
C: Casper
D: Delia
E: Emma
F: Francine
G: Gerald
H: Huizhen
I: Irene Chen
J: Jonathan Lau
K: KinRen
L: Lo Jun An
M: Michelle
N: Noelene
O: Oh Glenda
P: Peiyin
Q: Qisheng
R: Ronald
S: Seraphina
T: Tay Zhiwen
U: (manchester) United
V: Veng wai
W: Wen Xiang
X: Xenia
Y: Yvonne
Z: Zahreen

1. can R and S be together in BGR?
No link. but possible :S

2. how is L related to you?
Chinese Orchestra! CC and SY.

3. does Y know Z?
Nope! Not at all!

4. if C betrays you, will you kill him/her?
haha.. best fren sia. i trust him.

5. if K steals your bf/gf, what will you do?
that'll be fun.

6. if B tells you he got a crush on you, what will you do?
Zom my gawd.

7. will/did you and M get into a fight?
Nope, and never will bah. :D

8. who does P got a crush on?
no idea?

9. if L calls you a bitch, what will you do?
lol! slap his ball :S

10. whats the relationship between you and H?
CO frens.

11. who does Z like?
zhongyin suona! hahaha... both are Z.

12. who is I's best friend?
I put her name on the quiz sia. It gotta be me. :D

13. what colour does Y like?
duno leh.. (Y)ellow?

14. where does F live?
Kallang.

15. did you and C have a fight before?
Definitely! We fought fiercely together on notes to brave the A levels period!

16. who is H's best friend?
Her bf. haha!

17. what can you say about T?
A NYCO-alumni-wannabe!

18. what if D says she have a crush on you?
I'll go speechless for sometime. :D

19. say a word about Y?
Guzheng pro player! wootS!

20. how is P related to you?
CO fren.

21. how is X related to you?
Dizi junior.

nyco chalet

Went for nyco chalet at ECP ytd.. totally enjoyed the talk-cock session with the group.. =D Had nite cycling throughout the nite from 11pm-6am.. We cycled from ECP to geylang to eat tauhuay and youtiao! Then continued on highway to Singapore Flyer where we actually 'raced' and took pics at the F1 racing track! Last stop was at Esplanade, where we(or maybe i) caught some 1hr plus sleep before we headed back to chalet. Almost shagged out... but shiok-ingly enjoyable!

-jon

Swine flu joke.

A bear, a lion and a pig meet.

Bear says: "if I roar in the forest, the entire forest is shivering with fear."

Lion says: "if I roar in the jungle, the entire jungle is afraid of me."

Pig says: "big deal.... I only have to cough, and the entire planet lives in fear.

-jon

good news/bad news?

Received a call from syco management regarding the HK trip in august... Good news: all who auditioned were chosen for the camp. Bad news: not allowed to go 'cos of H1N1 problems. zzz.. kinda feeling abit disappointed. Hopefully next year still can go lo..

But it isn't a bad thing afterall.. another good news is that.. cos of the cancellation of trip, I can participate in the Uni orientation/hall camps! haha.. :)

qUoTE of ThE daY: Changes-- It's all about adapting to them. -jon

sunburnt.

Went play basketball with julian, qisheng, wenting n siuhon at serangoon central today.. zzz... super scorching hot weather... had lunch tgt.. julian sibei lucky.. buy scratchcards win 2 times in a roll... haha.. play pingpong for awhile after lunch den went home in the afternn.. and got shocked at how red i got from the few hrs under the sun today... sianned.. sure 破皮 very soon.. >_<

-jon

angels & demons.

Went for 05S3B outing ytd with Qs, Ct, Jovin, Wenting, Sandy and Wanlin.. omg, Angels and Demons is a must watch! super exciting! After movie went to eat tau huay :D

CC members take note!

hey peeps! I've booked chalet for us to have a gathering-cum-celebration for all your efforts put in for SYF.

Location: Downtown East Chalet
Date: 26th-28th June (Fri-Sun)
Time: Anytime after noon on 26th.

Pls help to spread the msg arnd to the rest of the cc members.. Btw, the cc has fully subsidized the chalet booking fee!! So we only need to split cost for the bbq food (that means per person shud be less than $10) and pls reply to me (sms/call/email/live) if you are going, so that i can have a rough estimation of how much food we gonna need.

quOTe OF the daY: Life is tough. Be tougher than that.
-jon

Vesak day.

Ytd had Mothers' Day dinner with family and relatives at Bedok North area... After that rushed over to Sandy's Bday celebration at costa sands pasir ris...

Inspirational.

