Sunday, November 25, 2007
Sextet from Don Giovanni
Fleming as Donna Anna, Kanawa as Donna Elvira, Hong as Zerlina, Hadley as Don Ottavio, Terfel as Leporello and Robbins as Masetto
Saturday, November 24, 2007
finished with 3rd yr!
finally!
i can't believe it's all over.
but this i think, will be a long post because there seems to be a lot that needs to be caught up to speed!
woah, i just realised i haven't given the entire rundown of the last two weeks! HERE WE GO!!!
had coffee (or equivalent) with P and M saturday two weeks ago. for catching up. but also for more serious matters. it was very difficult. but i'm glad i did it. i think it was necessary. i wasn't sure what i was expecting, but i think the result of it was good for all of us. thanks P for your support. and thanks M for listening.
went to the idea of north concert that night. P said it'd probably be a great time to do it, because the last thing i'd want to do after the coffee date was to sit at home by myself moping. she was right. i had a GRAND time. the concert was fantastic (as always). had a few more newbies 'inducted' and some oldies (but hard-core, die-hard friends hehe!), and a fine concert indeed. of course, i was paranoid so i left plenty of time to get there. phew! getting home took much longer than expected, because we had to wait for a tram for a long time, then walked L home, then walked the rest of the way home. Thanks S & P for coming with me. i know i wouldn't have liked to walk home from there by myself! We never ended up getting something to eat, but that's cool :)
went out with our small group for dinner on sunday, which was lovely. as T pointed out about two weeks later, "you girls are like, best friends". which is kinda true. but we love the boys too. :) ate very well. which is always a bonus :)
last monday (12th) had 2nd yrs exams to attend (in differing capacities). went to J's trumpet recital in the morning. i'd figured out my entire day so that i could get in my practice (in the morning woohoo!) and then get ready, then go to J's. then warm-up and all that jazz. J played well - i haven't heard her play much (solo) so that was nice. bozza was funny - it's because of that rhythmic thing that he uses in all his stuff! then went to warm up for S's exam. S played well, i was really proud of him. mind you, he nearly sweated off 3kgs! but we got there in the end, which was good! straight after was A's exam. he sweated about 1kg off! Hehe. :P it was nice that some people could come to either, or both of the exams! and let me tell you, it wasn't just them that felt the pressure!
the programme for me was this:
S's programme: Strauss Nocturne, Strauss concerto #1
A's programme: Sea Eagle (unacc. phew!), Strauss concerto #1, Saint-Saens Romance, Le Basque
See? two times of the strauss concerto was pretty intense. also because they listened to all of it. both times. i think i nearly died!
but we were all glad that it was over. went to PA's for a drink. one of the examiners came and joined us hehe! we had a good chat, he congratulated the boys on their exams, and even complimented me! he's cool :) funny guy.
hehe. the boys tried to make it really casual sounding, it was so cute. kinda went like this:
S: so....what are you doing tonight?
me: studying...supposedly.....why so?
S: well, do you want to have dinner...?
me: well, i suppose i could do that. i mean, i can study in the afternoon, so yeah, dinner sounds good.
S: hey A, what are you doing? wanna do dinner?
A: yeah, sounds good!
hehe. it was very cute. we were going to go out to somewhere, but instead, S 'felt domestic' (his words!) so instead we went to his house and he cooked, and we hung out for a long time. but wait...there are in-between bits to this story.
we decided after a while that we needed lunch. so i tried to make the first move, "right, i'm hungry, and i have to study. i'm going to union to get lunch". then we all decided to go to union to get lunch. A: I'll grab a table.
So we sit down, just at another place, and have a late lunch. we hung out even more. were in north court looking at cds when J called, and we all had turns pretending we were each other, or somebody else completely different! amusing, probably not for her, but for us, it was very much so.
i came home at about 3.30. (this was after the first exam i had to play for was at 11.50am) haha.
then went to J's clarinet recital at 4.10. she had quite a crowd! some family, quite a few friends, which was really cool! i thought she played well, but it seems in general the 2nd years were all a bit "eek!!! that didn't go to plan!!!!" with their exams. don't stress, i think it's just the examiner you had...! he kinda has that effect, unfortunately...!
