Em's Feverish Blossom

Hey earthlings! I'm genuinely sorry for abandoning my blog for more than one month. My schedule recently is virtually packed up with countless of Hong Kong dramas and I just can't suck my soul back from the addiction. Haha, Hong Kong dramas are absolutely drugs that kill. Yesterday I finally finished this amazing drama called 'Witness Insecurity'. So, it's about WPU polices, the lives of the rich and the immense love between Bosco and Linda. To be frank, I couldn't really feel the chemistry between both the main characters but the ending was enough to tell that they have been through so much - lies, reluctance, confusion. Anyway, the rumour about Bosco and Myolie breaking up is pretty much expected earlier. I don't see why they should be together since both of them frequently don't see eye to eye to very small matters.

Sometimes when I'm free, I would lay back and ask myself the same old question that has been pondering in my mind profusely. What would I be doing if I were still in KC. Haha, stacks of homeworks with undesirable extreme advance maths, 3 sciences and some other subjects that I don't learn right now? Yeap. Thinking about all that actually managed to convince myself that life is getting better, but I hope it's not just convincing but as a matter of fact, the truth. These days, I've been doing things that I wanted to fulfill for the past three years, things that I never had the time to focus on, things that I wanted to nail but was forced to alter my concentration on the stress from school. At least for now, I spend my entire evening practising the violin and piano, TV shows before dinner, and what's up after dinner? Drama marathons? Absolutely! It's true that I'm becoming such a lazy bum bum but hey, it's my last year before SPM and I seriously do not mind being told that I should buck up or whatsoever.

By the way, after getting my excellent result for my last violin exam before further diplomas, I have baked chocolate cookie sandwiches with nutella as filling and chocolate ganache as the glazing for my teachers. They loved it so much that they requested for another tray, haha. But the main purpose was to thank two of my teachers who have put in a lot A LOT of effort for me to succeed. 5 hours of detention class every Saturday and Sunday, the endless and embarrassing lectures, I suddenly feel that everything was worth it. I remember how I used to look down on violins. I felt that it was the worst musical instrument that was ever invented. I wanted it to vanish so badly. After more than 10 years of bonding, the sound has become the best sound to be heard with full emotions and sensations. Sorry for the craps but here is a performing piece worth listening to - Mozart violin concerto in A major, K219.

On the last day of monthly test (It was on a Saturday and somehow I realized I kind of got used to not going to school on Saturdays, haha), I went for a steeeeeeaaaamboat party in ZhiSan's house. VEGETARIAN steamboat party, precisely. ZhiSan adopted a Japanese called Chikaro from the student exchange programme in school. JiaWen also adopted another Japanese called Seika and I had such a blast trying SO hard to communicate with them. FYI, I have zero foundation of communicating in Japanese, unlike JiaWen, ZhiSan and Wendy who could get what they were trying to convey without even having to show hand gestures, haha. I think we were sort of disturbing her neighbours 'cos we were being very loud, as in the 'loud' that is definitely beyond your imagination. But oh well, I don't really care if it bothered anyone around the neighbourhood 'cos as long as we were having fun, no one NO ONE could stop us.

I guess all of us were way too hyped up that we had to request for more bananas from ZhiSan's mom so that we could choreograph our 'Banana' dance (Please watch the trailer of Despicable Me 2). We practically spent most of the time laughing our asses off, well, as usual. Sadly, our dance still kind of failed 'cos we couldn't synchronize our hand movements and all, haha. After some I'm-really-bad-at-it poker card games, some of them decided to watch a horror movie called 'gui lai dian' and I'm actually quite proud of myself 'cos I was able to seize my courage to watch the first five minutes of the movie where the swing started swinging like there was someone on it but there wasn't anyone, haha...

Seika and Chikaro are both really nice Japanese girls and I hope to see them some other day, albeit rather impossible... By the way, I was very excited about the drama competition in Penang during the raya holidays that my friends and I participated in. However, ZhiSan just told me that I was sort of kicked out from the competition as the members in each group are supposed to be the representatives of the same school. And yes, I'm the only outsider. No doubt, I'm extremely disappointed 'cos I thought I could have an eventful one week of school holidays doing something meaningful. Sighs, today is pretty much a bad day. I think I should end my post here and get busy with some preparations for the birthday bash tomorrow...

Ready for foooood?

Reminder: VEGETARIAN steamboat :)

The best curry ever!

SNSD wannabe - Paparazzi.

Left: Seika ; Right: Chikaro

We Want You.

We've got the mooooooooves like Jagger.

