As the time get nearer to the competition....stress build up. It is like when time does not permit and you have so much stuff undone. Just my ruan good friend zaohiong to listen to my sai wai....wa. his comments are very helpful and beneficial. Thanks. music is so subjective, everyone has different opinion to the same piece of music. Hence, i learn to accommodate and accept different playing style and techniques. It is like my life...trying to accept my weakness and build my strength.....

GOOD LUCK to competitors and friends taking competition this year!
Take care too.

Next friday, SYCO audition...auditing for DARUAN. Hiaz still struggling with the scales especially B Flat major scale. Trying my best and hope i dont disappoint my teacher.

Few more days will be the competition...feeling nervous as days goes nearer and nearer...maybe i still havent settle down and get my moon tuned in and well prepared. Someone please give me some time. Competition always bring me to a higher state of mind...but Stressful.

Looking for more ruan students and tuition as to earn and save for next year NTU plus my music lessons.

Music path 2007-

• Ruan grade 9
  
• Learn piano and music theory.
• Learn basic guzheng( recommended by my teacher)

Haha. Sometime, i just felt that i am a little too harsh/ hard on my younger brother when he is going through this adolescent period. Attitude changes, behaviour affected by friends and playing online games like no day and night. I been through most of it. But luckily i got a group of good friends in secondary school and poly whom help and supported me through. I am hard on him as i dont want him to repeat the same stupid mistake i make in the past like never put in effort in my English. I want him to know in Singapore, Certification does matter. And to have a better life in the future, he has to exercise responsibility, managing time and segregate playtime and worktime. I stop him from long hours game....he might hate me, but he might realise one day in the future that time gone means gone, wasted means no more. If he do not cherish his time to achieve what he want to be, he might regret one day. "maybe he is still young", that is the excuse my mum always gave. However, to me growing up is a journey where one exercise responsibility...maybe he hasnt see yet.

A tiring one. A dirty and sweaty one. Full of love bites by the mosquitoes. Despite all the negative comments, i actually enjoy it in the process of it. Building teamworks, sharing opinions and differences, compromising to different ideas...making new friends. Isn't that just life. Complaining the harsh and toughness of the field camp plus i dislike being dirty, i cant believe i enjoy it. Now, back to normal life. Have to prepare for my competition and hope ob, sec and ruanster have more outing coming up.

Fun day...went kboxing and window shopping with obians at orchard b4 the hell next week, god blessed!

I do not have much time for practising my set piece and it is worsened by the stay in for SPT. hiaz. sianz. One thing NS train me is to adapt to situation. Challenging leh.

Went out to gym when the rain turn slightly less heavy and meet up kuku and shudup for dinner @TCC. THe curry chicken chop was fabulous and the service is really good! Enjoy the dinner there. Then we went window shopping for kuku's bag, winter clothing as she is flying to america on christmas. So nice right. Hope i can go too, but serving NS. Nvm. Future still got chance la....

Cherish every moment to practise my ruan, hope can catch up and memorise the songs. GAMBATE!!!!

I was informed on 04 of nov to join 3AMB section proficiency test on the 06 of nov. It was a bit rush hence i was not able to prepare my field equipment. I will be staying in 2 weeks and there will be outfield which is my nightmare. I hate outfield. No choice i ended up waking up very early in the morning of 6th, drag my tired body and extremely heavy duffle bag to the MRT to meet my friend. I have to catch the super early train or the first train i should say. WE TOOK the 7 AM train in order to reach the Jurong camp by 7.30pm. A very long journey from Eunos to BoonLay.

Reaching there and seeing unfamiliar faces, i feel exhausted as it will be another adaptation period-making new friends, adapting to staying in, adapting to different command. Luckily, the master sergeant and my "new" section mates are rather interesting. I learnt many ideas and fun games, and working style from them. They slowly accept me in their group.

In the theory lessons, we learnt many combat essential facts and common understanding which i have never encounter before. And playing with figurings is the most interesting part of the SOP generating. Though my section do quarrels and shout at each other like other group but we manage to smoothen down the atmosphere with a joke or smile. On the friday, we had a modified practice in the field to give us a taste of it....yah a taste of it. I still dont like it. Hope i will go through the 3 days 2 nights outfield tour peacefully ......

The night fun and laughter at sushi tei again. Though i am quite tired from the whole day of lesson, i enjoy myself with the sushi and udon and soba....quite glad 7 of us can meet up again despite everyone busy schedule and life. Some busy with exam and some busy with work. Hotel line the working hours is always irregular. I Also very busy with my upcoming competition. Hiaz life is worsened with the section proficiency test held at jurong camp...stay in 2 weeks. I cannot touch my ruan for 2 weeks and that would be devastating to my competiton. What to do? I dont own my life now. But hate they always do last minutes notice and this is my second time complaining...Screwed up all my planned schedule.

Last day of Oct, and is nearing to my competition..but i havent memorise the final round concerto...perhaps i havent have the time to settle down and practise. There are too many commitment in camp.... I need to settle down fast as to get the ball rolling...

Music that touches audiences' must come from the hearT. More practices are needed to furnish my skills to the compeition standards. "said these many times but still havent get it done!" Deathdate is nearing!!!