Thursday, March 26, 2009 ; time.short.do.end.

finally the block tests are over.but somehow the supposed feeling of elatedness did not come knocking on my door.perhaps i did not do enough revision for some topics and too much on others which compromised the quality of work i could do during the exams.but oh well.what's done is done.no point lamenting.

ANYWAY.im looking forward to getting my gun o'clock.don't know how much it costs but i think it ain't very cheap.its this alarm clock which you can set and when the alarm rings a target will spring out and you can use the infrared gun to shoot down the target to stop the alarm.haha.sounds like a bag of fun.soon i shall buy it keep shooting laser beams at it everyday.go watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLMl6MyeIAA&feature=related and see for yourselves.absolutely dumb (:

a bad cough is afflicting me.seems like the Moorwen which plagued the nordic village of Herot in the film Outlander.i hope it doesnt affect my enjoying of band camp which is tomorrow! ahh! seriously unprepared.but i got a nice gift for my mortal.yay.

so yeah.chem post mortem was today.and what a big exposē it was to discover all your careless mistakes and whatnot.but im hoping for free marks for question 5.this mistake ridden question.hmmph.alrighty.cheers to a good weekend.

jixian was bored at 9:47 PM

Saturday, March 21, 2009 ; just say yes (:

weeee.march holidays are ending and here come the tests haha.its time to get myself a good appraisal for my studying.good or bad who knows? hope for the best :D

tuesday was fun.i spent 5 hours at leisure park's kbox with my cousins.anyway it was complicated cause we were supposed to have lunch and meet at 12+(singing started at 2) but in the end we met at around 1.15.and hurriedly at ate pastamania.it must have been my third time in a week eating at pastamania.i watched with sad eyes as all my money grew wings and flew away from me.and after that we rushed again to cold storage for some prohibited snacks to eat at kbox.ha.but we were pretty on time.

right.so many songs to choose from.im sure there were millions.at first 5 hours was thought to be long.but in the end i shall quote mr bean : "doesn't time fly when your enjoying yourselves" haha.my only gripe was that the aircon was SUPEREXCESSIVELY cold.and oh no it sort of made me sing less well.cause i was almost shivering sometimes and my voice would wane ): but here's a selection of songs which i thought was nice :

吴克群-男佣，大舌头，什么东西
罗志祥-撑腰
周杰伦-麦芽糖
F.I.R -彩色拼图
Taylor Swift -Love Story
Lady GaGa-Just Dance

right.karaoke sessions really let you discover nice songs which you didn't know at first.and because of the clement weather i had to visit the washroom three times.but its probably also due to me drinking too much shirley temple.haha.the only decadent drink i like there.but after that was physics tuition >.<

been working on thomas lang's stick spinning disco beat for a while.haha.it really looks darn cool when you can do it yourself and show it to others.but still i suffer from dropping my sticks every now and then.i wonder how much he trained on his forearms so that his sticks were so firmly gripped when twirling.but anyhow.its great fun though its copied from someone else.

MUST GO STUDY.okay i'll spend the next half hour psyching myself.

jixian was bored at 2:20 PM

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 ; a picture of calm

yay.today(wednesday) was the day of proper studying.well.i think a long time has passed since ive been doing this.perhaps the days when i was sec 4 hoho.but nevertheless.it was fun.ahh.feels good to cut the ribbon to open shop.woohoo! thanks very much to sandy and danny for accompanying me through the hours that passed.though i think sandy was pretty much disturbed by the couple beside us who were a little too close to each other for comfort.later on we went to have dinner at marine parade's hawker centre and walk around parkway parade and played at the arcade (:
at popular this supremely huge marker caught my attention haha.it was WAY big and i don't even know what people will use it for.i think it was as big as my pencilcase.but its worrying to not see any pictures cause i dont have a camera ):

gah.now about 2 months later when i first spoke to abi,i totally concur what she said during our first convo.mosquitoes are indubitably irritating.i swear im having pints of blood siphoned from my body as i type these words.and yesterday my whole arm were infested with their saliva and swelled badly.they must be the reason why i felt feverish this morning.but all's well now.it has to be.MBT's are tomorrow.time passes so quick.you don't have a moment to think.

