cake! cake again! and cake again! haha. sorry i donno wad happened.
angry people!!
bridge!
pool competition finals. TBONES v. SAXES !!!!
drinking competition
sexiest butt. hehe.
food!
Friday, May 26, 2006
photos!
cake! cake again! and cake again! haha. sorry i donno wad happened. angry people!! bridge! pool competition finals. TBONES v. SAXES !!!! drinking competition sexiest butt. hehe. food!
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Friday, May 19, 2006
Something to share
Dear all,
The Department of Pharmacy in SGH are currently organising a publichealth forum for 3 health topics on
1) Heart Disease - Managing Heart Disease with medications
9.30 am -10.15 amSpeaker: Mr Teo Siew Chong
2) Lung Disease -Smoker's Cough and Asthma, UnderstandingMedications for Lung diseases
10.30-11.15amSpeaker: Mr Peter Yap
3) Quitting Smoking using Nicotine Replacement Therapy -Who can help you? Stop before your Heart and Lung suffers.
12.00-12.45pm
Speaker: Ms Tan Sue Kim
Date: 10/06/2006 (SAT)
Venue: Singapore General Hospital (SGH)Specialist Outpatient Clinic (SOC) Pharmacy, Block 3, Level 1
Light Refreshments would be provided.
Abstracts of the various talks is included below:
"Quitting Smoking- Know more about Nicotine Replacement Therapy",Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in the world. Smoking has been associated increased mortality and poor quality of life inboth patients and the ones around them. Thousands of chemicalscontained in a stick of cigarette are hazardous to health and affectmany parts of the body such as the lung, the heart and brain, thus, increases the risk of cancer, heart problems and stroke. NicotineReplacement Therapy (NRT) is considered a viable option to helpsmokers kick off their nicotine addiction which deters from quittingby purely cold turkey method. NRT is the use of various forms of nicotine delivery methods intended to replace nicotine obtained fromsmoking or other tobacco usage. These products are intended for usein smoking cessation efforts to help deal with withdrawal symptomsand cravings or urges. Several forms of NRT have been marketed, including the nicotine patch, inhaler, gum, and lozenges. Researchshows that smokers using NRT were more likely to be abstinent fromsmoking at followup than those using placebo or cold turkey method.This lecture encompasses the general information to build patients' awareness in the hazards of smoking. This lecture will also coverthe correct techniques and safe usage of using NRT in order tomaximise its benefits. In addition, basic steps to help patientsquitting smoking will also be discussed.
"Lung Disease-Asthma and Smoker's Cough
"The talk will look at the more common lung diseases such as asthmaand chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the causes for theseconditions.
The talk will also look at the various modes of treatment of these conditions and focus on the medical treatment forthem.
It is hoped that after the talk, the audience will be able tobetter appreciate the different types of lung diseases and how thesecan and are presently being treated.
"Heart Disease-knowing more about your medications".
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) or heart disease is not a singledisease or condition. Collectively, it is a group of different disorders that affect your heart and or the blood vessels orvascular system. These abnormalities may be caused by degenerativechanges in the blood vessels, extraneous infections, or congenitaldefects. Common types of cardiovascular disease include:
Atherosclerosis,
Hypertension,
Coronary Heart Disease, frequently accompanied by angina,
Heart Attack,
Stroke,
Heart failure,
Congenital Heart Disease,
Arrhythmias.
Heart disease is the second top killer in Singapore, accounting for 25% of our total deaths in the year 2000.
According to Ministry of Health's 2004 statistics, heart disease(ischaemic heart disease) is ranked third most common reason forhospitalization, after cancer. Many heart patients return home after being discharged from hospitals but continuing care e.g.medications, changes in lifestyle, diet and managing stress isnecessary to better manage their heart conditions.
The principal causes of death due to heart diseases are rank number sixth killer in Singapore in 2004, as reported in Health FactsSingapore 2005.
Medications form the integral part of cardiovascular medicine ofheart disease management and together with lifestyle modifications and various treatment modalities; one can reduce the risk of a firstor repeat heart events that can be detrimental to health. Multiple medications are often needed to control symptoms and risk factors.Therefore, a better understanding of current medications you are consuming may assist in better managing of disease condition andwhich may translate into better quality of life.