Was browsing thru blogs and happened to see this 2 'excerpts' on one of my fren's post...

心中有乐手中就会有乐.
音乐是工具，教育是目的.
为的是将音乐精益求精，
更近真善美，
自然会有应得的回报。
音乐唯有出自内心方能进入人心。-Xiang Le

really inspirational.. :D

qUote Of tHe day: There's an end to a journey, but it's the journey that matters in the end. -anonymous

good job NY CO, Guzheng, Band!

Juz got to know that NYJC band got gold! wah triple good news for the sch! Congrats to all 3 CCAs! :)

Went for haircut in morning today.. kinda like it :D

Casper came over my hse and we prac dizi and work on our perf 'project' which is in July.. Settled 2songs and decided on which duet song to play.. Still long way to go :S

Badminton-ed with KR, Francine and Geraldine @ Tamp sports hall in the late afternn.. super cui.. i 'deproved' alot.. plus now left hand super 'bolat' liaozzz....

ok so long, diary!

-jon

Well done NYCO!

WOohhs! NYCO -- Gold with Honours! So proud of u all! All the efforts, practicing for long hours and putting your 100% into perf, have been worth it.. Haha.. the feeling of getting gwh is super high.. Imagine doing your unique sch cheers and singing(or screaming) your sch song out loud in the hall after the results.. o_O

Well done NYCO! jiayou all the way! :)

-jon

17 again.

When you are young, you feel like it's the end of the world when things go wrong. But it's actually just the beginning. -17 again

NYCO jiayou!

Went watch NYCO's rehearsal for SYF at SCH today with Wan Ying and Jessly.. Saw Delia, Zhiwen and Jeremy(SACO was having rehearsal before NY) before going up to hall.. zzz.. if i'd known i wud have gone earlier to hear SA's rehearsal...

No joke. NY's improved alot since my 05/06 batch.. There's so many members now and all the sections are like so high standard as compared to then.. Dizi instructor changed to Mr Lim alrdy.. (so good!).. Ding laoshi's expectations higher and stricter than before.. She said one thing to the orchestra which i think will be quite useful when playing instruments, especially woodwinds: '用演奏大声的状态来把小声奏出来'. I tink this yr's SYF getting a gold no problem.. Aim for GWH! Jiayou NYCO! :D

qUoTE of The daY: Man is what he believes. -Anton Chekhov
-jon

'Holiday' month.

No work for the next 3weeks cos of schools' mid yr exams! Gonna make full use to maintain fitness and have intense dizi practices! 闭关修炼!

Swim Swim Swim.

Jog Jog Jog.

Prac Prac Prac.

Have nothing to do with each other again. Forget about unhappy stuffs. Move on with life.

qUOTe of THe daY: I really wished things didn't have ended so unhappily. -jon

Chance.

Many times in life, there's only one chance in doing things... Treasure the one chance, make the best out of it and never fail it... Because you'll only realize it's too late when you ask for a second chance. -jon

A dream all along?

It struck on me just like, ironically, Thunder...

and the lightning branched out countless of 'Why' questions in my mind..

2 months plus.. seemingly short.. but it felt like an eternity and sweet 'period of time'...

Short period of time- how short is that gonna be? I can't even bear for just 1 sleepless night already...

Let time decide? Maybe I've appeared at the wrong time, or maybe i shouldn't have appeared at all...

Maybe things aren't as simple as I thought they could be...

Maybe I can never understand you...

Maybe I'm just foolish -- foolish to get myself so deep into this...

Maybe I just hate the word 'Maybe'.

There's so much so much that I want to say to you... yet I'm really clueless on where to begin on...

Sometimes, silence is golden. But it seems like silence don't work for me...

I thought I had rested long enough and recovered for the past 2years to begin a new chapter... yet, the dreaded feeling came right smack not once, but twice again on me...

Why? Maybe it's best those questions are left unanswered... ...Damn... not 'Maybe' again..

All along, I was just the odd-angle in the isosceles triangle...

'Maybe'... maybe it had just been dream all along...

"stupid, shorty, Jodi Picoult, thunder, history, C 调, departures...", going cc, 18, 59, studying together, that nerd pig, audition, bugis, movies, pasam malam, 板面, 牛油虾球, you, your hands, your hair scent, your tickles, your lips, your smile, everything else...

Memories are easy to form, almost impossible to forget... just like the saying: poured water is difficult to retrieve back.

I think i need a compass, or a street directory to guide me on this road... Wait... it should be a life-compass or a life-directory...