Be faithful in small things

because it is in them that your strength lies.

xoxo

Good evening earthlings! Have been pretty tired this week. Not because I had too many piles of work waiting for me to be finished, not because my schedule was packed up with all kinds of activities, but because I felt plain unproductive. I felt like staying at home and to wake up at 12pm every day and live on with my life. Anyway, I'm currently listening to a very emotional song cover of Glee's 'For Good' by Sam Tsui and Nick Pitera. Sounds like a numerous of musical bars with musical notes that just grabbed away half of my heart, leaving there a permanent wound. It makes me recall the bitter sweet sour. It's too beautiful and melodious, oh save me. Anyway, next Wednesday there will be a class trip to Zoo Negara and Aquaria. I know, I know, it's such an 'extraordinary' idea to go to Zoo Negara for a class trip (Aquaria is absolutely not any better) and to think about it, the last time I actually went there was during my kindergarten one-day-trip, not to forget, I was filled with excitement and anticipation at that time, or to be more precise, at that age. I doubt if we would be the only group of teenagers there watching the animals sleep and rott (just wondering how attractive or unique can the animals in Malaysia be?). By that time, the main focus for the little kids would probably be altered to our direction (from the bright side, our glorious moment?). I'm still at the crossroad whether to go or not. I'm just too afraid that I will be missing all the fun.

Today after school, I stayed back for band practice and it was my first time staying back for practice, mainly because Miss Anna was kind of disappointed of our attendance, our discipline. I guess I should just be a part of the obedient ones for once, haha. So, the lunch for today wasn't as bad 'cos in my opinion, Friday's lunch is always the worst. Anyway, for our band festival on the 21st of July, we'll most probably be performing Hawaii Five-O, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean and Over the rainbow. To be frank, I don't even have a little bit of confidence that we will perfect it. I can't say I can play perfectly and fluently (oh let's just say if I could play with 'normal' flutes sound) but I think we really need a good band conductor who leads us from time to time, for all practices, and not just appear for some time.

By the way, Miss Anna has got new Yamaha flutes for Ying Ying and I! You should totally see how hyper and happy we were after getting our very own baby on hand! We've been waiting for this since... May? We were like 'OMG It's sooooo shiny!! OMG It's got a bag for it!! OMG I can even carry it!! OH WAIT There are cloths inside too!!'. Miss Anna was standing there shaking her head, acting like she didn't know 2 of those insane kids who looked like they have never seen such beautiful flutes before. Thought I could at least play better with better flute but things don't turn up that way. I guess, regular practice is forever and always the sole key to musical clarity and fluency. I shall cut down my time spent on the piano and the violin now. Now, pictures are below and thou shalt not doubt the beauty of my baby!

Right, I shall start the story about school's matinee now! The school ensemble which I've joined performed My heart will go on with Kelly being the soloist and Kenric being the piano accompanist. I personally loved the song a lot but after infinite times of practices, I would feel plain sick and bored if you ever play that song to me again. However, people seemed to really enjoy our performance, mainly because the soloist was very good and expressive, haha. Actually, I sort of missed the days before the matinee and school concert 'cos I got to skip plenty of boring classes which I've been craving to skip since forever. It was such a good week for me 'cos we had to rehearse every day and there were 2 days when we had to stay in the hall for the entire day. Pretty bored 'cos I've watched all the same performances on and on but it was still better than staying in class listening to some sorts of craps.

School matinee was on Friday evening and school charity concert was on Saturday night. Basically school matinee was the same as school charity concert but the ticket for school matinee was only available for Sri KL students and also with cheaper price. I wasn't feeling nervous like the form ones. They were practically shivering on stage, haha. Anyway, school matinee and school charity concert were equally good and the finale for the school charity concert was simply memorable. I'm proud to be involved in the concerts and I definitely have no regrets joining the ensemble even though earlier, I expected more. I've made new friends from choir too!

Also, I've got to watch talented people performing with superb songs like Kelly who performed Storm by Vanessa-Mae (original version was 'Summer' by Vivaldi). In one word I can describe her ability, amazing. Next, Kenric performed Phantom of the opera remix and he also played accompaniments for bands, choir and so forth. Well, he IS talented like music prodigy. Besides, Jim's singing performance (Amy Winehouse's Valerie) with 3 other adorable boys was my favourite of all the performances! It sure was an entertaining one but I find the girls walking here and there on stage (dancers, maybe?) were distracting, haha. I certainly hope to watch the entire concert again! Feeling a little regretful for not attending? Oh well, our concert for next year awaits you!

*School Matinee

Syona :)

Indy the really adorable Year 7 boy :D !

Grace! Vice-president of school band.

Camwhoring with Nicole and Ying in the make-up room.

Kye Reen, another really friendly girl from ensemble!

Here comes Mr. Jonathan!

and... Ms. Anna!

*School Charity Concert

Hafiza, my new senior friend!

Celene the approachable one!

Wee Kee, my standard 6 orchestra partner!

Yaw Shyan the emo flute section leader.

Left: Melissa sang 'When you believe' by Mariah Carey.
She has an amazing voice. AMAZING.
Right: Jim sang
'Why don't you come on over VALERIEEEEE' :D !
He should totally join American Idol.