Sunday, February 05, 2006

The Sound Of Silence

So soon ... time flew like it never flew before . It was like ... holidays yesterday , and tomorrow ... its gonna be normal school days . Well ... i hate this ... but if not , i'll still feel bored .

Had a nice chat with Danial and later tonight i guess maybe we're gonna talk again ...

Im blogging early , and im very hungry . I feel like eating up anything i see on my computer table ... but i know ... they arent edible because the last time i did that , i lost a tooth .

Had practice from 10am till 5pm . Imagine ... 7 hours of rehearsal . The concert is approaching ... and we're left with only a few rehearsals . The practice was intense ... and i was like feeling so bloody bored . I was ... slacking away ... closing my eyes ... trying out new tricks on the Pipa ... I just cant help myself ... from feeling bored . Maybe ... the rehearsal was just boring . But meanwhile , i was messaging other people ...

Im really hungry ... help me ... fill me up please ...


Anyway , we went through almost all the pieces ... in fact , i think we did all ... right ? Was really really boring ... Thanks to YongRui for being so willing to help out ... actually he is a guest , so he can leave earlier , but today , he has the Chingay thingi at AngMoKio , so must well stay ... Mike was feeling kinda sad today ... because the orchestra didnt improve much . Well ... i cant say much , for all i care now is only my own job , which is the administrative stuffs ... So , i think i'll give some of my job around to the members ... so they can help out .

Had lunch with gang at the same place ... eating the same thing ... YongRui joined us ...


After rehearsal , i promised to go see YongRui's performance . Well , i saw it yesterday already ... and its so bloody boring to see it again , isnt it ? So i gave it a miss ... i think he was kinda disappointed , but i hope he understands ... which i dun think so ... Anyway , i was there ... looking at the same group of people ... Its quite amazing that its held at such a small place like AngMoKio . There were many people , usually the heartlanders ... and they were gathering around the main performing area ... and finding themselves some good seats . Well ... i stood around ... and i figured ... must well go home and do something productive .

So ... i left , and i chatted on the phone . Very productive ... ? Maybe not ... meanwhile , i scanned all my pictures up into my computer . I feel so happy ... Saw some of my baby pictures , u cant deny its cute . But the sad thing is ... the difference compared from before and now ... Im like some ugly ogre monster now ... sad ? Yes ...

Nevermind about that ... Well , im so hungry now ...

I havent told u guys about this ... That day while shopping with Stanley at Suntec , i bought a few CDs right ... ? So ... i bought this 'KingKong movie' . I thought it was the movie , without hesitating ... i bought it at $19.90 . Well ... it was a 3 hour plus long film . And guess what ... ? It wasnt the movie ! I bought the film production diaries . What is that ? It shows u how they made the movie ... 'KingKong' . And that day ... i even said after blogging im gonna watch the movie . Well ... right ... it was the film diaries that i watched . Money ... wasted into the drain !

Talking distracts out attention and dissipates our energy . Its of no wonder that we dun often get a good look at whats happening in our minds . Its beautiful and peaceful to stay in a place of silence of mind . But that takes alot of mindfulness because we're conditioned to alot of talk . Well , alot of talking creates a spiralling downward . We become restless , we start talking . Then it becomes even more difficult to concentrate and the mind becomes yet more restless . Always renew the effort to maintian silence . Silence is an energy giver . It creates a clarity in which all the aspects of the mind are clearly seen . Silence enables us to be attentive to what is going on , to all the ups and downs . Look at the trees ... its in silence and work that transformation is brought to completion . Keeping silence and slowing down helps not only ourselves , but everyone around us . I'll talk about that next time ... So , if keeping silence around us , we can improve our awareness about our own surroundings ... we should just ... keep quiet . So , shut up .