Please do not hesitate to revert back to hotline 63213521 (Audrey)or 63214110 (MingChai) or email pharmacist_public_education@yahoo.com.sg for registration or shouldyou have any enquires. As seats are limited, please rsvp by 30 May.Thank you very much.
The Department of Pharmacy in SGH are currently organising a publichealth forum for 3 health topics on
1) Heart Disease - Managing Heart Disease with medications
9.30 am -10.15 amSpeaker: Mr Teo Siew Chong
2) Lung Disease -Smoker's Cough and Asthma, UnderstandingMedications for Lung diseases
10.30-11.15amSpeaker: Mr Peter Yap
3) Quitting Smoking using Nicotine Replacement Therapy -Who can help you? Stop before your Heart and Lung suffers.
12.00-12.45pm
Speaker: Ms Tan Sue Kim
Date: 10/06/2006 (SAT)
Venue: Singapore General Hospital (SGH)Specialist Outpatient Clinic (SOC) Pharmacy, Block 3, Level 1
Light Refreshments would be provided.
Abstracts of the various talks is included below:
"Quitting Smoking- Know more about Nicotine Replacement Therapy",Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in the world. Smoking has been associated increased mortality and poor quality of life inboth patients and the ones around them. Thousands of chemicalscontained in a stick of cigarette are hazardous to health and affectmany parts of the body such as the lung, the heart and brain, thus, increases the risk of cancer, heart problems and stroke. NicotineReplacement Therapy (NRT) is considered a viable option to helpsmokers kick off their nicotine addiction which deters from quittingby purely cold turkey method. NRT is the use of various forms of nicotine delivery methods intended to replace nicotine obtained fromsmoking or other tobacco usage. These products are intended for usein smoking cessation efforts to help deal with withdrawal symptomsand cravings or urges. Several forms of NRT have been marketed, including the nicotine patch, inhaler, gum, and lozenges. Researchshows that smokers using NRT were more likely to be abstinent fromsmoking at followup than those using placebo or cold turkey method.This lecture encompasses the general information to build patients' awareness in the hazards of smoking. This lecture will also coverthe correct techniques and safe usage of using NRT in order tomaximise its benefits. In addition, basic steps to help patientsquitting smoking will also be discussed.
"Lung Disease-Asthma and Smoker's Cough
"The talk will look at the more common lung diseases such as asthmaand chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the causes for theseconditions.
The talk will also look at the various modes of treatment of these conditions and focus on the medical treatment forthem.
It is hoped that after the talk, the audience will be able tobetter appreciate the different types of lung diseases and how thesecan and are presently being treated.
"Heart Disease-knowing more about your medications".
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) or heart disease is not a singledisease or condition. Collectively, it is a group of different disorders that affect your heart and or the blood vessels orvascular system. These abnormalities may be caused by degenerativechanges in the blood vessels, extraneous infections, or congenitaldefects. Common types of cardiovascular disease include:
Atherosclerosis,
Hypertension,
Coronary Heart Disease, frequently accompanied by angina,
Heart Attack,
Stroke,
Heart failure,
Congenital Heart Disease,
Arrhythmias.
Heart disease is the second top killer in Singapore, accounting for 25% of our total deaths in the year 2000.
According to Ministry of Health's 2004 statistics, heart disease(ischaemic heart disease) is ranked third most common reason forhospitalization, after cancer. Many heart patients return home after being discharged from hospitals but continuing care e.g.medications, changes in lifestyle, diet and managing stress isnecessary to better manage their heart conditions.
The principal causes of death due to heart diseases are rank number sixth killer in Singapore in 2004, as reported in Health FactsSingapore 2005.
Medications form the integral part of cardiovascular medicine ofheart disease management and together with lifestyle modifications and various treatment modalities; one can reduce the risk of a firstor repeat heart events that can be detrimental to health. Multiple medications are often needed to control symptoms and risk factors.Therefore, a better understanding of current medications you are consuming may assist in better managing of disease condition andwhich may translate into better quality of life.