need to shop for my mortal's pressie soon.hope i can get some ideas.and something presumably cheap.all the best for MBT's everyone ^^

jixian was bored at 11:23 PM

Monday, March 16, 2009 ; realize

yeah (: today marked the end of the GP block test.and i don't think i did well.the excessive sleep i had the day before had detrimental effects on my concentration during the exam.i think i was doing the paper half awake or something hahah.i just breezed through it without giving proper thought.oh my.what disaster.but anyway.at 9.15 when i was just writing my conclusion.i sat calmly and a gentle grin found its way to my face.that's when i realized i made a mistake for my essay.what a great time for me to find out.15 minutes before the time is up.but oh well.i didn't amend it cause it was too late anyway.i think i'd probably get 22/50 for my essay for missing out on that part.the active comparison part.FAIL ):

meanwhile.today will be fun cause chem's on the to-do list.haha i cant wait to finish that green package thingy so i can study more on physics and econs which im utterly horrible at.everyone's working so hard.its kinda scary if you don't.i do hope luck presents itself to me.in many ways.through many names.yay rain.i love rain.

now im drowning myself in deep house music again.

if i had one day left to live.
i'd lock the doors and windows.
and keep you in.

jixian was bored at 2:14 PM

Friday, March 13, 2009 ; welcome to the magical world of laire

hello everyone (: its time to start planning your calendars! write those large red X's onto the dates now and determine your time spent on revising for the march block test.yeah.its the first of only 3 milestones left till the great exam.everybody gotta start planning their perilous sojourn.prepare for battle! equip yourselves mightily with healing salves and claymores.put on that shiny reflective steel plate armour and strap on your tower shields.cunning monsters populate the road ahead.haha but most importantly of all.be well trained in all disciplines of sword fighting so you can parry most attacks which will be thrown.claws,talons,tails,bites.everything.may your divine goddesses/gods protect you.

okay that was some fantastic fiction.well anyway.today was the last day of band practice until band camp for me.haha.means i'll have tons of time to study for the test.miss sia was sick today.and it could never be a worse time for jason to make a big fumble on Machu Picchu.man.even i was afraid when i saw miss sia staring without a blink at him.visions of death enveloped my mind(plain exaggeration).well.hope everything gets better with time.

lunch was great (: thought i was a little mad over someone who stuck the plastic pins on my back without my knowledge and didnt care to tell me about it.and no one really did admit whether he/she did it.thats why i was so frustrated.i think jiayun was not really correct when she said i couldn't get angry.perhaps i could.just needed more provocation.but nevertheless.great carbonara at pastamania.and awesome garlic bread dipped in clam chowder.followed by a long bus trip home.how i wish i lived nearer.band camp is coming.and i wonder what my duties are as a J2 facilitator.yes.i do wonder why i even got that kind of privilege in the first place.normally i'd be happy living on the sidelines.sad life.

i wish i could relive the fun times in japan again.go perc! i love my section.

jixian was bored at 7:42 PM

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 ; which one shall i pick?

great.today was band and guess what.JY was super duper high.seems like she could just laugh at absolutely anything.haha.its good to make people laugh ^^ and she kept denying me of my rightful property.heh.next time i'll get things back at the first try :P

well.there's another disaster.i don't know who my mortal is.but im pretty sure she's from saxophone.ughh.the even more bad news is that there are 2 girls in J1 and i sure do not remember the name.shouldn't have left the paper in my pockets and let it spin to a beautiful oblivion in the washing machine.abigail suggested writing to both of them.i can't imagine how tough my life would be.but still.band camp is meant to be enjoyed.

