M-Pact was well worth the $34.

Our seats turned out to be occupied by the sound tech guys, so we ended up sitting closer to the stage at the side.

Anyway it was a fantastic show! The guys were smooth and extremely talented, individually and collectively. I liked how every member got plenty of opportunities to show their stuff; plenty of solo riffs and ad libs. It kinda got a little boring near the end. I mean, one can only be impressed by Britt's super-duper high half-falsetto beltings so many times, although, I must stress, that it was very, very impressive.

NaNu and Tic-Tac-Tone wasn't too bad, but standing next to the perfect sounding sextet, I don't think any local group can avoid paling in comparison.

Bought their Christmas CD. I'm broke now.

Oh, btw, Saw III sucked. I'm glad it was R21 and, as such, I was prevented from spending $9.50 on it.

Countdown - 22 working days..

{/10:22 AM}

me

50 days to ORD.

Make that ROD, as I don't think I'll be liable for anymore National Service.

As the day approaches, my workload in the office gets considerably less, and so it becomes inevitable that I should be spending much of my time trying to figure out just what the hell I have achieved in this (almost) 2 years of National Service.

One often hear guys complaining about serving NS. It's unavoidable; in fact it can be considered something that bonds guys of this age group together, the let's-get-together-and-bash-NS mentality. All the whining aside, though, I didn't really enjoy my NS times, but neither do I detest it much. Quite ambivalent, I would say. I haven't made any great friends here, less one or two (maybe three). I'm getting quite used to that, by the way; I know for a fact that most of the people in my office dislike me or think I have attitude problem, regulars and NSFs included. It used to bother me, and I used to wonder what exactly is the problem with me. Then I realised that I was not the problem: everyone else is.

Can you blame me? The cliche is only cliche because it's true: guys in NS have limited mental capacity, and their thoughts never stray far from the following few topics: Soccer, cars, gambling, gaming, girls, sex. There are exceptions, of course; they are the ones I'm friends with.

The regulars themselves are problematic. I think it is common perception among NSFs that most regulars, for the lack of a more elegant word, sucks, at their job. All the top people aside, the rest are, simply put, unqualified. Of course, the environment is such that it doesn't pay to disagree with your bosses, so most of us end up exasperated.

NS aside, though, my last 2 years have been quite uneventful and, to tell the truth, wasted. I lost a really good friend, one that I thought I would be friends with for a long long time. Drifted away pretty much completely with another, and also, to a lesser extent, other used-to-be close friends and classmates. I haven't made any new friends besides the occasional choir junior. I haven't learnt any new skills. My spiritual life is in a mess. Everything just seems to be standing still.

Sigh. This has turned out to be quite a saddening post, hasn't it.

OK, happy stuff.

Let's see...

I don't have work tomorrow.

Weekend coming!

My new books should be arriving soon.

My scores and CD should also be arriving soon.

Christmas is soon. Presents!

Sis is coming back soon!

Bye! =)

{/2:32 PM}

me

I couldn't get to sleep last night so I spent the time looking all over my house for my choir scores.


Yes, my scores are all over the place. Under the bed. In various cupboards. On my organ. Next to the computer. Under the sofa. Behind the TV. In various bags and files. Literally EVERYWHERE.


It was nice. Brought back many memories as I went through all the scores. From SYF 2003 to Genting 2003 to Cantab 2004 to Bremen 2004 Carolling 2004 to SYF 2005 to Carolling 2005 to Cantab 2006 to Verona 2006.


And lo and behold. I have missing scores. So to my choir friends reading this:


1. Impressions (SYF 2003)
2. Over the Rainbow (SYF 2003)
3. Voyage of Songs (Genting 2003)
4. Blue (Genting 2003)
5. Frogs in the Rain (Bremen 2004)
6. Dayong Sampan (Bremen 2004)
7. Mikyo no Kushi (SYF 2005)
8. Sunset (SYF 2005)
9. Yun Fei Tian Bu Dong (Cantab 2006)
10. Double Trouble (Current J1s)
11. Kodomo (Current J1s)
12. Kyrie?? (Current J1s)
13. Ave Maris Stella?? (Current J1s)
14. Commissioned Jap song (Current J1s)


I think that's all for now. If anyone reading this has any of the above, please contact me and zap me a copy! Many thanks in advanced! =)

{/1:50 PM}

me