Friday, December 31, 2010
Happy New Year everyone! ;D
2010's been rather exciting for CO hasn't it? I'd say Megaconcert, Shanghai exchange programme, NUS grading Exam and CO camp were the main highlights of CO life this year.
Oh! And stock check. Can't possibly forget how troublesome and tiring that was. But ironically, I had quite a lot of fun breathing in the dust-filled air while shifting instruments and casings and pieces of paper and other junk. It was fun because we were all clearing stuff together, right? (: The drying was so neat afterwards that it was kinda unbelievable that we were the ones who cleared it O: Speaking of which, the drying yard is becoming more and more cluttered lately! Let's do our best to keep it clean and tidy ok? If not our juniors will be the ones clearing our mess a few years down the road and I'm sure we're not so evil right? (:
Megaconcert is a delightful memory for all of us, I'm sure (: I'll never forget that feeling on stage. IT WAS FLYINGCARSLIKETOSAYMEOW-ING FANTASTIC! Of course, prior to that there was the horrible rehearsals and stuff. It was a lot of waiting and getting scolded and a lot of waiting. But hey, I'd say it was worth it (: That moment on stage is unforgettable.
I'd like everyone to recall that feeling. That happy, nervous and strange feeling when performing on that stage. In a few months time, we'll be experiencing that awesome sweet feeling again, on the stage of Singapore Conference Hall for our SYF performance. But if we don't put in our best for the next few months before our fateful performance, we'll be feeling regret instead of happiness. We'll regret why didn't we put in effort when we could have done so much better if we had really been committed. I'm not saying we chiong all out like crazy monkeys just for SYF, our academic results are important too! It's all a test on whether we can balance our time well. I've learnt the hard way of the consequences of concentrating too much on CCAs. Don't be like me.
As for NUS grading exams, OUR RESULTS ARE GONNA BE ANNOUNCED SOON. I'm not sure when but I'm assuming it's soon (considering the fact that results were supposed to be released by 29 Dec). I'm nervous like a burning cat. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE FOR THEIR RESULTS OK!
Ok. I think everyone's pretty sick of my blogging. Happy New Year everyone (: Write down New Year Resolutions and follow them ok! LOVE YOU ALL! MUACKS!
ps(OH FLYING HOLY COWS FROM AUSTRALIA! I'M GONNA BE A SEC FOUR STUDENT IN LIKE 40 MINS! >w<)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
The people who need to come for self practice this Friday has been confirmed. Please come for practice and report punctually at 7:45am (:
Percussion
Sec 4 Chuang Jing Ying, Nicholas Kang, Alicia Goh, Cheong Shi Min, Tiffany Chua, Tee Meng Li
Sec 3 Mandy Chan, Soon Cheng Yi, Kim Yeon Jae
Sec 2 Matthew
Woodwind
Sec 4 Berenice Chong, Tan Quan Yu, Lee Shi Min, Claire Tan, Tan Luoyi, Uncle Poh
Sec 3 Nicholas Ng, Shermaine Goh, Nicholas Ngo, Yeo Wei Bin, Lee Yee Yong
Sec 2 Sean Jin, Ong Shi Shi
Pluckstring
Sec 4 Koh Ning Le, Lim Xin ni, Melody Goh, Wang Xi, Shawn Loo, Sarah Sng
Sec 3 Kellyn Chua, Gina Widjaya, Jazreel Cheong, Kristy Ng
Bowedstring
Sec 4 Michelle Lee, Zhang YiFei, Liang Yue, Lim Shi Jing,Judea Cheong Amelia Lee, Jeanne Lau
Sec 3 Amanda Lim, Tan Hwee Jing, Janice Wong, Xavier Kho, Ooi Cheng Yin, Song Hui Wai
Sec 2 Randy Kam
Cello/Bass
Sec 4 Keren Goh, Elisabeth Djamonang, Leo Kay Min
Sec 3 Bryant Chua, Heng Jun Wei, Delia Koh, Yee Min Ning, Clarissa Tan
Sec 2 Damien Chong
Please be there because we'll be preparing for Sec One Orientation AKA will be having combined prac with Uncle Poh conducting.
Also take note that Jun Wei, Sarah Sng, and Percussion will be solo-ing for the Orientation. Thank you so much and please do your best to practice! (:
Ok, see you on Friday! MUACKS.