came home after that, studied a teensy bit more then went for dinner. it was muchly fun. :)
we hung out for a really long time, and enjoyed the company of each other. we watched cool youtube videos, other videos, listened to funny music. the boys quite almost ate my EARS off!!! (the eclipse mints). and now we have developed a passion for the jamaican accent. Haha. and stupid faces. went to the church to have a play. most amusing. we pretended we were muse and rocked out. and did other silly stuff. it was very muchly fun!
listened to the don banks trio, as well as other brass stuff, on tuesday arvo, part of the 3MBS 'live at the convent' series. it was fun to listen to friends perform. i always feel proud of them :)
and just in case i hadn't seen S enough in the past 24hrs, A & I went to his house to watch a movie. A piked on us (pooh!) but we still had fun. C brought food (sugar) so we all pigged out while watching "Madagascar". Hehe. such a cute movie.
so, really, last week, i did study during the day. the way i did it, i practiced in the morning, and then studied macro during the afternoon, and night (as time permitted. i do really devote time to study, i kid you not! hehe)
had macro exam on friday afternoon. it went ok, i think. i suppose we'll see in a few weeks time when my results come out, eh?! i could do some stuff, and made some other stuff up. oh well. i was a bit disappointed that there wasn't a full open (and functional!) economy question though, i was really good at that! oh well.
after my macro exam, i met up with N to have a coffee. despite living so close to each other, i haven't really had a good chat at all this year with him! so, i only could do an hour, but it was a great hour, really nice to catch up and the like :)
then rushed off to dinner with the girls. it was going to be us 4, H was running late, and then J joined us, after her rehearsal! so it was lovely that we could all hang out. we went to Blue Train at Southbank, which was fantastic. after that, due to P's fantastic idea (full of those, she is!) we went on the ferris wheel which was totally cool! that was probably the 2nd time i've ever been on one, so i was yelling for the first half, to which my friends tried to shut me up! but it was just the loveliest day for going out at night. i had a FANTASTIC night with you guys - i love you girls!
anyway, P and I stayed on in the city.....we were hanging out waiting for 10pm. before that we wandered over to Fed Square where there was a presentation to campaign against china's human rights record. it was a pretty big do, so it was pretty cool. then afterwards an irish band played for a while - totally cool!
then we headed off to the purple emerald (as organised by S) for a night out, with some cool music. anyway, it's TOTALLY cool!!! we should all go there heaps next year.
Purple Emerald, 191 Flinders Lane
on saturday arvo, i played through my programme for A and A, who would be away on the day of my recital. it was good practice, which was cool. then just in case you know, i hadn't hung out with A enough that day, we went to mso that night with B & A. hehe - the organisation was a bit hectic, involving numerous phone calls! it was the first time in two years that i've been to mso! it was cool to go, a good concert (for haydn...?!?! hehe..for bartok too. hehe. good stravinsky too!). afterwards, B had to go to work, and A, A and I couldn't decide what to do for the longest time. we learnt that we suck at deciding, but at least A and I organise stuff!!!
went for a massage at the sports centre on monday. i wasn't really sure what to expect, but it was good. yeah, it did kinda hurt, because my muscles were so tense! he actually gave me an hour, even though it was supposed to be 45mins. anyway, it was good. had a frantic sms from C about his accompanist not being able to play for his exam the next day, so had to do a ring-around!
had lunch with S on tuesday, which was wonderful. we're usually so busy during semester that we don't get a chance to catch up with each other. we got to hang out with each other for a while, so that was cool. A called in the arvo to ask whether we wanted to meet up with the boys to get gelate that night. (it was a really hot day!!!). so, we traipsied over to S's house that evening. A again piked on us, despite me calling him to guilt-trip, i mean, ask him to consider us in his evening plans. but anyway, he didn't end up coming at all. we got gelate, which was very tasty :) went back to S's house and hung out for a while, which was cool.
had a nice phone call from my teacher on wednesday morning, which was cool. she said some really nice things, and some really encouraging things, so that made me feel really comfortable about my preparation for my exam. she even said (as a side-thing!) "you're in the ABC database!" indeed i am :) hehe. cool.
went to S's flute recital on Thursday. she did well :) i page-turned for her accompanist for a couple of the pieces.....one was terribly hard...! it's times like those i feel perfect pitch comes in really handy! unfortunately couldn't go to two recitals that night, because my exam was the next day. it would have been lovely to see both (or even either!) of them! anyway, J came down to melb because she had to do a concert the day, and decided to come a day before so she could come to my exam :)
we had dinner that night, and talked for about three and a half hours, which was lovely. we realised that we hadn't really hung out with just each other for a long time (although we have hung out, just with other people, which is cool too!). it was great to hang out. :)
then put myself to bed early, in preparation for friday!
