Sometimes, i really don't understand. I don't know, still not knowing what to feel over it. :/ but, since it already happened, there must be a reason for it to happen! A reason that is good, better than what i can imagine. But somehow it still left an impact in my life. The way people deal with things, aren't really very nice after all. Or maybe there are even more important reasons why is it handled this way. But still, it isn't nice to treat someone like that right. I don't know. To say that i am nor hurt by it at all, i'd be lying. :/

But God says, 'This is the day that the Lord had made, I will rejoice and be glad in it.' The very reason of a living God watching over me and loving me so much, is something to rejoice in! :)

And also i am reminded of Job, 'The Lord gave, the Lord take it away, Blessed be The Name of The LORD!' :)

Just need some time to quiet down, and all will be fine! :)

Many things that i've planned, i cannot carry it out now. Hope they get someone who can give them something much better than i can. :) I'll miss some of them! :/

God has a plan, a plan far greater than my plan.

School

Today was the first day of school! I'm not school-less anymore. (: Waited for M outside the school gate, cos i was scared the security guard find me suspicious again like that time. Hehe, and we clocked in at 7am! :D and left at 2.30pm. What a long day we worked!

First day of school was... Funny being a teacher. Playing some games, that were not very interesting with the class, that i scrapped the whole idea of playing games. And realising that asking them to introduce themselves one by one didn't work at alllllll. Failed completely! :( boo.

Realising i should plan more stuff! Actually i need more time to think i guess. Today i had, one hour math, one hour music, half hour health ed, two hours ss. Wow, wonder how did i survive today. Haha

Anchor verse today was jeremiah 29:11. But what was said after that struck me a lot too. From what i remember... It was, you have to seek the Lord, wholeheartedly, and you will find Him (:

Kind of thankful first day of school is a friday! :D let my feet rest for two days and back to work. Haha, monday monday monday! And i have more time to plan! :D The other teachers were nice too. Haha, very funny. They like to joke about their age among themselves. Haha.

And i devised some new ways to help time pass more quickly in class!! :D time had never felt sooooooooooooooo wols. :)

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm................... hooray? hooray!

Hi blog! :)

It's 2009! Happy New Year to whoever who reads this blog! :D HAHA, oh man, can't believe michelle tan actually wrote rather accurately about things i felt about 2008. So much as happened in 2007 and 2008. It kind of felt like yesterday was just the beginning of 08. So fast! It's perhaps one of my busiest year!

I'm really glad for last night, what a meaningful way to go into the new year. It's such an encouragement to me, a newness that is symbolised by the new year. And i kind of can't believe i'm going to start teaching in like... tomorrow. HAHA! :D It's really amazingggggg how God gave me this job, and plus plus plus - blessed me with michelle tan also. Hehe! Tan, aren't you happy i say this? But its really beyond all that i can comprehend that I have this job now. Everything just feels... so blessed. Really, who am i to deserve all this?

I really want to use my time wisely, make my life a good gift to God who gave me this life. :) feels so funny, don't know what God has in store for me tomorrow!

In 2009... uncover new things about yourself! :) hehe.

Also, 2008 had been a really eventful year. I can still remember the feeling i had when doing resolutions for 2008, don't know if i had followed it. Haha. But i really learnt a lot through everything that i went through. :)

Looking back at 08's resolutions, haha so funny i just realised michelle tan helped me write 08's resolutions and helped me sum up 08. HAHA :) i thought those were rather funny resolutions. This year, i have more serious resolutions that i in fact really do hope to achieve! :D

HELLO! gladysheng is too engrossed cleaning her room! A nice friend like me decided to help her blog! HAHA :D

Heng had a difficult year! But she is really thankful that it is finally coming to an end! MEP, band practices and school work have stressed her out greatly! But through God's unending love, she has managed to stand above all these adverstities! HAHA :D I make you sound like you have fought some battle for the school like that! HEE.

Heng is also really grateful that she will be working with me next year. I can't believe we are still going to see each other EVERY SINGLE DAY! HAHA. so much for my mummy saying that we all have to grow up, leave our comfort zone and go our separate ways! HAHA. I think my mummy just said a funny joke (:

Let's try to look mature and professional on the first day of school! HhAHA(: and I'm sure the students won't laugh at your surname lahs heng! HEE. I wish you ALL THE BEST in the many hundreds portfolio that you have to collect and all the singapore history that you have to repeat! HAHAHA!

anyways, have a great countdown at church later! BYEBYE! I guess gladysheng misses switz trip but not 2008!

signing off, Michelle Tan!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY THAM JIE MIN! :D you're finally 18 but you don't behave like 18! But that's alright, i'll still friend you!!! :D HAHAHAHA this is a really funny photo of you. I remember all those days we were in bp! :D badminton and band (HAHA but i forget quite some things about marching) but you were very funny! :D

Let's be life-long friends, like life-long learning! :D and don't shift house ok, if not i can't call you to go home together already. HAPPY BIRTHDAY THAM! and see you tomorrow! :D

Hi! :D I'm at michelle's house now blogging! How cool right. Waiting for 7pm plus to come so that i can meet my mum for dinner! :D And i'm wanted by a school for relief teaching! Hehe. :) :) And michelle says she's proud of me! Thank you thank you.