Please do not hesitate to revert back to hotline 63213521 (Audrey)or 63214110 (MingChai) or email pharmacist_public_education@yahoo.com.sg for registration or shouldyou have any enquires. As seats are limited, please rsvp by 30 May.Thank you very much.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
badminton game
Here are some pics taken by me.. okay i'm not a good photographer cuz i was too tire to take pics.. too long nv exercise le.. haha..
That's me,hs and xx
sorry ah my hp camera is not too good, jinyang and nick playing
messy messy..
anyway we got free red bull given by some pretty babes.. only derek dun have CUZ HE WAS LATE!!
That's me,hs and xx
sorry ah my hp camera is not too good, jinyang and nick playing
messy messy..
anyway we got free red bull given by some pretty babes.. only derek dun have CUZ HE WAS LATE!!
I want mahjong!
Oh no I pestered Derek so many times already so paiseh so I decided to take initiative! :D
Let's have a mahjong session!!!
Anyone onzz?
And we need a place.
Whose house big enough and has a mahjong set? :D
Let's have a mahjong session!!!
Anyone onzz?
And we need a place.
Whose house big enough and has a mahjong set? :D
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Badminton Day
Tuesday 16th May 2006
Event: Badminton
Time: 1pm - 5 pm
Venue: Clementi Sports Hall Court 4,5
Contact ppl: Me, ARX, Hui Shan
Current ppl going:
1)Me
2)ARX
3)HS
4)XX
5)CK
6)phoebe
7)RC
8)Derek
9)firdaus
Alternatively reply here to confirm attendance... thanks!
Event: Badminton
Time: 1pm - 5 pm
Venue: Clementi Sports Hall Court 4,5
Contact ppl: Me, ARX, Hui Shan
Current ppl going:
1)Me
2)ARX
3)HS
4)XX
5)CK
6)phoebe
7)RC
8)Derek
9)firdaus
Alternatively reply here to confirm attendance... thanks!
Neko
Neko is a cute little kitty that chases your cursor around and acts cute on your screen.
Click on Neko on the top left hand corner of this page to play cat chase! :D
Click on Neko on the top left hand corner of this page to play cat chase! :D
Saturday, May 13, 2006
some nice videos (take 5 & swing the mood)
dave brubeck quartet playing 'take 5' in 1961. check out the smooth sound of the saxophone and the effortless drumset solo. amazing! haha
clip of 'swing the mood' movie during the performance. this reminds me why i joined band in the first place. to let the listeners and me myself enjoy the nice music! haha.. the saxes sound cool in this clip too. =p
Monday, May 08, 2006
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Capriccio 22 by HCI (College)
Capriccio 22 by Hwa Chong Instituition (College)
Date: 6th of May 2006 (Sat)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Victoria Concert Hall
Price: Tickets at $10 & $12
Conductor: Mr Darence Leng
Featuring:
Symphonic Overture
Concertino for Tuba
Music for a festival (all 3 mvts)
The Merry Widow
Beauty am the Beast
El Camino Real
Interested pls conctact Heng Kwang Han ( kwanghan7@hotmail.com)
Ali-Baba, XX and HS playing i tink.. who going? haha
Date: 6th of May 2006 (Sat)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Victoria Concert Hall
Price: Tickets at $10 & $12
Conductor: Mr Darence Leng
Featuring:
Symphonic Overture
Concertino for Tuba
Music for a festival (all 3 mvts)
The Merry Widow
Beauty am the Beast
El Camino Real
Interested pls conctact Heng Kwang Han ( kwanghan7@hotmail.com)
Ali-Baba, XX and HS playing i tink.. who going? haha
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
新加坡国立大学交响管乐队呈献寿司与卡拉永远ok派对
亲爱的选民，
在这里我要谢谢你们的支持。没有你们的支持，新加坡国立大学风乐队交响管乐队也不可能有今天的成就。
长话短说，
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谁要去SUKI寿司和卡拉永远OK?