so, that was yesterday. woke up at 6am, because my exam was at 9.15am! (so early!) left plenty of time to get ready, have breakfast, warm up and head to the con, warm up again etc.
the exam went ok - i felt fairly comfortable for the most part, until the last piece (which is a very daunting piece in itself!). about 12 friends came, which was just lovely.
thanks to those who came, it was great to see you, and thanks for the support.
went out for brekkie afterwards with some friends who'd come to my exam, plus A, whose exam was unfortunately at the same time as mine!
we were walking out of the con, and there was some string players gathered, and somebody was like, "hey!!!" and gave me a huge hug. it was S!!! i apologised for missing her quartet's concert the previous night (due to having to put myself to bed early because of exam!), but it was fantastic to see her. she's just LOVELY! definitely somebody i respect intensely personally and musically. she's just wonderful.
(okay, don't worry, i'm not obsessed or anything, i just haven't seen her for the longest time, we went to school together..., and i just hear about her occassionally, about how well she's doing and the like!)
we went to brekkie, which was fantastic. we ate LOTS. A had started making a cake (which her mum took over, because she was supposed to be warming up!), a traditional russian chocolate recipe, yum! although we were so full that we didn't eat that much cake!
didn't really eat lunch after all that, but that was cool.
went to M's piano recital in the arvo, which was nice. although, as i predicted, he asked us "why are you coming to listen to me?!" because you invited us, M...!
hung out with S all day because i was packing, and we went to the free opera in the park that evening. Bizet's "Pearlfishers", by opera australia, put on in conjunction with Australia Post (ie. they paid lots of money). A and A had saved seats for us (well, anybody, but we were there, so we got them), which was awesome.
the opera was beautiful. i thought the conductor at times was a bit unnecessary (not him, but his actions, some of them), and the amplification altered the true sound of the music, particularly the voices, but nevertheless, it was enjoyable. the famous duet was quite beautiful, but definitely not the best i've heard. although the guy who played Zurga, the more i listened to him, the more i liked his voice. i suppose i don't really know much opera at all. i've only ever seen two, and studied two (one overlaps!), and it was in french as well! (i only do italian at the moment..! although i'm willing to learn much more!) it is a sad opera, actually. well, i think it particularly poignant. the chorus was great, i thought, and the more i thought about it, the more central it is to the music and drama!
it was beautifully presented.
today i slept in till 8am woohoo! practiced a teensy bit, then go to work packing. i hate packing.
i've been doing a lot of it this week, interspersed with practice. (no wonder i'm sore..?!)
then went to my first MYO rehearsal. it was a teensy bit daunting, and really revealed what i need to work on. admittedly, in the entire half hour (or so!) symphony, i play for a grand totaly of about 3mins. my mum was so disappointed when she found out hehe. but yeah, i need to practice!
and just need to pack up the rest of everything - i'm almost there!
so, this massive post is also because i'm not sure when i'll be able to next post.
stella needs to return to her owner, mine is currently being re-built, i think. hopefully. anyway.
got reherasals for choir and orchestra next week, with two performances on sunday (eek! talk about intense day!) but should be fun. i've almost forgotten what it's like to have rehearsals now! but also some friends' recitals to go to next week as well, which should be cool. will be living at S's (well, the vic, of which whose it is can be debated) and also at my aunt's and uncle's next week. so i might not be that readily contactable via email. be prepared to wait a couple of days for any response, ok?
if it's urgent, call my mobile. or text me (although i might not msg back because i don't know how much $ i have left...)
ok, signing out.....
will let you know about myo tickets if you're interested. :)
steph: thanks for the clarification. of course i remember you! just wasn't sure which steph because i know at least five - please forgive me! but yeah, email me. my email hasn't changed, although i primarily use gmail now, but that's cool :) but as above, might not get back to you immediately...
i can't believe it's all over.
but this i think, will be a long post because there seems to be a lot that needs to be caught up to speed!
woah, i just realised i haven't given the entire rundown of the last two weeks! HERE WE GO!!!
had coffee (or equivalent) with P and M saturday two weeks ago. for catching up. but also for more serious matters. it was very difficult. but i'm glad i did it. i think it was necessary. i wasn't sure what i was expecting, but i think the result of it was good for all of us. thanks P for your support. and thanks M for listening.
