Luckily for me, the examination at Dunman High went much smoother and better. That one, I know that I have secured at least a pass. I am quite disappointed that I hadn't done better though.

Anyway, it's all over. I should start preparing for my Chemistry practical examinations now.

I'm just praying for the best tomorrow. Hopefully I can pass the ABRSM one, because that is the one that requires me to play scales, and one of the examination piece that I am not very good at yet. Tomorrow will come soon. I must not rush or hurry. I cannot be nervous.

I think I should sleep soon.

anyway, I shall only write what I feel like writing. The music prelim paper that I took on Thursday was quite easy as compared to the last examination, only that it had something that was very tricky. There was an extract on Latin America music that sounded a lot like Chinese music, with all the pentatonic scales and so on, but luckily I was able to spot that it was Latin American music.

Band practice today was rather normal. I am beginning to wonder whether it true that in a good band, the individuals are not very good, but when put together, sound good. Maybe I still cannot listen carefully when the whole band is playing, but when we break for sectional, the sound is really quite bad. I am quite worried for the sec 1 and 2s especially. Even things that are very simple seems to be impossible for them. There is no clarity in the sound that comes out of everybody.

I wonder what it would take for everyone to enjoy what they are playing. I really liked The Merry Widow. Somehow, it sounded very nice to me when we were playing it today. Mrs Chua asked me if I was interested to join Mus Art today. I hope that I can join. It is so exciting.

Less than 2 weeks to the prelim examinations and I have still not started revising anything yet. Someone please force me to study.

Well, I really don't know what I should say here. I am filled with mixed feelings. I really enjoyed the farewell. Thanks so much. Whether I know you or not, you have been part of my band life and I want to thank all of you.

Also, I really enjoyed the stay at the hotel. Thanks.

Well, as for today, I have nothing much to say.

Happy birthday Christie and Christa!

It turned out that I am the only sec 4 attending still band practices. Mrs Chua finally came back yesterday. Well, there was quite a change in her teaching style, doing chords and balancing. I quite like the way she teaches the band fundalmentals.

1 more week to farewell already. It seems so soon. If I continue to count down, I have only 1 more day to my 'O' Level English oral, 10 more days to my music prelims, less than 15 days to my music practical examination, and less than a month to the prelims. I must start studying.

My tuition lesson today was totally unproductive. I spent 2 whole hours sitting there waiting for my tutor to teach me some stuff that I have learnt in school and have not understood, but I ended up learning nothing much, and I did not even open my pencil case to do any work in the full 2 hours. If this continues, I would rather spend the 2 hours sleeping and then study at night.

Anyway, I think I better get some sleep now.

Anyway, I went to shop around for farewell presents again this afternoon but I found nothing. I really need ideas of what to give on farewell and money is quite a huge problem when I have a section consisting of 20 members. What about the rest of the band, or at least those that I am closer to?

I am feeling sleepy now. Tomorrow will be another day with Friday's timetable again.

It is very interesting to see almost everyone on the trains alighting at Kallang MRT station. How I wish that I can be one of those watching the National Day Parade at the stadium. Anyway, today is a school holiday and I have not done anything productive at all. I woke up around 8am and ended going back to sleep till 9.30am before going for a 3-hour tuition session at Mavis tutorial centre. 3 hours can really kill me.

I spent the rest of the afternoon outside before going for a haircut and finally returning home. I had planned to do some revision on Chemistry and write my composition today but I ended up doing nothing of that sort. In short, I have wasted the whole afternoon doing nothing meaningful. Someone please wake me up so that I will realise how close I am to the examinations? I am still in dreamland.

I am suddenly reminded that my 'O' Level English orals is on the coming Monday. I have not prepared for it in any way. The worst thing is that I have stopped reading the papers for at least a year already, and I have no idea what is going on.

It is a little strange, but I am feeling very sleepy right now. I have no idea how I would be able to finish studying for tomorrow's Chemistry test which we are tested on the whole syllabus, and in addition to that, finish writing a 3-page Chinese composition. I hate Chinese. The results for the 'O' Level Chinese might come out tomorrow or any other day from now. I seriously do not want to retake the paper. I want to stop Chinese for the moment, or forever, if it is possible.

