Teachers day cards from my students
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Have been receiving a ton of teacher day cards from my students this week, 38 in total so far... (although teachers day is next week.) hah... Thank you all!
This is a really sweet one from some of my students in greendale sec choir which says "...try not to be so fierce pls" haha..
Thank you kids.
In the end it doesn't matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments that took your breath away...
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Convocation was a wonderul experience. Glad to have finally walked my first big step in life. Uploaded some pictures with my friends and schoolmates of Bachelor with honours in Music(blue), Diploma Music(Red), and Diploma Music Teaching (Yellow). Will never forget my friends in school man. Especially my classmates angela, williana, audrey, gabriel and sebas. And of course laurel my best buddy in school and jeremy, christopher and rit.
Its been such a long road, and finally, this day has come.
Head of Music
Convocation inside the Singapore Conference Hall
Laurel and Rit
The Jump!
In the end it doesn't matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments that took your breath away...
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Sunday, August 09, 2009
I have been jammed packed with events the past few weeks:
-getting settled with my new choirs
-preparing for the Temasek poly choir concert
-settling convocation matters
-rehearsing with orchestra for the Bhso concert in sept
-practising for solo recital in october
-preparing dv choir for their official debut
-squeezing time for driving practicals!
-meeting up with the organisers for my latest commissioned works including the 2010 temasek symphony
Its been a crazy few weeks, and my guess is its gonna continue being like this for the next 2 months!
In many ways i am excited and eager to know the final outcome of many of my engagements but on the other hand there is the undeniable and sometimes, almost overwhelming sense of anxiousness.
So much seems to be piling up and i'm definitely looking forward to the many more engagements and concerts which are to come. Not to mention the overseas trips I am planning for my choirs.
Though the NAFA BA days are over, i consider it a great stepping stone, and have never looked back since. I will always be grateful to my mentors and the many lecturers who have guided me through my days in school, and taught me that at the end of the day, it is your work and performance in the outside world that really determines your success or failure after graduation- not the grades you get in school nor the amount of money or the help you pay to get your work done.
Sometimes I feel the big question we all have to ask ourselves is what we really want in life instead of blindly aiming for "A's" in school and end up leading laid back uninspiring lives without knowledge of a future and simply hoping that somehow life might get better with a shady but unsure glimmer of hope.
On the other hand, my 4 closest friends will too be moving on to their next phase of life in university. Lee and Ron are starting uni the coming week and Mark is going to ISKL. Dearest Joan is going to Royal Welsh. Truthfully, sometimes i just find it all a little hard to accept- the irony... or coincidence?!... of my four closest friends beginning their new journeys all at once! ...and whenever i return in thought, its only to find myself lost in the many questions i ask myself, without an answer to how my days are gonna be without them being around as often as now.
Though I'm really excited for them, I sometimes know that deep down inside there is just that yearning to keep the present as it is; and sometimes even a sense of obligation to let them know I'll always be there for them.
I have been trying to find time to head down to KL to see joan before she departs for UK... but to no avail. My schedule doesn't permit. And now I'm wishing i have 48 hours in a day to do whatever i have to do. Because there is simply not enough time. I miss her. My lil brother mark started ISKL, and glad he's pushing on well..
Kie yins always been there recently, and am grateful for it. sometimes she makes me laugh so much it hurts. hah. woan juans birthday earlier this week made me remember how at home i am with the four of my conductor friends.
But as i move forward, i know there'll be greater and brighter days ahead...
In the end it doesn't matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments that took your breath away...
Temasek Polytechnic Choir Concert
Saturday, August 08, 2009
TPChoir- "The Next Chapter"
One of my choirs had their annual concert yesterday evening. I had such a wonderful experience with my choristers i am sure all of us truly enjoyed it. We had a full house turn out and if that wasn't enough, the encores said it all.
Truly a night to remember...
In the end it doesn't matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments that took your breath away...