Its been close to three weeks since As ended, and i've thought a lot a lot alot. Met up a lot with jie min, rachel and michelle. And miss gan and miss tang. Went back to band quite a few times. And gymmed too! Should really start practising piano soon. Really practise! And i called up this place for a piano teacher job too. Hehe.

Nodame pursued piano at a professional level to be able to one day perform a piano concerto with chiaki. What about me? What do i play piano for? Hmm, i've thought a lot about that. And i guess, probably its because recently i discovered that music can really express all emotions. It can make someone happy, make someone tear, one day i also hope to use this gift that God gave to speak to the hearts of others too. Okay hehe :)

And christmas is coming soon! :D Something special to me, because it reminds me of how much God loved us. <3

I've got over it! :) :) :) i should not wallow in the troubles i have, but rather to just pray and pray and pray and pray, until something happens. I know He is Almighty. I know, He won't abandon nor forsake me, and my loved ones. Whatever that happens in life and in the future, He has a plan for it. And this plan has ways that are much higher than my ways. So, I'll just keep on praying.

And haha michelletan, i DID NOT disturb your plan for today okay! :D:D:D:D i bet you had a fun time hanging out with me too! :D ok happy going out tomorrow and just to tell you, i finally successfully copied you and signed up for relief teaching. Hehe, thanks for being such a wonderful and nice friend. :D

And tham jie min! Haha, pardon my indecisiveness. Haha! I read your blog! :D Hope you read mine. Haha :D i want to see what you got for me eh! Finally giving me my present! Next thursday you free? Let's go steamboat! :D Its the first day of your 18th year of life. Haha :D

I've went back to school many times since holidays started! Such a funny life. And I've did quite a many things, met up a lot with people whom I haven't been seeing because of As. Just so glad that As ended. :)

And thank God, for everything. :)

When lilacs last in the door-yard bloom'd, referring to Walt Whitman's poem, programmtic heading of the middle movement of Sonata Op.11 No.3

When lilacs last in the door-yard bloom'd
When lilacs last in the door-yard bloom'd
When lilacs last in the door-yard bloom'd

New Objectivity states that music should be widely accessible, communicated clearly, and draw connections to the events and concerns of the time.
It opposed complexitiy, and promoted the use of familiar elements, borrowing from jazz and popular music, or traditional music.
New Objectivity thinking in music states that the style of a particular work should be based on the character and function chosen for it.

Soldier's Tale (1918)

According to Stravinsky, my choice of instrumentation was influenced by the discovery of American jazz. The Histoire Band resembles that of a jazz band. The percussion part must also be considered as manifestation for my enthusiasm for jazz. I borrowed its rhythmic style, not as played but as written.

Concerto for Piano and Winds (1924)
Movement I: Dotted rhythm intro and Allegro section of relentless driving rhythm
Movment III: Percussive use of piano in the starting

Symphony in C (1940)
Use of Symphony, Sonata form
Principal theme introduced at R5 by oboe accompanied with violin II and viola. Harmonic ambiguity when melody is C major, viola and violin II strong sugguest E pedal. Percussive effect of viola and violin II instead of their lyrical qualities. Antiphony 4 bars before R2

Symphony of Psalms (1930)
Movement I: Octatonic scale, changing meters and unexpected rests in the opening that creates metrical instability. Gregorian Chant at R4, its a plain song of Roman Catholic Church, uses only two notes, against the multiple ostinato patterns in oboe, english horn and bassoon. R9 percussive use of piano. Omission of violin, viola and clarinet to avoid an emotional sound palette. Moto perpetuo. Scoring of double reeds that resembles a renaissance consort.
Movment II: fully developed fugue with tonic-dominant statements and strettos.

That's all for Stravinsky! Plus Pulcinella (1919-1920)!

According to Grove Dictionary, neo-classicism is the movement of style in the works of certain 20th century composers, who, particularly between the two world wars (1918-1939), revived the balanced forms and clearly perceptible thematic processes from the earlier styles, to replace what was to them, the increasingly exaggerated gestures and formlessness of late-Romanticism.

According to Grove Dictionary, neo objectivity is the simultaneous emergence of socio-political and artistic trends that emphasized the democratization of all areas of life. It is a term coined by Gustav Friedrich Hartlurb. Haha, okay i still think its a funny name. Fried-rich Hart-lurb. Reminds me of lard.

