December 18, 2008
9:46 PM
hello!
came back from caroling about one and a half hours ago (:
carolling was ok i guess. not as fun as it was the first 2 times. i think we're getting tired of marina square and its toilets.
seriously.
oh and while carolling i noticed not many of us were actually smiling. i mean its christmas time! carols are supposed to be happy. save one or two songs which aren't exactly 'happy' songs.
i was trying my best to smile constantly throughout the carolling, i managed to smile about 3/4 of the time. sometimes while singing, my mind would suddenly drift to other things like 'damn i'm hungry' etc etc. and my smile would slowly disappear for a while until i realised i was supposed to be concentrating on singing and started smiling again.
but when i looking at the conductor [more like attempting to look at. could hardly see him conduct], i realised some people weren't smiling. for those who smiled, their smiles slowly disappeared after a while, and suddenly reappeared, like me.
quite weird really. i mean carols are happy songs (: maybe we should 'feel' the song and sing with more expression so that we keep smiling?
i don't know.
i should keep reminding myself, like i kept reminding cedar choir for limelight, 'permanent botox' (:
oh joshua forgot to bring his shoes today for carolling. so he had to sit out for today's session ): so sad! he was like taking photos during the first few carols. after that he was just sitting in front of the stage singing along with us. next time don't forget to bring your stuff hor?
anywho, carolling tomorrow at west coast plaza which is at clementi. its like 15 stops if i change at raffles and 16stops if i change at boon lay ):
so i have to lug the gown and shoes all the way.
the only consolation is that i'm travelling at a not-so-peak hour. so i MIGHT be able to sit all the way.
after carolling i'm going shopping for presents with ruby (: we both need to get presents for our santa baby.
speaking of which, ruby and mei xuan both know who my santa is. and they were laughing at me can? meanies! no christmas presents for you!
haha kidding lur (:
oh i can test-bake my chocolate chip cookies tomorrow (: yay!
but i have to try and improve on the shape and size of the cookies. the walnut cookies i baked yesterday were bigger and thinner than the subway cookies!
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OH! i was listening to the year1s on the way from siglap to marina square, about studies in VJ. and OMG i'm already a little concerned about getting good grades next year when i don't even know my O level results can?
especially since they were saying how biology is much harder than physics [nicole tan rui min and all other non-bio, physics people, shuttup =P]
i can't afford to slack in VJ. especially since choir will take up lots of time AND i live in toa payoh. which probably means i might have to study on the bus occasionally.
and since i'll be taking bio next year, i'll have to put in a lot of effort to make sure i do reasonably well, judging how the year1s complained about how hard it was.
plus i'm pretty sure i will be needing econs tuition next year. so if i do go for tuition, the lesser time i would have to study.
and apparently the teachers in VJ think that choir members aren't exceptionally good in academics.
i feel that they are so devoted to choir, which takes up a heck of a lot of time i might add, that they maybe neglect their studies? i don't know, its just a guess.
hence, i've decided that next year, when i start school, i have to prove them wrong. that choir people CAN actually excel in studies as well.
its easier said than done though.
now that i realise that life in VJ isn't going to be as simple as it is in cedar, i have to expect to study much more often than i did in cedar. plus i have to manage my time efficiently[unlike what i've been doing my entire life].
i know this might seem far too early to be worrying about managing my time in VJ. but now that i have a heads up, i need to realise there won't be much time for slacking. so hopefully i won't get distracted too much next year.
so i have promised myself that i will stop procrastinating and start studying properly. even if it means having to study when other people are slacking, especially in the beginning of school year, when most people would want to slack and get adjusted to the new environment and make new friends.
so now that i've promised myself i will work hard next year, i should just enjoy my holidays thoroughly before school year starts (: go out as much as i can, have fun, and most importantly, sleep more to make up for my lack of proper sleep this entire year =P
i am not going to waste time worrying about results day now. its too early. wait until after new year's. then i will start thinking about it. then i can preoccupy myself with de-stressing activities like going out with theEIGHT (:
i think that's about it for now. post tomorrow after test-baking or maybe on saturday after carolling (:
till then, take care guys! and here's a picture for you (:
for some unknown reason, the songs 'masquerade' and 'think of me'[shamini!] from phantom have been stuck in my head for the past couple of days...
Ysunanda