went to the idea of north concert that night. P said it'd probably be a great time to do it, because the last thing i'd want to do after the coffee date was to sit at home by myself moping. she was right. i had a GRAND time. the concert was fantastic (as always). had a few more newbies 'inducted' and some oldies (but hard-core, die-hard friends hehe!), and a fine concert indeed. of course, i was paranoid so i left plenty of time to get there. phew! getting home took much longer than expected, because we had to wait for a tram for a long time, then walked L home, then walked the rest of the way home. Thanks S & P for coming with me. i know i wouldn't have liked to walk home from there by myself! We never ended up getting something to eat, but that's cool :)
went out with our small group for dinner on sunday, which was lovely. as T pointed out about two weeks later, "you girls are like, best friends". which is kinda true. but we love the boys too. :) ate very well. which is always a bonus :)
last monday (12th) had 2nd yrs exams to attend (in differing capacities). went to J's trumpet recital in the morning. i'd figured out my entire day so that i could get in my practice (in the morning woohoo!) and then get ready, then go to J's. then warm-up and all that jazz. J played well - i haven't heard her play much (solo) so that was nice. bozza was funny - it's because of that rhythmic thing that he uses in all his stuff! then went to warm up for S's exam. S played well, i was really proud of him. mind you, he nearly sweated off 3kgs! but we got there in the end, which was good! straight after was A's exam. he sweated about 1kg off! Hehe. :P it was nice that some people could come to either, or both of the exams! and let me tell you, it wasn't just them that felt the pressure!
the programme for me was this:
S's programme: Strauss Nocturne, Strauss concerto #1
A's programme: Sea Eagle (unacc. phew!), Strauss concerto #1, Saint-Saens Romance, Le Basque
See? two times of the strauss concerto was pretty intense. also because they listened to all of it. both times. i think i nearly died!
but we were all glad that it was over. went to PA's for a drink. one of the examiners came and joined us hehe! we had a good chat, he congratulated the boys on their exams, and even complimented me! he's cool :) funny guy.
hehe. the boys tried to make it really casual sounding, it was so cute. kinda went like this:
S: so....what are you doing tonight?
me: studying...supposedly.....why so?
S: well, do you want to have dinner...?
me: well, i suppose i could do that. i mean, i can study in the afternoon, so yeah, dinner sounds good.
S: hey A, what are you doing? wanna do dinner?
A: yeah, sounds good!
hehe. it was very cute. we were going to go out to somewhere, but instead, S 'felt domestic' (his words!) so instead we went to his house and he cooked, and we hung out for a long time. but wait...there are in-between bits to this story.
we decided after a while that we needed lunch. so i tried to make the first move, "right, i'm hungry, and i have to study. i'm going to union to get lunch". then we all decided to go to union to get lunch. A: I'll grab a table.
So we sit down, just at another place, and have a late lunch. we hung out even more. were in north court looking at cds when J called, and we all had turns pretending we were each other, or somebody else completely different! amusing, probably not for her, but for us, it was very much so.
i came home at about 3.30. (this was after the first exam i had to play for was at 11.50am) haha.
then went to J's clarinet recital at 4.10. she had quite a crowd! some family, quite a few friends, which was really cool! i thought she played well, but it seems in general the 2nd years were all a bit "eek!!! that didn't go to plan!!!!" with their exams. don't stress, i think it's just the examiner you had...! he kinda has that effect, unfortunately...!
came home after that, studied a teensy bit more then went for dinner. it was muchly fun. :)
we hung out for a really long time, and enjoyed the company of each other. we watched cool youtube videos, other videos, listened to funny music. the boys quite almost ate my EARS off!!! (the eclipse mints). and now we have developed a passion for the jamaican accent. Haha. and stupid faces. went to the church to have a play. most amusing. we pretended we were muse and rocked out. and did other silly stuff. it was very muchly fun!
listened to the don banks trio, as well as other brass stuff, on tuesday arvo, part of the 3MBS 'live at the convent' series. it was fun to listen to friends perform. i always feel proud of them :)
and just in case i hadn't seen S enough in the past 24hrs, A & I went to his house to watch a movie. A piked on us (pooh!) but we still had fun. C brought food (sugar) so we all pigged out while watching "Madagascar". Hehe. such a cute movie.
