The Last Dance .

Monday, August 25, 2008

Yet another day

23:18

It's 11 pm and I'm feeling horrendously sleeping. Our Theatre is finally open for use (only for music students). The stage door in on B2 and to get to the stage one has to walk in a maze just to find your way there.

I'll be rehearsing with SMU string ensemble tomorrow. I wonder how it will turn out to be. Heh.

On the main study issue, my dear polish teacher seemingly is always in a rush to finish as many thing as he possibly can in 1 hour. He gave me one etude to study in 1 week and play for him in class. During class, we finished playing the etude, plus correcting the mistakes in 15 minutes. Than he went on with the concerto and rushed through 4 pages. Including those terrible hemiola passages where your RH can be playing 10 notes in one count and your LH will have to play 8 notes in one count. So that's a ratio of 10:8. That was 35 mins of work. He had to leave early because the office wanted to see him. LOL. Aloy told me he was as rush during his class too. He finished his etude in 10mins! Haha... Wonder what's with the rush rush thing.

Than, I suppose i should be getting some rest before i get into a massive waking up problem tomorrow morning.

ぽおやすみ〜

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The One Lesson Day

21:12

We had one class today. Yes, that's right. 1 class only.From 9.30-11.00. Interesting lecture on Impressionism. I did think that eating too much paracemol can cause stomach discomfort.It idid give me a terrible time at class. So, 'clever' me decided to drink up during lesson time... Anyway, I hope my brain did retain some bit of Lindsay's lesson. I was feeling quite terrible and wished that lesson could end that instant i stepped into class. I think he went through some fine artist and writers also.

Here's the pretty picture "Impression. Sunrise" by Claude Oscar Monet used for the opening of his ppt presentation.

It's the Debussy and Ravel day (I guess you musicians out there would have already guessed).

Now, I'm still wondering what I should for classical history. I got Stravinsky to research on and i'm doing Stravinsky too for Classical tutorial too... For Classical tutorial, I've to do 'The Rite of The Spring' and for classical history, I've to choose 1 work that show cases that era and the composer personality, techniques...etc... and I still think that the 'The Rite of the Spring' does most justice for it. I don't wish to repeat. Am considering whether or not I should do 'Oedipus Rex' . Oh well, I'm going to read more than...

Monday, August 11, 2008

Founder's Day

09:58

YAY! I get one day of holiday. Though, i still have to attend piano lesson with Dr Bae at WEST COAST ROAD (I'm only emphasizing that because it's SOOO far away from where i live.). Drats. On the high note, i'm meeting up with Sam, will pass him the goodie bag from school. Well, at i get to meet up with a friend i hardly see around.

Well, i got Mr Arkadiusz Bialak for main study teacher. That means i better start practicing before i get it from him. Now, we all at Lasalle know very well how strict he can be. Good for me, i don't think i dare to laze.

Now...why is she choosing UK too and of all places, King's College! Oh my gosh, I DON'T want to meet her there or see her around at least for the next 2 or more years i decide to study overseas. Ha. She's always following whatever i do eh. Is it sheer coincidence or intentional? Whatever it is. I pray so hard i don't come into contact with her. Study O level music, she also do. Learn 2nd instrument, she also must die die do. My style of playing also let her copy here and there ( well, hear her play, it sounds like the non-improved version of mine). Now, i'm planing on going to UK or Holland and she's thinking of it too?! GO study in Aussie! AND to think, I gave her notes for some subjects and all and she thinks like i'm competing with her. So silly lor, why would i want to compete? Think i so free, got nothing to do ar. Well, at least i'm busy and i mean it really busy. This 10 mins i'm taking to type this nonsense is really unfathomable.

ERR... Okay. I've just went ranting like crazy. I guess it must be just me. Well, this is what happens, when your super close friend betrays you and without a single thought for your feelings, stab you with the most uneven sword ever, pulls it out slowly and laughs at the state you're in. Than, when you start showing the 'not so suang' face, than that friend writes you a super duper LOONg letter stating how she didn't think of it or ever mean it. Now, what should i believe? The actions or the words? God says to forgive. Yae, sure. I certainly do. Though, i still think she's still on it. Ha. Whatever, i think she's just too competitive. i seem like i'm the one, the 'bad guy' cause i complain so much. Yae, i complain that much when someone goes overboard. I don't do that like on anybody yet.

Some people ought to stop putting on a mask. These evil, scheming people really should start thinking if it was ever worth doing things like that to a friend. I could dare say that I've never spoke anything bad about her behind her back, nor have i done anything that would harm her. All i ever did was to care for her. Was that bad? Was it just me acting stupid or what did i really do to deserve things like that. Well, people think i'm the bad one cause she's sooo quiet. It seems like she'd have never said anything nor do anything that would harm me. Heh. Have they never heard, 'the silent dog bites the hardest?' On another note, the empty vessel doesn't always make the most noise.

ARGH, i wish somebody there will understand. That's why i can't take it anymore and have to find a breathing space for myself. The world is sooo corrupted. I believe that there are good people who exist. I don't betray people, i believe there are people who are like me.

Than going for piano class now isn't such a bad idea after all.

Ciaoz

Monday, August 4, 2008

4th Aug, School Begins.

21:26

Another semester at Lasalle. I suddenly wish that time could fly. The anticipation of getting out of school is almost suffocating me.

Things at school did get better for some, or least for many. For myself, it probably didn't. I got sorted into a group of five by a 'magical sorting hat' that apparently sorted me into a group with a senior that is native chinese. Realise, this is Singapore, vernacular language- English. I pray that our translation for technical terms will be palatable, rather understandable. I'm trying to have faith in the group. I sincerely am. The task assign, OH so very avant-garde! Quite troublesome too. It also proves that the school thinks that we're too free and have lots of time to spend on project works. Beneficial or not you ask, I wish i was the electronic 'ask iris' service.

Adding to the pile full of work we already have there's a whole other lot of scores to play. Another 170 pages worth of music was given- to be deciphered over the few weeks we have. Than the orchestra scores for viola is in treble clef THROUGHOUT!. I mean all the way for over 40 pages. Now, i pray SOOO hard i won't forget that I'm NOT in alto clef.

Lots of work...yes... That's fine. It won't hurt. Not a bit. So long i work out my schedule right, i should be fine. The timetable... perhaps not... On one day, there is not a single break in between our classes. From 9am - 7pm. Now, i wonder which superhero goes without a lunch break. They don't fight crime all day...do they? Food, is NOT allowed in classes... Besides the stomach issue, i wonder if my poor brain will still be able to absorb after 3 hours. Will that be wasting time if we are not absorbing because we don't sleep enough or will it be because we have too much information to absorb and no lunch break.

Than, I was treated with a 'pleasant' surprise. My main study tutor had been in class with us from 2pm-4pm conducting a workshop with us. Only after her lesson did I discover that i was to have a change of main study tutor. Reason being, my teacher cannot find time to teach 5 of us. That was really a late discovery.

Know i wonder if i can survive in this situation....

It feels horrible.