Still, I must thank you for the short yet sweet and unforgettable period of time... thank you for being a great partner... thank you for loving me... thank you for allowing me to show my love on and knowing it hasn't gone to waste... thank you for letting me realize important learning points that i should carry on with me for the rest of my life...

Best wishes and may you find your true happiness in life...


quOtE of ThE daY: Maybe, Jonny, it's time to get reorganized and move on with life. -jon

stupid me.

Glanced past the songs that we were gonna play today in the practice schedule for sectional practice.. Went out of house in a rush to take my dinner at coffeeshop below my hse.. while opening the drink can, suay suay cut my finger den went buy plaster after finishing dinner.. Was thinking how i'm gonna play dizi with my index finger plastered up..

Reached SCH.. luckily still got 5mins to 7, i thought.. walked towards the room and tried to open the door.. it's locked!.. i knew it must be that i saw wrong date on the schedule le.. called Xiangle to confirm and zzzzzz.. no prac! Cursed and swear at myself for being so blur... ZZZZ...

quOTE of The daY: Your voice's the soundtrack of my summer. -jon

random.

Saw on a tv ad a couple of nice quotes.. so put them up here to share with all..

"I've learned that I can't choose my feelings, but I can do something about it.."

"I've learned that a smile is an inexpensive way of improving looks.."

-jon

Be organized.

Went shop with yummy for her fav. author's storybook ytd..

Had a sumptious dinner TREAT at my 'dizi student's' dad's seafood restaurant.. Although trip there abit long, but the good food makes it worthwhile le.. :D

And i've gotten my weekly planner.. time to get organized, Jonny!

qUoTE of ThE daY: A smile a day makes Jonny a happy guy. -jon

wohoo!

yay i finally went JOGGING today!!! shiokalaosai. =)

but very slowwww..

HAPPY 2Nd~ :)

quOTe OF tHE DAy: averagely, i'm a 8 outta 10. -_-" -anonymous

Buffet outing.

Went Novena eat seafood buffet with CO gang.. Zhongming, Julian, M.A.D., yihui and james.. i swear really ate till super full, until cant breathe properly.. But the food was Oiishi! =D (guess i need to work it off by going for jogs le)... (oh wait.. i always say so and when was the last time i went jogging again? =P) After eating, hung arnd at Novena S.C. n Square 2.. and played dare and took pictures.. FUN!

qUotE of THe dAY: Smile, Jonny, smile. -jon

Terence's Bday Party

Went for Terence's Bday party today at Yatch Club Chalet... Quite fun and high with a 'hired' band doing live performance. =D

-jon

Steamboat outing.

Just came home from steamboat dinner session with mum n dad.. Was supposed to go Food fair at Suntec.. but ended up going Bugis cos i promised them to bring them there last time.. haha.. Met up with aunt and went for the steamboat buffet shop across Bugis Junction... Eat till super bloated! fat liao fat liao.. =x Din took any photos thou.. haha..

-jon

Ubin trip.

Went tracking at P. Ubin for the 1st time with Ah boy Gerald today..

We set off quite early in the morning arnd 9am and went Changi village there to take a short 10min ride on bumper boat to the island. Upon reaching at around 1030am we start our hiking towards the Eastern part and up to the summit of the island. There, we managed to see a quarry with an averagely sized lake at the bottom.. Stayed there to rest and take pictures for awhile before continuing our way down back to the jetty for lunch.

Lunch was nasi lemak bought earlier from Changi village market from a popular tendor.. wanted to save money as the food sold there were slightly more expensive.. After lunch at 12plus we continued towards Chek Jawa at the western end of the island..

It was a longer distance walk this time compared to going to the summit.. But we were lucky the sun wasn't too glaring amidst the canopy of the trees from the side of the tracks. Really reminds me of the times in army when i was doing route march in Tekong. Haha! Just when we reached our destination, it started to drizzle but it wasn't that heavy so we just walked on anyway. Kinda unlucky we din really see much of the fauna at Chek Jawa-- only saw few mudskippers and very tiny crabs. Continuing further on, we reached the viewing tower where we met a bunch of pri sch scouts led by Gerald's frens.. The scouts even mistook him as an instructor cos he's wearing the scout logo and 'instructor' print. The view at the ~5storeys high tower was quite not bad, can see quite far but not clear only.

After Check Jawa, we backtracked to the jetty. Along the way, it rained, this time downpour and we had to run quite a distance to our next shelter.. When we finally got to the shelter, we din really stay for more than 5mins as we were kind of being feasted by mosquitoes on our legs. By the time we reached back to the jetty at arnd 2.30pm, my legs were cui-ed.. Sat down at a drink stall and opened coconuts to drink. The feeling of drinking a nice cold coconut after a tiring(but fulfilling) walk/run is super shiok. Bumperboated back to Sg after that. =)

Great day.

