Second Fiddle

For those who dunno... theres this fun alphabet thing at the bottom of the daily post. Its fun, go play with it, drag it and then let it go to form words, and it'll stay there forever also. So fun right? Anyway, today, i thought i'll be going through a tough time in the morning... but who knows, AlbertLin wasnt free suddenly. I hope he is alright.

Last night, i went to take the Pipa from Raymond's place, with Christoven. After which, i took a long ride home. At home, i tried playing the Pipa... and i think it sounds kinda bad. Not that its bad, but i think it has gotten worse. It was once a very good Pipa, i think its the weather and stuff. U know, instruments like Pipa just gets worse everyday. Its possible to build up a foundation of good sound, but its hard to maintain such an instrument.

I took it to school today, so i can try it out. Well, it sounded fine, and surely better than those that ive used for this period of time. Thanks again to Raymond for the Pipa! Anyway, performance class was fun today, because i dun have to play. It was nice watching people stress away with their instruments in hand... and their focus all arrayed just to perform for us. However, there were some that were extremely nervous, and others who are already adapted to the stress. QingLun didnt look bothered about the performance class. As for me, when im ready, im ready, when im not, i'll worry. Anthea played really well today, she was the first to play. Its kinda obvious that she has improved tremendously. Parlous efforts and probably some really considerable amount of time spent on practicing the piece. However, like MrYeo as said, it might be the last best song that she has. True, Anthea, u have to brush ur socks up. Its time to play some other pieces and expose urself to more different type of pieces. I agree that today's piece is her best piece, but i certainly hope that its not the last. Go, Anthea.

JunRu was as ive expected. Traditionally and classically trained. I think he has the movements as well as the music, but he was opening his leg so wide that i was kinda distracted by his legs most of the time! Well, he played very well. Jonathan on the other hand was nervous, and he didnt do his best up there. His sound was raw and he had this noise when he does his tremolo. Well, its alright... its a common fault in plucked strings musicians. But, i noticed that it is mostly found in the Ruan players. In Pipa players, its such a common thing already, that i think its now already a norm! But true, we can train ourselves to avoid it, or maybe... another way would be to distract the audience with some other virtues. ShuMin's performance was good, and according to Jonathan, her performance of that piece is the best, better than Anthea's and mine. I dunno whether to agree or not, but to a certain extent, i have to.

I noticed that im not as cantankerous as before! Well, its not my fault whether i am or not, but it seems that back then, TingTing and i were always scolding each other. Of course, in a friendly way. But, it has stopped since the start of this new term.

I prepared my composition motives before class, and i submitted mine to DrGoh during our tutorial. I had to share my poem with the class. Anyway, thanks to Jeremy for his lovely poem! I used his poem, and there was quite a commotion when i told them that the author is him. Anyway, i did quite a bad presentation of the poem. Mark did very well! Right? Anyway, YinXuan's poem rocked the entire galaxy!

Practiced for a short period, then after that... i went downstairs to eat with SiHan. We met up with Fairul and EeWei at the prata stall. Fairul was so nice. Dun worry, im not going to repeat the angel thingi again. He treated me to a plate of noodle and drinks! Anyway, he owes me money, a huge sum... which is close to... a few thousand? No, only $60. But well, i figured that i'll never get it back in cash. Therefore, i'll use it as some investment, like some voucher too. So, he bought me lunch. Richard called later, and he asked me out for game. Well, im on!

Though im broke, i dun have the urge not to spend. So, i had to borrow money from QingLun and Jonathan for the game. It was really fun, i managed to kill and get my score up to the second on the list. We lost terribly though, but individual scores were fine. Richard left earlier, and i think its not his gaming day, because he didnt play well... I noticed that people usually would get affected by their gaming results. Some people might turn out angry, due to unhealthy competition in games. Some will spoil their mood if they lose, and some will overjoy when they win. As for me, im neither affected or bothered... because, its just a game! Come on...

I helped Williana with her blog, and she managed to create another one by herself! Greetings to her new blog, and u can find it at the tagboard. I think she'll find the joy in blogging just as i do. Have fun, Williana!

I wasted my time outside along the lift with Jonathan. ShuMin came later, and we went through some scores and played some pieces together. I bet we sounded chaotic. Jonathan was practicing, and feeling kinda depressed due to his performance at noon. Its the high expectation that people have that creates this depression in them when they dun get what they want. Sometimes, its always there, this major irritating problem. It works like that, when u want something, u dun get it, like when i want a bright tone, i dun get it. Its fuming, i know. So, he was practicing hard... and then, his string snapped! At that moment, i wanted to pop some alcoholic liquor and sing some songs for celebration. But, im nice, i didnt.

He sat around, looking dumb, rolling about with the chair. I was practicing and talking cock with people around. One of which would be Edric, and the other, Alan. We had fun talking cock and playing stupid songs. Then, ZhengYi came and sat around too. Then...

My Mom came to fetch me home today. Wanted to give Jonathan a lift to his bus-stop, but he refused. So, from there, i figured that something is not right. As ive guessed, why so secretive? I feel that sometimes, we're so close and we talk about things, but one thing u might not know. When u tell me things that aint true, i get disappointed, because... i happen to know the truth. Anyway, im not talking about u, if u think i am.

Went back school again to take my score. I almost forgot about rehearsal tomorrow at TP. So boring...

Yawn...

One more thing! During the ride, Mom irritated me like how i would to people. To think of it, she is as pesky as i am at times! Funny.

Goodnight, thats it for tonight, though ive actually a chunk more to add on. Sometimes, enough is enough. But though i cant get enough of something, i have to stop... because, it is indeed enough.