Many Faces

Self helps . Im sure .

I just got home from an interesting MRT ride with Dedric . Well , today was a busy day . I'll tell u more .

In the morning , i woke up late . YouGuo called me around 9 am . Well , im teaching HongWen at 10 am , so ... its kinda too late . So , i bathed and took a cab down instead . I was early . I sat around and saw little devils running around . Then , i saw LimSinYeo , the SCO Dizi player , playing the BangDi . Well , he was teaching too ... and so , he saw me , and he smiled . He looked really strict , but he is actually very nice .

Met the 7 devils in class . U know , those little monsters that YouGuo cannot stand . Well , i dun really like teaching them , because its all girls ... and remember ? Little girls are the worst creatures on earth . U know what ? Even little boys are better ! Mom always say that little girls are nice and cute . My foot ! My feet ! None of them ! None ! They are demonic !

So , they told me that usually they'll lock YouGuo outside of class till he knocks really hard . Well , i told them that YouGuo is a very talented Pipa player ... and they are lucky to have him , and well ... they said , too bad . I felt like really chopping their fingers off , one by one , and force themself to chew it and eat it up . I'll use a hammer and smash their skulls , i tell u .

Well , i was really angry ... and for a moment , they got scared . The class got really quiet . I didnt teach , and i sat there and wait . So , they waited too . I asked if theres anything they wanna learn ... and i tried hard to hammer some sense into their wooden heads . Too bad , i couldnt . These demonic girls are really from the womb of hell itself . They are such horrible girls , if i have them as my daughter , i'll sell them for prostitution , at least i can make some profit back . Even if its for free , its still considered a profit .

I was so happy , like the students who were happy too for going home early . I released them earlier , and i was glad i did so . I waited for the bus , and then ... i made my way to KarlHeng .

SweeLee was having this really big offer , 50% discount . It only happens once a year , and twice for recently . Well , there was this huge crowd , lining up . The shop was ... crowded with people , and so ... they had to control the queue . I saw SirLiang there ... and i thought maybe i should have gotten in with him , so i can buy some tuners or something like that . Well , too bad , i didnt .

I went into KarlHeng , and MsChin was there ... chatting with this guy . So , i sat down ... and he asked if im going for a performance later , and i said yes . Well , because i mentioned about it . Im helping MrYeo with his orchestra , and around 3 pm , there's a rehearsal ... then concert at night . Well , so ... we sat down and we chatted . Then , he mentioned about Suonas and stuff ... and still , i didnt know who he was ... only until quite a long time . We ended the talking and he said he wanna go shop around ... so , he asked if i know who he is ... ? And i said , no ... but very familiar . So , he took out his namecard ... and i was stunned ... shocked ...

He is KwokChinChye , famous Suona profession based in Taiwan . He was born in Singapore , and he learned to play Percussion of local operas with his father in his childhood . Under family's influence , he was also interested in the Suona which usually plays the melodies in local operas . He learned the Suonga later with YeoSiewWee ... u know , YeoSiewMao's brother . And well , and he learned the Oboe under JoostFlatch during the high school period . He was a music enthusiast in Singapore and have performed in HongKong , Malaysia and Brunei . In 1989 , when i was one , he joined the KaohSiung Chinese orchestra in Taiwan . He is the section chief . Experienced in performing , his timbre is well controlled and beautiful . His interpretation to music is very unique . He held 3 recitals in SCH and recieved critical acclaims .

Well , thats him , and i have a recording of one of his playing . A Suona concerto . Well , at KarlHeng , he showed us a few recordings ... some really new approached CDs , and one of which was Dedric's request ... for his works . He wrote 3 concertos for the Suona . And in Taiwan , he not only plays the Suona , he usually performs with the Oboe or the Saxophone . In fact , now im listening to his recording .

That was him , and i didnt know . So , we met later at YMS again . Before that , i had lunch myself ... and i was charging my phone in KarlHeng . It was dead , and Dedric tried calling me . So , after that ... i met up with MrYeo at the coffeeshop . He was eating with PohYeeLuh , the SCO Cellist . Well , so ... we were talking and MrPoh asked me for my views about some areas . Well , its a tough question that he'd raised . So , we thought for awhile ... and MrYeo gave an answer , and i gave mine . We were all talking about Pipa stuff ... and its kinda interesting .