so, really, last week, i did study during the day. the way i did it, i practiced in the morning, and then studied macro during the afternoon, and night (as time permitted. i do really devote time to study, i kid you not! hehe)
had macro exam on friday afternoon. it went ok, i think. i suppose we'll see in a few weeks time when my results come out, eh?! i could do some stuff, and made some other stuff up. oh well. i was a bit disappointed that there wasn't a full open (and functional!) economy question though, i was really good at that! oh well.
after my macro exam, i met up with N to have a coffee. despite living so close to each other, i haven't really had a good chat at all this year with him! so, i only could do an hour, but it was a great hour, really nice to catch up and the like :)
then rushed off to dinner with the girls. it was going to be us 4, H was running late, and then J joined us, after her rehearsal! so it was lovely that we could all hang out. we went to Blue Train at Southbank, which was fantastic. after that, due to P's fantastic idea (full of those, she is!) we went on the ferris wheel which was totally cool! that was probably the 2nd time i've ever been on one, so i was yelling for the first half, to which my friends tried to shut me up! but it was just the loveliest day for going out at night. i had a FANTASTIC night with you guys - i love you girls!
anyway, P and I stayed on in the city.....we were hanging out waiting for 10pm. before that we wandered over to Fed Square where there was a presentation to campaign against china's human rights record. it was a pretty big do, so it was pretty cool. then afterwards an irish band played for a while - totally cool!
then we headed off to the purple emerald (as organised by S) for a night out, with some cool music. anyway, it's TOTALLY cool!!! we should all go there heaps next year.
Purple Emerald, 191 Flinders Lane
on saturday arvo, i played through my programme for A and A, who would be away on the day of my recital. it was good practice, which was cool. then just in case you know, i hadn't hung out with A enough that day, we went to mso that night with B & A. hehe - the organisation was a bit hectic, involving numerous phone calls! it was the first time in two years that i've been to mso! it was cool to go, a good concert (for haydn...?!?! hehe..for bartok too. hehe. good stravinsky too!). afterwards, B had to go to work, and A, A and I couldn't decide what to do for the longest time. we learnt that we suck at deciding, but at least A and I organise stuff!!!
went for a massage at the sports centre on monday. i wasn't really sure what to expect, but it was good. yeah, it did kinda hurt, because my muscles were so tense! he actually gave me an hour, even though it was supposed to be 45mins. anyway, it was good. had a frantic sms from C about his accompanist not being able to play for his exam the next day, so had to do a ring-around!
had lunch with S on tuesday, which was wonderful. we're usually so busy during semester that we don't get a chance to catch up with each other. we got to hang out with each other for a while, so that was cool. A called in the arvo to ask whether we wanted to meet up with the boys to get gelate that night. (it was a really hot day!!!). so, we traipsied over to S's house that evening. A again piked on us, despite me calling him to guilt-trip, i mean, ask him to consider us in his evening plans. but anyway, he didn't end up coming at all. we got gelate, which was very tasty :) went back to S's house and hung out for a while, which was cool.
had a nice phone call from my teacher on wednesday morning, which was cool. she said some really nice things, and some really encouraging things, so that made me feel really comfortable about my preparation for my exam. she even said (as a side-thing!) "you're in the ABC database!" indeed i am :) hehe. cool.
went to S's flute recital on Thursday. she did well :) i page-turned for her accompanist for a couple of the pieces.....one was terribly hard...! it's times like those i feel perfect pitch comes in really handy! unfortunately couldn't go to two recitals that night, because my exam was the next day. it would have been lovely to see both (or even either!) of them! anyway, J came down to melb because she had to do a concert the day, and decided to come a day before so she could come to my exam :)
we had dinner that night, and talked for about three and a half hours, which was lovely. we realised that we hadn't really hung out with just each other for a long time (although we have hung out, just with other people, which is cool too!). it was great to hang out. :)
then put myself to bed early, in preparation for friday!
so, that was yesterday. woke up at 6am, because my exam was at 9.15am! (so early!) left plenty of time to get ready, have breakfast, warm up and head to the con, warm up again etc.
the exam went ok - i felt fairly comfortable for the most part, until the last piece (which is a very daunting piece in itself!). about 12 friends came, which was just lovely.
thanks to those who came, it was great to see you, and thanks for the support.
went out for brekkie afterwards with some friends who'd come to my exam, plus A, whose exam was unfortunately at the same time as mine!
we were walking out of the con, and there was some string players gathered, and somebody was like, "hey!!!" and gave me a huge hug. it was S!!! i apologised for missing her quartet's concert the previous night (due to having to put myself to bed early because of exam!), but it was fantastic to see her. she's just LOVELY! definitely somebody i respect intensely personally and musically. she's just wonderful.