The sms received in the morning immediately turned his mood for the better..

Yay he's finally early today! =x

Went out with her to study and helped her with the oh-gosh-so-much holidays homeworks for the whole afternoon and then go TM look for her 'list-of-to-read-books' storybook.. was kinda lucky to find the final one on the shelf.. then bused to his hse area pasam malam there for snacks in the late evening.. It's a long time since they've each gone for such nite market... bought "some"(actually quite alot) food and they settled down to eat tgt.. He really relishes the moment eating and laughing with her over those tiny bits of funny stuffs. =)

Yay i'm going Ubin tomorrow~ =D

qUotE of tHe DAy: Giving love to the one you love and seeing him/her happy is the greatest thing in the universe.. and nothing can replace that. -jon

w.t.f.

wahlaoz... jonny's no more caveman.. shud change to jonny the noobcake le... ZZZ... freaking fail *** the 2nd time manzzz!! -bangs wall- zzzz... makes me feel like i'm destined to be chauffered for life. -.-''

recently has been kinda slack.. with pri sch-A on 2weeks break from prac.. but gd thing is can spend more time with Yummy. :)

hmm shud i go IT fair this weekend? ? ? ?

quOtE of THe DAY: new goal: go Japan see snow tgt! -jon

oh the feeling.

Went for swimming with neighbour Gerald on mon.. Actually wanted to go Tamp Safra but found out only brought one Safra card... Non members oso need to use cashcard pay.. in the end no cashcard we walked under the hot sun to Tamp sports complex there de swimming pool.. By the time reach there close to noon time.. Swam 20laps den go for lunch den back home le... Today woke up den felt the sunburnt pain on shoulders... zzzzzz.. Going again tml morning! yays.

qUotE OF thE dAy: it's great to love and to be loved. -jon

concert.

Ytd's Ntuco concert was a success.. Had enjoyed myself throughout the concert (despite the stuffy tie and blazer making me sweat).. And lots of thx to those (especially you) who came to support the CO and me..

qUotE oF thE daY: jonny is happy today. -jon

Beezy day.

Finally had my most 'busy' day since ord... out of hse from 8am and back at 10pm...

Went to pri sch to teach dizi today.. had 2 sessions, one in the morning one in afternn... Morning was ok since only 3students and easier to manage... Afternn had 11students and.... it was ChoatiC again. -_-" somemore today afternn weather hot like siao, we had no aircon room to prac in, had to prac in the open, and i freakin got ulcer in my mouth.. Shucks man.

After lesson, went to Serangoon to meet CT to pass him the tix for Ntuco concert.. (Thx CT for buying 6tix from me although u cant personally come watch! =D ).. Had dinner at there den went for SYCO prac as usual.. And finally back home after a long day out. Hah.

-jon

i love being random.

Jonny can't wait:

- for the NTU CO concert day to reach and to end soon.
- to pass his stupid btt which is in 2weeks time.
- to learn driving.
- to get more lobangs to earn money.
- to get his hair dyed.
- to have an overseas holiday which he has been yearning for a long time!
- for someone to lend him sec3/4 physics and chemistry txtbk, so that he can give proper tuition without having to spend time recalling what he'd learned 6yrs ago. (if have pls donate to me!!)
- to get a earphone.
- to change his antique-cum-non camera-cum-army-cum-cui phone to a new one.
- to get a proper watch.
- to go out with YOU! =D

qUoTe of THe daY: Always laugh when you can; it's cheaper than medicine. -jon

Vday.

Sat.
Went celebrate Wang jia's bday at dbl O with jason, desmond, andrew, zurui, ben, wayne, ah long, ming jun, wei loon, royce.. drank super lots, and reached a new limit(without getting drunk) :D Left at 1plus and fell straight into bed and 'concussed'. XD

Sun.
Last nite set alarm at 9am for today but i actually woke up at 7.45am surprisingly! guess i'm quite used to the 7.45 wake-up timing le... that's gd news.. goes to show i'm not 'lazy pig'. haha! Got quite alot of sweets, chocs at cc today from alot of frens.. In fact, almost everyone got something from one another.. :D Kim actually bought a bouquet of many flowers and distribute to almost all of us a stalk each. Prac was kinda as usual today.. ZZZ..

Nothing beats her handmade card with her own design and her own drawing and her lovely 'u-decipher-it' message.. =)
-jon

mixed feelings.