According to Stravinsky, he say that Pulcinella is his discovery of the past, the epiphany through which the whole of his late works became possible.

According to Morgan, Pulcinella has the unmistakenable flavour of 18th century music, but the original was subtly transformed so that it takes on a new and unexpected Stravinskian character. He also said that the point for Stravinsky is not to go back to the past, but to revitalize certain basic traditional compositional assumptions in ways consistent with the comtemporary harmonic and rhythmic practices.

According to Hindemith, he say that the 19th century concertos are being erred by degrading concertos into uncontrolled virtuosity and symphonic tensions.

look at my retarded friend, Miss T. Haha! :D

tham says:
alright darling
tham says:
talk to you later in the day
tham says:
im coming soon ahhahaha
tham says:
*coming back
tham says:
have fun piano-ing
tham says:
or studying
tham says:
or whatever
tham says:
ugh
tham says:
i dono
tham says:
alright bye

Tuesday, Wednesday! :D
All the Best Lit friends! Hooray your exams finally finished today! :D

:D

I think what Pastor KK said today is very meaningful! He said, there was once this message he heard when he was young, that one day when we will be accountable for all the things we did before God, and there will be this video flashing everything that we did in our lives. And then has he grew up, he realised there was truth and untruth within this message he heard. The truth is that, one fine day, we will have to be accountable to God for our lives. The way we lived our lives, the sins we've committed and etc. But, the other truth is that the video will just be blank! :) because in God's abundant and gracious love, he erased our sins, he did not forget them, but he forgave them. :) :)

I just feel very comforted and touched by hearing this. I guess we'll never know how much God's love is. Breakthrough, comes with transformation.

And my mama did two good deeds today! Haha, so proud of her. And i went to the greenridge music centre haha to ask if they needed a piano teacher.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and hooray!! :D :D :D

See you soon tham jie mOn! :D

It is the 5% of private life, not the 95% of public life that matters most to God. (:

Hindemith, Stravinsky and Milhaud! Okay, so far i've only gao-timed them. Haha. Sonata for Cello Op.25 No.3, Suite 1922, Ragtime 1921, Kammermusik no.1,2,4,7, Symphonic Metamorphosis after a theme of Carl von Weber, Ludus Tonalis, Zeitoper "News of the Day", Death's Death, Murder, The Hope of Women, Symphony Mathis der Maler, Symphony of Psalms(1930), Pulcinella Suite (1919-1920), Symphony in C (1940), Concerto for Piano and Winds (1924), The Nothing Doing Bar (1924), Suite Provencale (1936)

Gamelan, Java, Bali, Indian, Hindustani, Carnatic, Tabla, Sitar, Sarod, Sarangi, Veena, Violin, Mridangam, Ghatam, Kanjira, Morsing

Such a sweet sweet sweet sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet ending!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3


HAHAHAHAHA :D

I'm so slow eh. :/ the drama was produced like ten years ago, heh. And i only watch it now! :D eh, but i really think that guy is quite handsome. Ok, i should stop saying the same thing. :p And there's this song i like in the drama. Sometimes, come to think of it. Music really has this unspoken effect, somehow some tune can penetrate right into your heart and i don't know. Haha :)

I'm at SIM now! Haha :) and i'm blogging with their computer. How cool right. Hmm, something more exciting happened today, like that weird guy who kept scolding this aunty at a bus stop some where in china town. Singapore seems to be having more strange aunty/uncle nowadays, Haha li ting, remember that chilli aunty? :/

But on the whole, i really think eldery is a group of people we ought to care for. Think about it, when they were young, they live in a Singapore which is not as developed as it is now. And now that they are old, so many of them have to come out and do cleaner jobs. Sometimes i feel rather bad to have them clear the plates for me :/ thanks aunty/uncles!

And china town is really an authenic ethnic enclave. Really, i think it gives China foreigners a better sense of belonging. Haha! :) great job PAP! In the re-imaging strategies. And anyways, i really concluded that Cambridge is really rather exotic. The questions they set are.. and i really really think that transport problems will come out next year for human geography. So j1s who take h2 geog, please go study that. Heh :)

And the library should be about to close soon! :) still got one more paper to go! And i haven't decide which direction to take in the future. And, for the record, i actually bought books. Yes! :D i hope i do get a chance to read them. Haha! :D and i bought this cute sticker too. Yay! And christmas is coming soon!! And my jap drama, i really think it scammed me. It's something like the f4 meter garden, except that its all in jap, and i think the guys are better. Haha i don't know, just my opinion! But the point when she confessed to the guy's sister that she still really likes him a lot, i think it was just a little sad. That she have to act like she doesn't care and stuff like that. Tsktsk, i shall continue watching it tonight! Hehehehehehehehe :) :) and i kind of like that girl!