哈哈哈！
要去的请在这里回应！
SUKI寿司派对：1130am
卡拉永远ok派对：2pm
RSVP (阿哈哈哈）
OK! SUKI Sushi and KTV anyone? Friday!!!
在这里我要谢谢你们的支持。没有你们的支持，新加坡国立大学
长话短说，
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谁要去SUKI寿司和卡拉永远OK?
哈哈哈！
要去的请在这里回应！
SUKI寿司派对：1130am
卡拉永远ok派对：2pm
RSVP (阿哈哈哈）
OK! SUKI Sushi and KTV anyone? Friday!!!
InTempo 2006.5
NUSWS Presents InTempo 2006.5 Accelerandoed
Repertoire:
Godspeed!
Out of the Darkness, Into the Light
Harlequin
Saga Candida
-Intermission-
The Speech of Angels
MozardMozart Pops Symphony
Fourth Symphony
Attached below is the concert poster.
*sniggers
Repertoire:
Godspeed!
Out of the Darkness, Into the Light
Harlequin
Saga Candida
-Intermission-
The Speech of Angels
Fourth Symphony
Attached below is the concert poster.
*sniggers
Monday, May 01, 2006
Ngee Ann Polytechnic Concert Band Concert
Ngee Ann Polytechnic Concert Band
Presents
Pops n Classics: 1 Night In Japan
20th May (Sat) 6pm
NP Convention CentreTickets: $6
Conductor: Mr Tan Aik Kee
Featuring:
Yagi-Bushi
Festival March
Mononoke Hime Medley
Japanese Graffiti VI
Disney's Fantillusion
Hidamari No Uta
Joe Hisaishi Works 2
Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Enka Volume 1
For tickets, contact any of our admins!
Buses to NP: 52, 61, 74, 75, 151, 154, 184
WHO WANT TO GO? :)
Presents
Pops n Classics: 1 Night In Japan
20th May (Sat) 6pm
NP Convention CentreTickets: $6
Conductor: Mr Tan Aik Kee
Featuring:
Yagi-Bushi
Festival March
Mononoke Hime Medley
Japanese Graffiti VI
Disney's Fantillusion
Hidamari No Uta
Joe Hisaishi Works 2
Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Enka Volume 1
For tickets, contact any of our admins!
Buses to NP: 52, 61, 74, 75, 151, 154, 184
WHO WANT TO GO? :)
I am a growing a glorious garden
[Jack Prelutsky]
I am growing a glorious garden,<>
Resplendent with trumpet and flutes,
I’m pruning euphonium bushes,
I am watering piccolo shoots,
my tubas and tambourines flourish,
Surrounded by saxophone reeds,
I am planting trombones and pianos,
And sowing sweet sousaphone seeds.
<>Staid oboes in orderly rows,
There are flowering fifes and violas
In the glade where the glockenspiel grows,
There are gongs and guitars in abundance,
There are violins high in the vine,
An arbor of harps by the bower
Where the cellos and clarinets twine. <>
My bassoons are beginning to blossom,
As my zithers and mandolins bloom,
My castanets happily chatter,
My kettledrums merrily boom,
The banjos that branch by the bugles
Play counterpoint with a kazoo,
Come visit my glorious garden
And hear it play music for you.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
I post something...
got alot of free scores!! found this link at cello heaven hah tink got some band instrument pieces oso.. heeh...
incredible: http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer.php
modern music publisher: http://www.copy-us.com
another: http://www.mutopiaproject.org/
free in gif:[url] http://www.8notes.com/[/url]
almost frm mutopia: http://www.free-scores.com/
some & all the first page free: http://www.score-on-line.com/index.php
apocalyptica: http://cdtn.cd.funpic.de/sheets.php
eh i tink Earth Water Sun Wind by Philip Sparke damn nice... can we play it for InTempo 07?
i oso wan 4th Symphony by Alfred Reed :P hhehe.. hint hint. but both very the difficult one... HAHA...
incredible: http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer.php
modern music publisher: http://www.copy-us.com
another: http://www.mutopiaproject.org/
free in gif:[url] http://www.8notes.com/[/url]
almost frm mutopia: http://www.free-scores.com/
some & all the first page free: http://www.score-on-line.com/index.php
apocalyptica: http://cdtn.cd.funpic.de/sheets.php
eh i tink Earth Water Sun Wind by Philip Sparke damn nice... can we play it for InTempo 07?
i oso wan 4th Symphony by Alfred Reed :P hhehe.. hint hint. but both very the difficult one... HAHA...