recently ive been trying to be more effusive in terms of blogging.you know.trying too hard to blog as often as possible so people have things to read on my blog.but i kinda think...maybe its not very good.back to the days where my posts dated by the month,i reckon they contained better content and satirical takes on everyday life.now its just almost meaningless.no one would really wanna know much about what happened to you on a daily basis.perhaps its time to introduce some extra-terrestrial creatures which would upset the ecological system and make a great turnover (just like the grilled chicken foldover which is flipped repeatedly on the grill).and Burger King patties on a flame.

which brings me to the next idea.ive just watched "The F Word" on the asian food channel.of course by nature people would immediately come to think of expletives and other undesirable things.but in reality.it is! well.its just a show detailing the brutal world of high end restaurants and extremely exigent customers.imagine this : if the customer deems that he waits too long for a course,or it does not come to an amicable solution with their palates,he can refuse to pay.where could you ever encounter this? probably not at all for some of us.but needless to say.this show is in stark contrast to "Hell's Kitchen" where Gordan Ramsay,star of both shows and a 3 Michelin starred chef screams endlessly at his incompetent assistants (sous chefs,commis and de parties)
using..you guessed it : the f word.both shows star chefs wearing the ubiquitous blue striped aprons.but maybe in "the f word" the chefs were female.so mr.ramsay was much more docile towards them.

following that.i can't fathom how much food is wasted in Gordon's quest for perfection.so meticulous is he that anything which falls short of his expectation heads straight for the wastebin.countless plates of poached fish,scrambled eggs and dessert are all thrown away because there are blemishes in their preparation.seems like he won't settle for anything less than a flawless diamond.nevertheless.its a gentle reminder than only when you strive for the best.you can't attain success.

hope i can utilize my march holidays well.hope there's someone who wants to study with me in the library or airport.whichever is better (:

jixian was bored at 10:11 PM

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 ; be a pharisee

i apologize for the blunders that plagued the previous post.apparently i was uninformed of the mistakes ive made and it definitely made for some awkward moments (albeit funny) in school which im not very sure of.oh well.to err is human.and probably i've jumped to premature conclusions too easily.well.okay give me some time to get over the embarrassment ive suffered.

done! now i need a good sleep today to get over tomorrow's troubles.and for a good week! yeah im gonna enjoy myself.

YAY.

jixian was bored at 10:53 PM

; sworn to secrecy

not much has happened the past weekend.perhaps more than not much has supervened.well.that is to say that the little things outnumbered the bigger ones which were more germane to my eccentric life.periodical chats with abs has alleviated my consistent feelings of helplessness when it comes to the weekend.perhaps im spending too much time skiving and not doing constuctive work.thats why.but it also has led to more "insights" on how life in school is much more interesting than i thought.its good to keep abreast of the news not everyone else knows.hehe (:

band is up tomorrow.heartening to know that i can see my closest friends again.let's have fun during sectionals yeah.and do our rudimentary "get everyone out of the room" warmups (which means banging on the drums real hard to create a repulsive din so everyone else will go out and do their sectionals too) haha.

my drumset is a trusty companion during hard times.the many times ive felt down and out and sought it for help.it cheers you up without a word.how magical.though i really don't take care of it.it remains very loyal.able to take the harshness of the wind and rain.the skin of the snare.no matter how dilapidated.from white to transparent now.has never produced nothing less than a rich tone.music to my ears when its noise to others.little specks of dust have conglomerated into dark freckles marring the pearly white veneers of the drum shells.soon i will need to dust them.and sneeze on the dust (: the sabian AA medium thin,a relatively new addition to the family,adds a full-bodied crash to complement the rhythmic intricacies produced when someone is playing the drums.and resonates for a good 5 seconds after a solid hit.i wonder what amazing sounds it will produce when introduced to an excellent acoustic environment.though ive vented my frustrations on those toms and snare on many occasions,they have never fell apart.and what is the bottomline?