(On a separate note, LOOK! The person who wrote this list classified us under our next year level even though it's not next year yet! >w< IT'S A SIGN FOR US TO START MATURING AND BE MORE RESPONSIBLE OK! ;D)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
HEY EVERYONE!
How was CO practice today? I think it was kinda productive, cept that it's been freakin cold for the whole day and my throat isn't responding too well with that. But ah well~
There's Self Practice this Friday (31 Dec) from 8-11 am. Like what they've already informed during debrief, it will be compulsory for some people and those people will be informed soon. But for those who are not in the list for compulsory self prac, you may still come down for practice if you wish (:
There is NO CO this Saturday because it'll be New Year's day. Take note k! (: But please try to practice a bit at home if you have free time and you're not too busy with chionging holiday homework!
The people who will be solo-ing for the Sec One CCA Orientation will be confirmed and informed ASAP. Once you know that you're gonna solo, please practice and do your best ok! ;D Speaking of Sec One Orientation, we have to welcome the sec ones with open arms and do our best to encourage them to be enthusiastic in our CCA too. Since they came in during SYF year, it's going to be very competitive for them and we must encourage them to work hard all the time. It's very important that we show them that we are supportive and that we care for their well-being (:
Hope today's practice made everyone rekindle that CO-loving enthusiasm in your heart! ;D We have to work very hard in our prep for SYF already!
So everyone, let's work hard and do our best together ok! (:
Monday, December 27, 2010
Hey. So nobody bothered to guess who Mystery Writer was :(
I'm so hurt.
So Mystery Writer is in fact.. LUO YI.
Oh yes, oh yes. It's the awesome Luo Yi! ;D
Please remember to come for CO tmr. Don't be late if not Bere will give out some scary punishment and it won't be nice!
Since Liulaoshi said that our blog was too dead, I shall update often now! Beware, I'me a horrible blogger. SNIGGER SNIGGER.
Ok bye. See you all tmr. Don't be late! (:
THERE'S CO TMR @ 2:30 pm. Don't be late ok! So to be safe, reach there 5 mins earlier than 2:30.
See you all tmr! Be excited because there's finally CO after a long long time!
YAY!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Hey everyone (: I know it's a little late to post this now since Christmas day will end in like 5 minutes or so but yeah. Made this image thingy and hope you guys would like it though it's kinda plain.
So today, I had a performance and I'd like to share with you all the experience I had. It's not much,just a performance for the religious organisation I belong in. The songs were easy. It's those sort of song that if I gave it to anyone of you and tell you that it's going to be the song we'll play in our next performance, you'll give me that look. It was that easy. It was probably sight-readable. But considering the fact that th CO that I played together with today consist of mostly elderly who don't have formal training in CO instruments, I'd say it's reasonable.
But sadly, the performance was disappointing. Maybe I was complacent or maybe it's just me having too high an expectation of myself. If I were to list out the flaws of that performance, by the time I'm done, Boxing day would have been halfway gone (OK I'M JUST EXAGGERATING, but you get the idea).
From today, I learnt a lesson. Always practice hard and treat songs seriously regardless of the difficulty level. After the performance, somehow I was kinda worried for a fraction of a second that CO would make the same horrible mistake that I committed. After all, I'm hearing many people say that the set piece is very easy. I hope you guys don't think I'm being cheesy by sharing this experience with all of you and that you also learnt something from this horrible experience which I went through. Treat every song seriously and enjoy it like how a wine critic would enjoy tasting wine after being deprived from wine and only exposed to low-brow alcoholic drinks, like beer and blah, for 20 years. Savour every part of it. Sip it slowly and let it encase you in warmth and see colour swirling as you close your eyes and let your imagination take over the tasting.
You get the point right? Basically, just respect every song that you have the honour to get to play it. Simple enough? Alright.
I hope everyone would work their very best to bring out your own potential ok! Everyone of us are like raw diamonds. Freshly picked from the damn volcanic mountain, all yellow and dirty and horribly shaped. But as long as that diamond is polished, TADAA! It becomes pretty and shiny and valuable! All of us have potential to play, it's only a matter of whether we want to practice hard enough to let our true ability shine or not. And practice, like polishing, is difficult and painful (Don't see why polishing is painful? Imagine yourself being rubbed all over with chemicals and stuff that's made to cut diamonds. Now do you agree that it's painful? ). But only by withstanding all that pain and hardship will we be able to SHINE (Go on, close your eyes and imagine yourself as Edward Cullen out in the sun). So everyone let's work hard together ok!