Then , after eating , we walked over to YMS , and MrPoh and i was laughing about MrYeo's suitcase . U know , its those super ancient suitcase ... like antique . Its funny , and we were laughing away when MrPoh said that in a few years time , the suitcase will be trendy , because people are going retro . Funny .

So , we're early , and we sat there for a really long time . Then , after that , i got inside and i listened to YunQi's Pipa solo . She was from CSCO , remember ... ? Well , she played quite well , better than QiuLian . Im so evil . Well , other than that ... we talked around and then i saw KwokChinChye again . So , he asked where is Dedric ... because they've only talked through the phone , not in real person . So , i pointed in his direction ... and he said that Dedric looks like TeoTengTat , the SCO Percussionist .

Rehearsal started later ... and it was ultimate boring and impasse . So , Tommy called me and asked if i was in school ... because he wants to practice . Well , i wasnt . And i called a few to come watch the concert , because i can get free tickets . ChaiXia doesnt wanna go alone because she couldnt contact Sharon and Jasmine has to work till 9 pm . So too bad .

The concert started , and saw many people . Many familiar people . There was ... MrLum , KwokChinChye , MrGoh , MrPoh , MrLim , Ryan and Shauna , Norman and many others . Even some from CSCO , from Manjusri . Well , i didnt feel quite comfortable , because some CSCO people were around . But well , it was fine , i think .

The concert started off with this very old Chinese piece . And after that , i took a rest backstage for quite a long time . I played the Ruan , for ur information . And so , Dedric , Adrian , QiaoFang and i sat together at the backstage , talking and making alot of noise . Really , too much . People complained for at least 4 or 5 times . Anyway , then ... we got to know this very nice Dizi player . His name is JingKai . He plays the Dizi and was under ZhanYongMing . He is really nice . I think ... i better not say ! Dedric , u know ... and we saw , but u've heard !

Secret ...

Then , after cracking my brain thinking in terms of the Ruan's fingerings ... the concert ended . And so , we packed up . I gave the scores to somebody , i didnt care who , and i hid my clothing with Adrian's . Before concert , i found my costume , and its not my size ! It was extremely small . So , Adrian asked if its his size ... because he got one large one , too big for him . So , i wore it ... then , i found out that my shirt dun suit him too ... because it has shoulder pads ! Its for girls ! So funny ... Anyway , then ... the concert ended pretty soon , like how it started .

People were gathering outside . Its not a very good concert , but its those for friends to support each other ... and for those old friends and stuff . So , i got to chat with MrLum , with QiaoFang too . So , i asked about NUSCO and stuff . Then Norman apologised to me again ... for the food that day at Mandarin Hotel . Well , how nice , it was alright with us , really ! Thanks Norman . And then MrYeo gave me $10 just now ... and it was so embarrassing ... because we were joking about something . He looked like a panda when he came out on stage . Funny and cute . Seriously cute !

The programme booklet looked horrible . I bet it was designed by MrYeo . It looked like those 60's old booklets ... or maybe its some grading examination ... because it has a few instruments at the cover page ... arranged in a super ugly manner ... then against a blue background . Its super ugly ! Anyway , he didnt up my name into the booklet . So bad . But still , its good , for certain reasons .

Concert ended and im glad . HuiMin was there , this girl that plays the YangQin and learned under QuJianQing last time . That time , we had this steamboat at XinTian's house , and Stanley was there too ... and that's where i met her . She is really nice . So , Dedric , her and i went for the MRT station . Adrian and the rest took a cab back home . Then , we saw XiangPeng walking in front . He played a YangQin solo during the concert , and Adrian played too . Both of their pieces were great .

HuiMin and Dedric thought maybe its fine to watch a movie , and i thought so too . We didnt mind . But , there wasnt anything to watch ... so , we took the MRT home .

In the train , Dedric and i were rating people . It was fun ... and well , i got a 65 . So sad .

Face the fact , WeiKang .