Can't wait to hang out with miss tham at her house to watch nodame! :D Yay all this will happen soon! In another two weeks time!! :D and for some of my classmates, they already ended exams! So good! :)

And this is such a long post. :D okay, ta! And hsm made me think more about music as a future option! Okay, not exactly an option. Not like i choose them, but they choose me. I'm still not sure leh, if i should continue this path.

And i think hearing the news everyday ok well almost everyday for the past two weeks before gp had help me to open my perspection of the world. So, the world is really really really really, that complicated. Sometimes, i wonder what Barack Obama is doing now as i type this post. Haha! :D

HELLO HENG!

I can't believe you started A's with only F-I-V-E papers and you already at your second last! HAHA. I had to survived through three terrible consecutive days of paper before I can finally say I'm at my 2nd last..

We can start enjoying our 12 days break to our last paper!

and you're going to watch HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 with liting today! Oriana says she can't believe that you're gg to watch that movie for Zac Efron! HAHA :D

Oh... i dunno how to find your NON-EXISTANT tagboard leh! HAHA!

im your loveliest FRIEND(: MICHELLE!!! HAHA.

This is the day that the Lord had made, I will rejoice and be glad in it! :D

Yay! Okay, i kind of like those pictures, so niceeee. :) Indeed, this is the day that the Lord had made and I will rejoice and be glad in it! Everyday! And indeed, we live by God's grace on a day by day basis, and God's grace is like a never ending river. Happy econs today!

yay! :) this is my 80th post! Happy 80th post! :) and my tagboard is lost in somewhere in cyberworld. :( Actually, i think i'm really very noob. Other people around my age, know a lot of stuff happening around the world, not just know what's going on, but exactly the story of those stories. Sundays without piano lessons now are more relaxing! :) yay! bye to school for five days, band on saturday and piano on sunday! :D went to malaysia for lunch just now. Heh, the malaysia duck. And since it's a Sunday, i'm going to give myself a rest! For its a Sabbath right, a good rest with a little reading up on news! :)

Just now, when we were halfway through our meal, it starts pouring very heavily. Heavy heavy heavy rain!! And then i thought the waiter and waitress were very nice. Especially this guy, he only thought of sheltering the customer and forgot that he was getting nearly drenched. Maybe this is one of the way to show love and care for others too! :)

Okay, i'm not going to say how long more it is till As. Quickly come quickly go! :D :D :D and yes, this week had been an eventful week of staying at home. Math, geog, gp, math, geog, gp bla bla bla. But okay lah, two more weeks! And i think i'm going to pick up my reading again. The last book i read was.... The Da Vin Ci Code :/ okay, that's really outdated. Haha! I remember reading during lesson time in sec4! :D and i took such a long time to read it. Plus all my fines i accumulated in National Library because of my Berlioz books, tsktsk i think i'm born without the reading genes. Okay, what a long post. Isn't it? :) :)

It's such a nice weather to sleep! :D and take a stroll in the park. Hehe

Hello! I went to school to study today! :) i did vectors in the library at my favourite corner, and still dozedd off (again :/) after lunch! And i bought the 1.20 math thing. Haha, actually to think of it it is really rather ambitious to do finish the 19 dollars one. Haha! Ok, i think my doing-math-pace is improving! :D yay! And i did a little more news research! :) and i have a few thoughts!

The world is really not at peace :/ so many conflicts everywhere, we should really be glad that Singapore is like rather safe as compared to other places. The financial crisis, maybe its time for people to realise that it is not good being greedy. Hope wall street won't crash like it did in mep history :/ maybe a new wave of music will rise. Ok, haha i anyhow say one. But it sounds really bad :/ though i don't take econs. And and and, nothing much already actually. Today was more of politics news!

Shall finish up complex numbers later in the revision package. The whole world is at the last few pages of the package, and i'm still at the first few :(

And yay! Studying with Soh and Tham on monday, breakfast with Lee on tuesday before geography mock and after that will be asian consultation! mep mock on saturday!

And the ac games thing is really funny. Haha, just look at how many people there is. Haha! :D

What a long post! :D

Shout to the North and the South
Sing to the East and the West
Jesus is Saviour to all
Lord of heaven and earth


Today is the last day of school! Yes, as much as i really don't like waking up so early and rush here rush there for lessons, i kind of like school too. :) i think ac is special in this special way.. i really feel that the teachers here are rather different. as in, for some of them who personally taught me. it's nothing like that of bp. maybe because in ac, its like we put this whole education thing in His hands, and its something that i never experiecned before. and i really thank God for that.

These two years flewwwwwww past. really. so many things happened, i've learnt so much, and perhaps grown up a little too i hope! :D hehe. so now is the time to mug and mug and mug!

And class lunch was quite fun! :) i do like my class!