(Ok, I realise that the above paragraph may sound dumb and lame to some people but please don't think that way! I really really think it's a good analogy and it's true that everyone of us has hidden potential that won't come out unless we practice!)
It's 12.22 am. This means Christmas is over :( Aw.. Now that dumb image that I edited is useless! OK HAPPY BOXING DAY, anyway. I really hope everyone will practice hard for your own and the CO's sake ok! The seniors have high hopes for us and have always been supporting us SO WE MUSTN'T LET THEM DOWN! I gotta sleep now! Goodnight!
PS( This is not Berenice. It's someone awesome-r. Type your guess of who I am in the tagboard ok! Write "I think the mystery writer of the latest blog post is __(insert name here)__" GO ON NOW! Everyone who read this post must tag! ;D)
edit : I realised that this post is labelled 11:35 pm when I posted it even though it IS 12:22 when I posted it. OH FLYING BIRDS! That's amazing!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Hello (:
so many things have been going on this year ! I'll like to say that you guys did quite well the last practice but lots of improvements are still needed ! (:
the next practice will start on the 28th of dec ( tues ) please do not pon ! thanks (:
THE ORCHESTRA
Temasek Secondary Chinese Orchestra (TMSCO) was established in the 2000.
It expanded from a plucked string ensemble to a full-fledged orchestra in the year 2001.
Under the baton of Mr Cheng Chung Hsien, TMSCO enjoyed a successful flight achieving promising results in the SYF Central Judging between April 2002 to September 2008.
Now having Mr Liu Bin leading this army, TMSCO will definitely continue to strive for excellence and is determined to scale to even greater heights.
The orchestra now consists of over 90 enthusiastic members, with us six professional instructors.
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THE CO COMMITTEE 2010-2011
President: Berenice Chong 4/1
Vice President: Nicholas Kang 4/1, Tan Luo Yi 4/6
Student Conductor: Poh Shao Yong 4/7
Assistant Student Conductor: Jezreel Cheong 2/6
General Secretary: Leo Kay Min 4/5, Melody Goh 4/3
Assistant General Secretary: Gina Widjaya 3/3
Honorary Treasurer: Shawn Loo 4/4, Chuang Jing Ying 4/1
Operation Officer: Tan Quan Yu 4/1, Tee Meng Li 4/4
Assistant Operation Officer: Yeo Wei Bin 3/7
Instrument Manager: Sarah Sng 4/8, Lee Shi Min 4/1
Assistant Instrument Manager: Heng Jun Wei 3/7
Score Master: Michelle Lee 4/1, Tan Hui Min 3/1
Assistant Score Master: Soon Cheng Yi 3/2
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Primary: Lim Shi Jing 4/5
Assistant: Tan Hwee Jing 3/2, Janice Wong Sin Yee 3/5
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Primary: Keren Goh 4/4
Assistant: Bryant Chua 3/5
Percussion
Primary: Cheong Shi Min 4/6
Assistant: Mandy Chan 3/5, Kim Yeon Jae 3/1
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Assistant: Kristy Ng 3/4, Kellyn Chua 3/3
Woodwind
Primary: Nicholas Ng 3/3,Shermaine Goh 3/3
Assistant: Lee Yee Yong 3/5
Vice President: Nicholas Kang 4/1, Tan Luo Yi 4/6
Student Conductor: Poh Shao Yong 4/7
Assistant Student Conductor: Jezreel Cheong 2/6
General Secretary: Leo Kay Min 4/5, Melody Goh 4/3
Assistant General Secretary: Gina Widjaya 3/3
Honorary Treasurer: Shawn Loo 4/4, Chuang Jing Ying 4/1
Operation Officer: Tan Quan Yu 4/1, Tee Meng Li 4/4
Assistant Operation Officer: Yeo Wei Bin 3/7
Instrument Manager: Sarah Sng 4/8, Lee Shi Min 4/1
Assistant Instrument Manager: Heng Jun Wei 3/7
Score Master: Michelle Lee 4/1, Tan Hui Min 3/1
Assistant Score Master: Soon Cheng Yi 3/2
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Bowed Strings
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Cello/Bass
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Assistant: Bryant Chua 3/5
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Assistant: Kristy Ng 3/4, Kellyn Chua 3/3
Woodwind
Primary: Nicholas Ng 3/3,Shermaine Goh 3/3
Assistant: Lee Yee Yong 3/5
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