Majestia XX was quite successful to me, although I feel that it was quite far from our best rehearsals. It was a sell out though. I really enjoyed myself. Year 2s are leaving soon. Actually they are already officially gone but only coming back to play for college day and the performance in the botanic garden.

The holidays are here and I cannot remember what holiday homework I have. This is so great. I don't even know when and what makeup lessons I am having. Mid year examinations will start when school reopens and run through the whole week. I have around 3 months of work to catch up on. I think my first and second week of holidays is totally gone. I better start some revision before it's too late.

I am running out of money very soon. I have so many presents to buy and so many people to treat. Can someone recomend me a food source that is good and cheap?

I am running out of things to say already. I shall update another day.

I wanted to write about something that struck me during the CNL rehearsal today. Mr Tan (the conductor there) said something about not expressing enough. "There are introverts and extroverts... I am an introvert. I talk only because I have to and not because I feel like talking but I enjoy the company of friends... " I think it sorts of describes me. I only talk when I have to and when I am with friends I am very comfortable with. Well, I guess this is what I am.

I am so thankful that my sectional tomorrow morning is cancelled. At least I can catch up on my sleep, and if I feel that I have too much time to sleep, I can always try catching up with all the homework that I am supposed to do. Anyway, I still have to prepare for my SPA skills C and D that will be held on Monday. If I'm unlucky, I might even have my Chinese oral on Monday. The questions for the discussion portion of the oral were released to us last week but I have not been able to find the time to read through them until my Chinese teacher went through it with us two days ago. I did not really understand the question. I still have to hand in a Chinese book review and a past year paper by next week. I don't know how I am supposed to do all these in addition to the Physics tutorial on dynamics, Chemistry tutorial on ionic equilibrium and Mathematics tutorial on Trigonometry which I do not even know how to do a single question. I really need help.

Majestia XX is a mere 13 days away. Please try to come for the concert.

Today's band practice was quite the same, but after band practice, I realised that I wanted to play even more. The whole band practice seemed more like a warm up. I think my tone is improving a little. Hopefully it can improve even more.

Victoria Junior College Symphonic Band is having a concert, Majestia XX on Friday, 27th May 2005 1930hrs at VJC performance theatre. Tickets are priced at $10 only. (For those who are very interested but have financial difficulties, feel free contacting me. I will try my best to help you) Please leave a message on the tagboard or contact me if you want to come for the concert.

I need my sleep.

I'm very tired right now. I want to get some good rest so that I will be energised tomorrow. All the best to everyone else taking part in tomorrow's central judging.

I must congratulate myself for working quite hard for a few days straight 2 weeks ago. I remembered staying up till 1 am just to complete as much homework I owed as possible and to come up with a draft for the preliminary ideas for project work. I am also proud to say that I have completed almost half of the homework I owe my tutors (That means I still have more than half more to finish).

The band finally seem to be improving to me. I cannot say much about Singapore Rhapsody and El Camino Real since I have been listening to the band play that almost daily and I cannot really tell much from that, but last Friday's national anthem and school song was really an incredible improvement from the previous week's. I was totally awed when we were running through the two pieces before assembly. It was so clear and playing it was really a joy. I'm not sure whether it's me but I do not always feel the same for the SYF pieces. The only difference now is that I do not find the slow portion of El Camino Real as torturous to play as before.

I have effectively 3 days before SYF. The mention of that makes my heart beat faster. I am quite excited about it but yet I am rather afraid that we would not be able to clinch the gold with honours that I really want (hopefully everyone else in the band wants it as well). Playing in Singapore Conference Hall on 05/05/05 is something that will happen only once. There is no second attempt, no rewind button, no chance to correct any mistake. May all of us make all our mistakes during the next 3 days so that we can be corrected and remember not to make the same mistake again on the 5th of May.

There is a Creative sale yet again. I am really tempted to buy a mp3 player. I have been yearning for one of those since last year. I wonder when I can own one. When I can have one of those in my hands, I guess I will never be bored on the bus anymore.

School work is quite a burden. There are piles and piles of tutorials and assignments that come faster than I can read the words on them. That means that I cannot really be bothered even to read the questions before assuming that I do not know how to do the questions. I had better change that attitude of mine or I will spending the whole June holidays trying to understand what I am supposed to have learnt rather than practising and revising.

I think I'll stop here for now.