Finally tml's ORD day... can officially be a civilian with pink ic... :)

Recently, it's been eventful, with the past 4 days having CO pracs and celebrating ZM n SY's bday on last Sun...

Talking about pracs, i found out that i'm currently having an avg of 5prac in a week. =S
Mon- SYCO combine prac(7-9.30pm)
Tue- NTU prac(7-9.30pm)
Wed- SYCO sectional prac(7-9.30pm)
Fri- NTU prac(7-9.30pm)
Sun- CC prac
Plus now got lobang for teaching on wed n thur.. and BHCC prac on sat.. woohoo!!! everyday CO! "GREAT"! luckily this 7days-a-week thing doesn't last all the way.. can rest slightly after ntu's concert on 27th feb...


Is she the one? Am i able to help her? Am i able to give her what she needs? I really want to help her break the barriers in her live and see her being happy-- the real happy that she really needs. But am i the 'correct' person? I'm confused. I don't know the answers, but that doesn't matter for now, for i'll give my best to give her the best she needs all the way.

qUote of THE daY: Beyonds words. -Jon

Teaching pri students.

Gosh.. i guess i'm way too too kind to kids.. Nearly vomited blood today after teaching two sessions of co sectional lessons at one pri sch. haha..

In the morning was lower pri.. dizi students got 5 but only 3 had dizi.. suona students got 6 but none got the reed, and when i finally got the reed and distributed to them, 4 of them spoiled the reed and had to replace it, only to spoil it again. =X Ended up asking the suona students to clap along the rhythm of the few practice pieces.

In the afternn was upper pri.. saw the same 3 dizi students which i taught 2yrs ago.. they're pri 5 now.. and they still rmb me! =D but they're still the same (always laughing and shouting and quarrelling as ever). -.- one of them even come n poke me and climb behind my back. WTH! okay the few of them tend to be better with their skills and that's where the problem lies. Had to go slower with the rest of the section who were new to some pieces(which the few of them alrdy played b4) and the few complaint it was too slow n too boring. Ok greats. Separated them into 2 smaller groups and it got even tougher to coordinate 2groups at a go.

Was quite impressed with how the 2china instructors made the whole lot of them sit down quietly(with their hands on their knees and sit with back straight). haha super fierce(but i guess that's how it works to discipline these kids).. One thing that made me contented was how they thanked the instructors at the end of each lesson. This is how it goes:"起立！ 行礼！ 谢谢老师！ 老师再见！ 老师辛苦了！“ haha.. it must be the teacher taught them to say that.. but it's good for them i guess.. =) cultivates their respect for teachers.. (okay. bullshit. where was the respect when i had to keep asking them to sit down quietly, around 3 times per success attempt).

qUoTE OF ThE daY: One need a great lot of patience to teach kids, especially kids nowadays. -jon

No more camp Duties.

WOOHOO.. I've juz finish my last camp duty today! No mORE dUTiEs!

O-R-D lo!

ps. YIPPIEE. :D

-jon

Rattling complains.

Damn the men-of-steel game shit for spoiling my mood!! Suay man.. can really feel my 犯太岁-ness becoming more and more visible man... ZZZ... kena chosen to become wad swimming competition IC... den need attend briefing at 9AM!!!(notice the shit color). Other ppl 1.30pm(that's my favourite-cum-lucky color for the year) book in.. ZZZ... hate last minute informing/changes man..

qUoTE of THE daY: The best way to predict the future is to invent it. -Alan Kay
-jon

Rojak topics.

YOYO! haven been blogging for quite some time... this week, spent super wasted trips for shopping for new yr stuffs... went bugis, queensway and tampines on 3 separate days and ended up buying nothing... i guess im too picky le... XD think after new yr earn some more money from part time job le den go buy....

Countdown to ORD: 18days! (working days:6!)
finally the day is coming.. greats.. sort of came up with an 'After-Ord To-do List' for this year.. in order of importance..

- Stable part-time job (relief teaching/dizi lessons)
- Maintain fitness level (flat tyre coming out le!)
- Teach dizi lessons
- Take BTT, FTT and get driving license (ASAP)
- Learn dizi (from *****)
- Get a Dip. cert for dizi
- Dye hair (wad color??)
- New HP
- Overseas beach resort holiday
- 'Hiking' at MacRitchie
- and haven thought of wad else to write here...

I'm off to complete the last 2pages of score-rewriting!

qUoTE oF THe DAy: If we'd known each other earlier, I would have one more worthy friend in my life earlier. ^^ (yep it's u.. +U for score-rewriting!) -jon