Monday, April 24, 2006
free concert
SSO on Campus
Supported by NUS Centre For the Arts
Saturday, 29 April 2006
UCC Hall, 7.30pm
Free Admission
SSO invites you to an evening of delightful dance
music as we travel through time with the dances of Mozart, Strauss, Tchaikovsky and Bizet.
Excerpts from Swan Lake and Carmen will be played. Come ready with your dancing shoes!
***
any1 wanna go?? but i think sat i'm booked unless i leave my orCHURCH early.. haha..
Supported by NUS Centre For the Arts
Saturday, 29 April 2006
UCC Hall, 7.30pm
Free Admission
SSO invites you to an evening of delightful dance
music as we travel through time with the dances of Mozart, Strauss, Tchaikovsky and Bizet.
Excerpts from Swan Lake and Carmen will be played. Come ready with your dancing shoes!
***
any1 wanna go?? but i think sat i'm booked unless i leave my orCHURCH early.. haha..
NUSWS Poem (yes, i was bored while studying for exams, haha..)
National University of Singapore
Undergraduates we are
Sharing the passion for music
While there is still time
I'll grab every last second
Never looking back
Days passing by
Sing the songs of joy
Yesterday was so wonderful
May all our dreams come true
Playing those beautiful songs
Hopes will last forever
On this journey
Nourishing the spirit and soul
You'll enjoy the ride =)
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Ben & Jerry's!
| You Are In a Crunch Ice Cream |
 The perfect combo: a completely nuts person who likes to be touched |
I'm nuts! :D
CHECK THIS OUT.....
If you dun have afternoon papers on the 25th (next tues), can go check it out...
While stocks last, one cone per person.
RC
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Monday, April 17, 2006
Events!
Haha.. I realised that some don't know about this.. So might as well blog about it. So that all can see too!
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The SINDA gig. Here's the details.
Event : Volunteers' Tea 2006
Date: 21st May 2006 (Sunday)
Venue : Suntec City, Convention Centre
Time: Performance would be anytime between 3- 4.30 pm
We are looking out for :
Item: NUS Winds Symphony performance
No. of Performers: min 10 to max 30 (Formal attire, the InTempo one, except guys no need wear blazer).
Duration: 5 - 10 minutes ( Please let us know of the more appropriate
timing for you)
Theme of Item: On the spirit of volunteerism & on the spirit of giving (confirmed "That's what friends are for" and "Stand by me").
Note: It's not confirmed yet. Just to let you all know only....
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Ok, got one more, Commencement.
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Commencement C1, 6 July
OCR has confirmed NUS Wind Symphony to play the fannfares and pieces before C1 just like they do every year. Fanfare is for Honorary Graduand and President Nathan. The former is going to be a very high profile person so a bomb sweep and pre-dawn arrival of WS might be in order that day.
I have already communicated to them that a platform and tentage with fans must be set up at the driveway (remind students to bring clips for their scores or the fans will make the scores fly).
Reporting time to be confirmed as there might be bomb sweep in the morning which means the students need to come in much earlier ( we will reimburse them cab fare if so)
WS to confirm no of chairs/music stands/conductor's stand and platform and arrange for transport. Double confirm with BH if Tony will be given an honorarium.
-Ms Tara Beh Shu-Sienn
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Yeah, just to keep you all updated!
Study hard ah, everyone!
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The SINDA gig. Here's the details.
Event : Volunteers' Tea 2006
Date: 21st May 2006 (Sunday)
Venue : Suntec City, Convention Centre
Time: Performance would be anytime between 3- 4.30 pm
We are looking out for :
Item: NUS Winds Symphony performance
No. of Performers: min 10 to max 30 (Formal attire, the InTempo one, except guys no need wear blazer).