Pearl makes good drums and Sabian makes good cymbals.haha its SO anticlimax.well anyway.it really is my good buddy when im feeling not-so-happy.<3 my drums

blogs are dangerous.no matter how you try to obscure what you don't want people to know.as long as you type down that letter or word.it shall be known.inferred or guessed one way or another.eventually.and especially when your blog is much more popular than mine ; of which mine has no steady fanbase.the secret is bound to be known.

its nearing the march block test.and HOW UNFORTUNATE that my birthday lies on the first day of the test.H2 econs paper ): oh well.i hope this time its good results which are my birthday present.and cake! lots of cake.secret recipe's banana chocolate cake hohoho.

alright.i think ive said too much.im blatantly ignoring how this blog post is titled so very inappropriately after my rants.check back regularly for more updates yeah (:

jixian was bored at 6:27 PM

Saturday, March 7, 2009 ; Konnichiwa Akaritsuruta Sensei

today was the release of A level results hohoho.well.ive resigned myself to whatever results i would get for my chinese.since ive not really paid attention in classes and had to subject myself to physical torture by sitting right in the line of fire of the aircon.hmm.i got a D.of course.not a fitting performance for one who has spoke the language natively since young.but nevertheless.it was something i didn't consider important.at least not so elitist as those who would demand nothing less that straight A's on their result slips.onwards to the consequential paramount event.march block test.

band was kinda boring today before the tutor came.did the usual bouts of M.C and Overture 2.did some warmup and specialised practicing with jason and jiayun.must help jason to improve his overall strokes and confidence for SYF.t'is a waste if he does not make it for the grand performance.

well.so the percussion tutor's name is...you guessed it.Ms.Akari.a wonderful person majoring in NUS in percussion.from japan.our favourite country.haha.she asked us to tell her our blood types to determine what kind of person we were.and guess her blood type at the end of the session.if we got it wrong.we were into some kind of "punishment".but anyway.practice with her was pretty smooth.we got some tips on how to improve our tone and sound of our playing.not much with our techniques really.and the mallets one was especially true.

haha.at the end of the session we managed to guess her blood type correctly and avoided our punishment which was supposed to be saying weird messages to some people.of course.how could it be complete without us taking shashins with the teacher? great fun (:

MY FATS ARE SHOWING.gosh.i better start on a strict diet and running programme.off to watch Bolt.the one with the cute dog and evil green-eyed man.

jixian was bored at 12:14 AM

Sunday, March 1, 2009 ; a great nichiyobi

the weekends were spent mired in thought.well actually no.it felt liberating.but i cant be less prepared for what's about to come.anyway.attended the regular worship practice on sat afternoon at 5pm at church.recently ive not been taking the practice seriously.i feel as though im just going there to be a session drummer and not putting my heart into it for its real purpose : serving the lord.

i fiddle with my sticks.play incoherent things.(i just cant resist jamming with manson sometimes).and look lethargic and uninterested in whatever's going on.probably because of the choice of songs for today.normally my group would take a more unorthodox method in playing the songs.introducing elements of funk and rock.epic fills and stuff.while sticking to the guidelines of presenting the songs.this was just a tad different with more emotive and docile passages.which then discourages me from enjoying it.that's where the crux of the problem lies.

an apt verse : freely you have received,freely give.sometimes we just have so many things given to us already.living in luxury.and though we see that 80% of the world are living in poverty,we wish to contribute somehow to ameliorate their suffering.but doubts of where our aid goes and logistical bother which comes attached to this act of giving that often we decide against it.perhaps we just need the extra prod to help us on the way.

a little advertisement here.my bassist friend is performing at the Outdoor Theater @ Esplanade on the 7th March 2009 Saturday.7.00 pm sharp.i think its called the Rachael and friends Act.come down and join me (: while i hold a big placard with my friend's name written on it.whippee.

the weekend has passed and march block test looms around the corner.like a monster waiting to scare scooby doo.havent done physics and i dont think i will do it today.bad thinking.time to make a paradigm shift.you know.like the one made by Liquid Tension Experiment.a whole slew of semiquavers in front.okay ranting nonsense again (:

HAVE A NICE WEEK READERS.

jixian was bored at 11:14 PM