I have enough of typing. I'm out of here.

Today was quite an interesting day. I went for tuition as usual. Mr Ng was so nice as to spend a lot of money on us. I really mean a lot of money. He gave each one of us a metal water bottle which would cost quite a lot, or at least the last one I bought cost around $15. He has at least 5 classes. That means a lot of money was spent.

After the lesson, I went back home for lunch before going to Marine Parade Libray to borrow a book. Then, my parents and I went to Giant at Parkway Parade to buy some stuff. After that, we went to Best Denki to redeem a fan and a shaver.

The fan was for my grandmother's use as her old one got spoilt recently, and she has been using that fan for at least 10 years. I can still remember that I have seen the fan there when I was very very young. I guess it is about time the old fan retired.

I went home after that and spent the rest of the time filling up my study table which I have just owned recently with a mirco hi-fi. Things are really piling up on the table. Af first, there was only my laptop and a few books. Now, there is the hi-fi, a whole stack of books, a tin of biscuits, and quite a few pieces of tissue paper. Maybe I should clear some of it away tomorrow.

I think I should go back to my Chemistry textbook and do more revision soon.

I cannot recall what exactly went on on Wednesday but I guess it was another boring day in school. Thursday was quite a killer, especially the last few periods, double Mathematics, double Geography and double Chinese. I am beginning to hate my Chinese teacher. She spent more than one peroid complaining about the China teachers that the school has engaged to teach the secondary 4 classes how to write compositions and dragged the lesson 15 minutes into dismissal. She ought to learn how to be more productive before critising others.

Today is the school's national day celebrations. I am quite surprised that it went on rather smoothly. It is quite ironical that the whole school could stand on the benches and scream their heads off at the end of the parade when they looked like fishes out of water even before the parade started.

After the parade, there was some sort of "class photo taking session" where there was only roughly half the class. Then there was a meeting. I do not wish to bring it up again.

I had some noodles for lunch at the block 85 market before going back to band room, or rather, the stadium to play my final notes. I think I overdid it a little and ended up with sore lips.

I'm feeling a little tired and sleepy now after waking up at 5.40am this morning so as to reach school before 6.15am. I am so thankful that I do not have anything on tomorrow other than my piano lesson, and a barbeque at Changi Beach organised by Damai Secondary. Anyway, both are not in the early morning so I will have all the time I want to catch up on sleep.

Maybe it is about time I start studying for the examinations. If I'm not wrong, there are only 36 more days to the prelims.

I am feeling the exam fever finally. I must thank Mr Yow for bringing up to me that the 'O' Levels English oral will begin on th 11th August, which is the first day of school after the national day holidays, and also for bringing up all the Science practical examinations that are just round the corner.

The people in my class did not seem the least to bother about anything even though it seem as though tomorrow is the 'O' Levels already but when you step into another class, the whole mood is different. The people will not even eat during recess so that they can study for just that few more minutes. I think that I should be very worried for myself.

Now that I have handed over the position of the band major over to Jun Jie, I think that I should start concentrating on my studies before it is too late. I shall try my best to help him and the new committee adapt to their new duties as soon as possible and start my revision.

Talking about that reminds me of band day. I really must thank the band for being so united on band day. I am very grateful for being able to play in such a wonderful band on my last official day in AHBand. At least my efforts have not been put to waste. Anyway, I did not really feel sad that I have to leave, it was only after I had spoken to the sec 3s that I startd to feel that a lot has happened since I have become the band major and served the band for a year. I think I will really miss the band in time to come. Hopefully, the new committee can bring the band even further by working together and supporting each other.

Back to the more important task laid in front of me now, I think I really have to start working very hard before I lose my momentum. I am already quite used to being rather busy and I guess it would be easier for me to switch from band to studies rather than to let myself relax and then try to pick up from there. It would be too late by then.

I have nothing much to say right now, but I really feel that it is about time for me to start having less fun and concentrate on my studies.