Duration: 5 - 10 minutes ( Please let us know of the more appropriate
timing for you)
Theme of Item: On the spirit of volunteerism & on the spirit of giving (confirmed "That's what friends are for" and "Stand by me").
Note: It's not confirmed yet. Just to let you all know only....
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Ok, got one more, Commencement.
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Commencement C1, 6 July
OCR has confirmed NUS Wind Symphony to play the fannfares and pieces before C1 just like they do every year. Fanfare is for Honorary Graduand and President Nathan. The former is going to be a very high profile person so a bomb sweep and pre-dawn arrival of WS might be in order that day.
I have already communicated to them that a platform and tentage with fans must be set up at the driveway (remind students to bring clips for their scores or the fans will make the scores fly).
Reporting time to be confirmed as there might be bomb sweep in the morning which means the students need to come in much earlier ( we will reimburse them cab fare if so)
WS to confirm no of chairs/music stands/conductor's stand and platform and arrange for transport. Double confirm with BH if Tony will be given an honorarium.
-Ms Tara Beh Shu-Sienn
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Yeah, just to keep you all updated!
Study hard ah, everyone!
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Monday, April 10, 2006
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Thursday, April 06, 2006
No pollypocket animals but got small small bunnies to donate to Nick
Ok this one seriously can put on your ark and won't hop away :D
Aye actually they are quite obscene lah see... Now you know why bunnies reproduce so fast inspire Fibonacci's numbers somemore.And they have long legs like voodoo bunnies.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
A bunny a day nibbles all your carrots pancakes away...
Uncle Nick so poor thing no animals on the ark. Nvm no one donate I donate.
Yay an arkful of bunnies :D
Cello Rondo?
Hey dunno if anyone of u seen this but its amazing... :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsavk0FX3Ro&search=cello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsavk0FX3Ro&search=cello
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Study hard for a better tommorow
I am going to throw away the alarm clock.
It woke me up @ the wrong time.
Some late nite contributions...
I realised I posted in the wrong blog for the following clip,
1/2 way while doing the entry just now in the evening.
Had wanted to post in another blog.
But nvm... went ahead with it.
Early nitez all~~~ =)
I shan't say much.
This is a very sad clip.
I wept for him over dinner.
NUS student checked his results online,
& realised he did not get cap 5 for the semester.
It woke me up @ the wrong time.
Some late nite contributions...
I realised I posted in the wrong blog for the following clip,
1/2 way while doing the entry just now in the evening.
Had wanted to post in another blog.
But nvm... went ahead with it.
Early nitez all~~~ =)
I shan't say much.
This is a very sad clip.
I wept for him over dinner.
NUS student checked his results online,
& realised he did not get cap 5 for the semester.
Monday, April 03, 2006
Derek
U guys know it.
Derek is my best junior.
I made him do the most push-ups back then.
And I felt a great sense of satisfaction.
Because those 200 push-ups changed his life for the better ever since.
2 nites ago I dreamt of Derek.
Last nite I dream of Derek again.
That woke me up in cold sweat.
Instead of refreshing nusws.blogspot.com
like what some crazy pple have been doing @ 3am 4am,
I checked out this site after reading RongC's blog.
I placed Derek's photo.
God.
He looks damn manly with his golden tuba.
I bet this pic will turn any girl on.
So Derek shares the same facial features as that guy.
Wah lau really resembles a lil'.
AwwLeonDerek Lai....
Sing me 甜密密 pls.
I'm willing to ride on your bicycle.
Let's take a tour around NUS,
everytime before band pract starts.
我们是幸福的.
Derek is my best junior.
I made him do the most push-ups back then.
And I felt a great sense of satisfaction.
Because those 200 push-ups changed his life for the better ever since.
2 nites ago I dreamt of Derek.
Last nite I dream of Derek again.
That woke me up in cold sweat.
Instead of refreshing nusws.blogspot.com
like what some crazy pple have been doing @ 3am 4am,
I checked out this site after reading RongC's blog.
