Meeting people! That and violin have been topmost on my schedule.
Will be off to two countries in a few days time, and those few days seem so packed, I don't feel like going overseas anymore.
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber - another show I got to go for. I love my CCA. =]
Am really glad all you overseas people are back!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
FLO RIDAAAAA
Hah, the perks of being a writer.
That was one awesome live performance at Sentosa.
The usual popular songs (Low, In The Ayer, Turn Around, Club Can't Handle Me, etc) plus less popular songs, and his new single.
Free flow of drinks. I managed to stomach a sip of champagne. =D
Crowd-surfing brought him to really close quarters, and if I remember right, he seemed more overwhelmed than the listeners.
He started late, as is customary, and ended in a little over an hour. Which was perfect for me, but of course, others may not agree.
I am now of the opinion that the best music is live.
Am reading A History of the World for Rebels and Somnambulists, which is proving to be a really good read!
That was one awesome live performance at Sentosa.
The usual popular songs (Low, In The Ayer, Turn Around, Club Can't Handle Me, etc) plus less popular songs, and his new single.
Free flow of drinks. I managed to stomach a sip of champagne. =D
Crowd-surfing brought him to really close quarters, and if I remember right, he seemed more overwhelmed than the listeners.
He started late, as is customary, and ended in a little over an hour. Which was perfect for me, but of course, others may not agree.
I am now of the opinion that the best music is live.
Am reading A History of the World for Rebels and Somnambulists, which is proving to be a really good read!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
"Spring and Fall" - Gerard Manley Hopkins
to a Young Child
Margaret, are you grieving
Over Goldengrove unleaving?
Leaves, like the things of man, you
With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?
Ah! as the heart grows older
It will come to such sights colder
By and by, nor spare a sigh
Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie;
And yet you will weep know why.
Now no matter, child, the name:
Sorrow’s springs are the same.
Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed
What heart heard of, ghost guessed:
It is the blight man was born for,
It is Margaret you mourn for.
_____________________________________________
Margaret mourns her own mortality.
Margaret, are you grieving
Over Goldengrove unleaving?
Leaves, like the things of man, you
With your fresh thoughts care for, can you?
Ah! as the heart grows older
It will come to such sights colder
By and by, nor spare a sigh
Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie;
And yet you will weep know why.
Now no matter, child, the name:
Sorrow’s springs are the same.
Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed
What heart heard of, ghost guessed:
It is the blight man was born for,
It is Margaret you mourn for.
_____________________________________________
Margaret mourns her own mortality.
When I first read this poem, the first two lines stuck in my head and I was repeating them for the next few days.
This time, it's the last two lines.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Thursday, June 09, 2011
20 days after the exams.
Thank goodness exam results aren't as bad as I feared they'd be, examiners must have been really lenient.
Holidays have been brilliant so far.
A first attempt at pool, rehearsals with a famous music director, a bit of freelance writing, rehearsals for NAC, badminton, friends returning (!!!), a new phone, long bus trips to far-way libraries, cycling to Changi beach and back.
And lots more stuff coming up, like the photography exhibition and Ballet Under The Stars production I get to attend and write reviews on, books I can finally read, friends' birthday parties, meet-ups, The Contemporary (3-day lit seminar), and planning my timetable for next sem. =]
Plus, more friends are returning soon!
Monday, May 23, 2011
3 days into freedom (i plan to jot down what i do everyday. in brief.)
Exams ended on Friday, May 20th. On a very very bad note. =\
Stopped by the library on the way home, borrowed some Marcel Proust, John Green, K.M. Peyton, a. uncensored collection edited by Judy Blume, and some other vague book that had a 
nice cover. Walked home from the library, and caught up on some emailing. Dhevy's letter number 3 of 21 arrived and it got me very excited!
Saturday -
Back to practising violin. SIFAS in the afternoon, then Hindi class afterwards, and it's good to be back at it! =]
Sunday -
Major housecleaning. PA in the afternoon, and it's good to be back there too! We watched Shiraz, and I like it though lotsa others said it's boring (because it's in black and white). Sister returned home in the evening, and related her experiences in Bangkok! Heard from Mr Andrew again, who has more writing for me. And SUNDAR IS BACK!
Monday -
Almost went to the Neptune Court office to file a complaint, but decided to gather more information first. Watched Little Miss Sunshine, and I'm so glad Yuvanes recommended it! Lunch plans with the girls tomorrow finalised. And I made it to the Peer Helping Programme, as a confidante! It's a pity I'll be in Indonesia during their training sessions, so I can only join next year. Went cycling after a Zoo Tycoon session, and cycled to Changi Beach for the first time in my life. Took me two hours altogether - there and back again. Legs are going to scream tomorrow. Got a call from Congo!!! Gotta make an overdue call to Sundar now, and start on the Proust book while waiting for a bro.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
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