(okay, don't worry, i'm not obsessed or anything, i just haven't seen her for the longest time, we went to school together..., and i just hear about her occassionally, about how well she's doing and the like!)
we went to brekkie, which was fantastic. we ate LOTS. A had started making a cake (which her mum took over, because she was supposed to be warming up!), a traditional russian chocolate recipe, yum! although we were so full that we didn't eat that much cake!
didn't really eat lunch after all that, but that was cool.
went to M's piano recital in the arvo, which was nice. although, as i predicted, he asked us "why are you coming to listen to me?!" because you invited us, M...!
hung out with S all day because i was packing, and we went to the free opera in the park that evening. Bizet's "Pearlfishers", by opera australia, put on in conjunction with Australia Post (ie. they paid lots of money). A and A had saved seats for us (well, anybody, but we were there, so we got them), which was awesome.
the opera was beautiful. i thought the conductor at times was a bit unnecessary (not him, but his actions, some of them), and the amplification altered the true sound of the music, particularly the voices, but nevertheless, it was enjoyable. the famous duet was quite beautiful, but definitely not the best i've heard. although the guy who played Zurga, the more i listened to him, the more i liked his voice. i suppose i don't really know much opera at all. i've only ever seen two, and studied two (one overlaps!), and it was in french as well! (i only do italian at the moment..! although i'm willing to learn much more!) it is a sad opera, actually. well, i think it particularly poignant. the chorus was great, i thought, and the more i thought about it, the more central it is to the music and drama!
it was beautifully presented.
today i slept in till 8am woohoo! practiced a teensy bit, then go to work packing. i hate packing.
i've been doing a lot of it this week, interspersed with practice. (no wonder i'm sore..?!)
then went to my first MYO rehearsal. it was a teensy bit daunting, and really revealed what i need to work on. admittedly, in the entire half hour (or so!) symphony, i play for a grand totaly of about 3mins. my mum was so disappointed when she found out hehe. but yeah, i need to practice!
and just need to pack up the rest of everything - i'm almost there!
so, this massive post is also because i'm not sure when i'll be able to next post.
stella needs to return to her owner, mine is currently being re-built, i think. hopefully. anyway.
got reherasals for choir and orchestra next week, with two performances on sunday (eek! talk about intense day!) but should be fun. i've almost forgotten what it's like to have rehearsals now! but also some friends' recitals to go to next week as well, which should be cool. will be living at S's (well, the vic, of which whose it is can be debated) and also at my aunt's and uncle's next week. so i might not be that readily contactable via email. be prepared to wait a couple of days for any response, ok?
if it's urgent, call my mobile. or text me (although i might not msg back because i don't know how much $ i have left...)
ok, signing out.....
will let you know about myo tickets if you're interested. :)
steph: thanks for the clarification. of course i remember you! just wasn't sure which steph because i know at least five - please forgive me! but yeah, email me. my email hasn't changed, although i primarily use gmail now, but that's cool :) but as above, might not get back to you immediately...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
some help
could the 'steph' who left a comment re: a proposition/suggestion, please email me.
or facebook me.
because i don't know which steph it is.
sorry.
but it sounds exciting, so let me know...
or facebook me.
because i don't know which steph it is.
sorry.
but it sounds exciting, so let me know...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
blessed
as one friend keeps reminding me, we are blessed to have the friends we have.
i often marvel at the friends i have.
how did we meet?
what do we share in common?
what keeps us friends?
pretty amazing stuff.
there are friendships were we spend lots of time together. and don't get sick of each other.
there are friendships were it swings between feeling like a parent and a little sister.
there are friendships that are borne out of certain things we do.
and that's definitely not the extent of them.
for all of them, i am very thankful.
thanks to M for the loan of stella. i hope oliver isn't feeling alone.
i often marvel at the friends i have.
how did we meet?
what do we share in common?
what keeps us friends?
pretty amazing stuff.
there are friendships were we spend lots of time together. and don't get sick of each other.
there are friendships were it swings between feeling like a parent and a little sister.
there are friendships that are borne out of certain things we do.
and that's definitely not the extent of them.
for all of them, i am very thankful.
thanks to M for the loan of stella. i hope oliver isn't feeling alone.