I placed Derek's photo.
God.
He looks damn manly with his golden tuba.
I bet this pic will turn any girl on.
So Derek shares the same facial features as that guy.
Wah lau really resembles a lil'.
Aww
Sing me 甜密密 pls.
I'm willing to ride on your bicycle.
Let's take a tour around NUS,
everytime before band pract starts.
我们是幸福的.
my first post!
hi everyone! it's great to see so many active entries, sorry im a bit late. anyway just wanted to say, come down AGM this coming thurs -there's free food! and yup after that it's the season to mug, but let's keep the posts coming, everytime we get bored of studying. and let's look forward to a great d n d this year!
mei ling :)
mei ling :)
Posting of Images
Hey guys, try to keep the size of the pictures u post smaller by width = 400 (guideline) cuz if u dun.... the right panel will "disappear" to below all the posts.
Thanks!
If u cant change the physical size, u can add width = "". height = "" into the img src tag.
if unsure, look at the source codes. :)
Thanks!
If u cant change the physical size, u can add width = "". height = "" into the img src tag.
if unsure, look at the source codes. :)
Sunday, April 02, 2006
stop and smell the roses
as we work hard to achieve our dreamsdo remember to take some time out
and stop
to smell the roses =)
Advice to Critics of Concert
To all people who wish to criticise a band performance (and wish to be taken seriously):
1. Please get the type of the group performing. The NUS Wind Symphony did not "market itself" as a "winds orchestra", and it certainly did not pretend "to be serious", even though the posters were rather professionally made.
2. Please get the name of the group performing correctly. The NUS Wind Symphony's name is obvious...it isn't a Wind Orchestra.
3. Please know the repertoire before you even step into the auditorium. If you're not sure, the advertising posters have contacts whom you can call and ask for more details. Don't feel cheated by alleged false marketing (if there indeed was any) if you didn't know what the band was going to perform in the first place. Concerts aren't like Kinder Surprise, except for maybe the encore pieces. No band will ever advertise its concert without giving a run-down of at least a few of its pieces it is going to play for the concert.
What on earth possessed you to think that the all wind orchestras (and indeed, all orchestras of any nature) play only classical music during their concerts anyway? Are you sure you've been in touch with classical music anyway?
4. Please get the order of the repertoire correct. You have the programme list by your side. What piece comes after what piece would be clearly listed in the programme booklet. The piece after the trombone concerto was not the "ridiculous 'big-band' sounding amateurish piece", but the piece based on a Biblical story (and an encore piece by the SSO guest trombonist before that if you really want to get to specifics). Not getting even the repertoire correct makes you sound as if you are out to make your blog a flame bait for people from the band.
5. Please do your research on whichever instrumentalist you criticize. If you want to criticize a "joker" for allegedly spoiling a solo segment, you don't straightaway assume that he is a "histrionic" student "from NUS" when people in the know can tell you that he isn't even an NUS undergraduate.
6. Please do keep your aural skills on high alert. An oboe solo is an oboe solo; you should not make a boo-boo like calling an oboe solo a "cor anglais" solo when you had just stated your admiration for the music of Brahms, Mozart and Tchaikovsky, and were lambasting band music as "brainless". You make yourself sound foolish, no matter how many valid points you make on how the band sounded...and you did make some sound remarks.
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All quotes in above blog entry culled from Weiqin's blog entry entitled "Bad Music"
1. Please get the type of the group performing. The NUS Wind Symphony did not "market itself" as a "winds orchestra", and it certainly did not pretend "to be serious", even though the posters were rather professionally made.
2. Please get the name of the group performing correctly. The NUS Wind Symphony's name is obvious...it isn't a Wind Orchestra.
3. Please know the repertoire before you even step into the auditorium. If you're not sure, the advertising posters have contacts whom you can call and ask for more details. Don't feel cheated by alleged false marketing (if there indeed was any) if you didn't know what the band was going to perform in the first place. Concerts aren't like Kinder Surprise, except for maybe the encore pieces. No band will ever advertise its concert without giving a run-down of at least a few of its pieces it is going to play for the concert.