Friday, November 09, 2007
let's keep this brief
had couple of exams on tuesday.
smashed the listening test, especially with my nice fountain pen with peacock blue ink. that was really not relevant at all!
there were too many Ds in the chorale, but yeah. string quartet had little given (2 bars) then we had to write 12 extra bars! too many. but i managed to fill them up somehow.
am still working off computer lab, my own laptop refuses to come out of its hibernation, refusing to actually resume windows, as it promises.
empty, i tell you, empty!
am dying from not being able to check email or facebook every ten, wait, make that three, minutes.
dying even more from not being able to listen to my music. i was so excited that i could listen to muse while studying macro. but tis not to be so.
so, am supposedly studying for macro.
have managed to fit in practice every day.
had a lesson with G and S and A on thursday - spent three hours with the boys, including the lesson, which was good, but also amusing all at the same time. G's piano is too soft, but managable. oh well, we made it through. Well, S nearly didn't because he'd given blood that morning.
Actually went to brekkie with the girls that morning, which was lovely. and then went to uni to study (not that productive though..) and then watched M's exam, which was nice.
had a lovely thursday in all.
but what my cousin said a while ago, he reckons that after so many highs and with all the adrenalin, once it stops, one may get depressed. uh-oh.
i have many highs and good adrenalin. maybe that's why i need to keep going.
and maybe that's why i feel so unmotivated today.
i'm starting to miss the con and its antics and all my con friends already..!
the cool 2nd yrs won't be 2nd yrs anymore..!
i'm going to go practice my sounds. like the click. and the raindrop. haha.
and try to suss out which earrings NOT to wear when i see the boys because they resemble those sweets too much that they want to eat them.
smashed the listening test, especially with my nice fountain pen with peacock blue ink. that was really not relevant at all!
there were too many Ds in the chorale, but yeah. string quartet had little given (2 bars) then we had to write 12 extra bars! too many. but i managed to fill them up somehow.
am still working off computer lab, my own laptop refuses to come out of its hibernation, refusing to actually resume windows, as it promises.
empty, i tell you, empty!
am dying from not being able to check email or facebook every ten, wait, make that three, minutes.
dying even more from not being able to listen to my music. i was so excited that i could listen to muse while studying macro. but tis not to be so.
so, am supposedly studying for macro.
have managed to fit in practice every day.
had a lesson with G and S and A on thursday - spent three hours with the boys, including the lesson, which was good, but also amusing all at the same time. G's piano is too soft, but managable. oh well, we made it through. Well, S nearly didn't because he'd given blood that morning.
Actually went to brekkie with the girls that morning, which was lovely. and then went to uni to study (not that productive though..) and then watched M's exam, which was nice.
had a lovely thursday in all.
but what my cousin said a while ago, he reckons that after so many highs and with all the adrenalin, once it stops, one may get depressed. uh-oh.
i have many highs and good adrenalin. maybe that's why i need to keep going.
and maybe that's why i feel so unmotivated today.
i'm starting to miss the con and its antics and all my con friends already..!
the cool 2nd yrs won't be 2nd yrs anymore..!
i'm going to go practice my sounds. like the click. and the raindrop. haha.
and try to suss out which earrings NOT to wear when i see the boys because they resemble those sweets too much that they want to eat them.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
silly me
i've screwed up my computer again - water. but i don't think it was the water that did it. i think it was because in my cleanage, i managed to accidentally hit the screen. but not too hard.
it flickered, came back on.
then flickered again. and cut out.
and now i can't turn it back on again.
but yeah, i can't use it. my life without facebook and email is kinda tormenting at the moment, but on the flipside, i have all this space on my desk.
well, some more.
but i don't have any music to study to now..!!! :(
i'll take it to the computer guys to fix it. i don't really care how much it costs, i need it back.
so yeah, send me emails, but it won't necessarily get a reply within 10 mins, like other times.
it flickered, came back on.
then flickered again. and cut out.
and now i can't turn it back on again.
but yeah, i can't use it. my life without facebook and email is kinda tormenting at the moment, but on the flipside, i have all this space on my desk.
well, some more.
but i don't have any music to study to now..!!! :(
i'll take it to the computer guys to fix it. i don't really care how much it costs, i need it back.
so yeah, send me emails, but it won't necessarily get a reply within 10 mins, like other times.
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