What on earth possessed you to think that the all wind orchestras (and indeed, all orchestras of any nature) play only classical music during their concerts anyway? Are you sure you've been in touch with classical music anyway?
4. Please get the order of the repertoire correct. You have the programme list by your side. What piece comes after what piece would be clearly listed in the programme booklet. The piece after the trombone concerto was not the "ridiculous 'big-band' sounding amateurish piece", but the piece based on a Biblical story (and an encore piece by the SSO guest trombonist before that if you really want to get to specifics). Not getting even the repertoire correct makes you sound as if you are out to make your blog a flame bait for people from the band.
5. Please do your research on whichever instrumentalist you criticize. If you want to criticize a "joker" for allegedly spoiling a solo segment, you don't straightaway assume that he is a "histrionic" student "from NUS" when people in the know can tell you that he isn't even an NUS undergraduate.
6. Please do keep your aural skills on high alert. An oboe solo is an oboe solo; you should not make a boo-boo like calling an oboe solo a "cor anglais" solo when you had just stated your admiration for the music of Brahms, Mozart and Tchaikovsky, and were lambasting band music as "brainless". You make yourself sound foolish, no matter how many valid points you make on how the band sounded...and you did make some sound remarks.
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All quotes in above blog entry culled from Weiqin's blog entry entitled "Bad Music"
Saturday, April 01, 2006
this blog is made as a spyware to track who's the band member who sleeps the latest.
haha.. ermz tink ppl can juz comment, up to us whether we wan to improve. it's alw easier to criticise than to commend. so, up till now, i stil had not heard of any good comments yet. it's alw crticisms that comes out from ppl who wants to compare us with professional without realising that we're actually students. I keep thinking: "why compare us to fredi???" I believe that the main band sounds OKAY in Colors. (To concert goer, have u listened to the professional recording? i think the band is roughly 70% of that standard) I noe it's normal to have high expectations for a concert, but really, from all the bad comments, I think ppl have been really mean and say things without going through their big brain. I guess I dunnit to elaborate.
To those non-NUSWS ppl who wrote bad comments abt soloist, i've nothing to say but to ask "have u played a solo before? u sure u wun play it badly on concert day? so confident ah? confirm no stage fright?"
But of course, there're definitely flaws in our concert which I hope we can work on as all of u know there'll be some big changes happening to the band. So... dun be too demoralised by all those bad comments (since there're practically no good ones from non-NUSWS ppl), work hard, and dun be too complacent too.
To the new comm, I guess u all shd noe it's THE time to change things in this band.
To non-NUSWS ppl, wait and see lo... InTempo 07...
(I think i should like i wan to fight, sorry, but really... this is wat i feel la)
haha.. ermz tink ppl can juz comment, up to us whether we wan to improve. it's alw easier to criticise than to commend. so, up till now, i stil had not heard of any good comments yet. it's alw crticisms that comes out from ppl who wants to compare us with professional without realising that we're actually students. I keep thinking: "why compare us to fredi???" I believe that the main band sounds OKAY in Colors. (To concert goer, have u listened to the professional recording? i think the band is roughly 70% of that standard) I noe it's normal to have high expectations for a concert, but really, from all the bad comments, I think ppl have been really mean and say things without going through their big brain. I guess I dunnit to elaborate.
To those non-NUSWS ppl who wrote bad comments abt soloist, i've nothing to say but to ask "have u played a solo before? u sure u wun play it badly on concert day? so confident ah? confirm no stage fright?"
But of course, there're definitely flaws in our concert which I hope we can work on as all of u know there'll be some big changes happening to the band. So... dun be too demoralised by all those bad comments (since there're practically no good ones from non-NUSWS ppl), work hard, and dun be too complacent too.
To the new comm, I guess u all shd noe it's THE time to change things in this band.
To non-NUSWS ppl, wait and see lo... InTempo 07...
(I think i should like i wan to fight, sorry, but really... this is wat i feel la)
if u are bored..
saxes had section outing today !!! :)
YUPs..
jus to entertain..
guess whose rear end is that?!? person bending down hor..
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