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sian..

i feel very sian...

i'm supposed to be studying anatomy now..coz well..all the terms are confusing..the stupid bone and the muscle insert here,there and everywhere..ahaha..and the lecturer advised us to study today..so oh well..till i can get my drive..

so anyway..yes..i'm kinda worried for my sis...her mid yrs are next week and she hasn't really studied..as in..i dun see her studying...i mean..ok she claims she studies in sch..but seriously...dun you need to revise wad you have just learnt in sch? hiaz..i'm not soo worried for her sciences...i'm worried for her maths..sec 4 oredi leh..dun play you know..emaths and she's failing it STILL..i feel soo scared for her..and guess wad? its only recently tt i started tuitioning her maths..as in..yesterday was my 1st time..and well..i can tell she understands concepts..but she doesn't know how to apply..my only remedy to that :

PRACTICE

its the only way..have to DO qns to get the feel of wad they like to ask and from making mistakes you have to LEARN how to solve them..practice time is the only time you get to make mistakes and learn from them ..

hiaz..why am i even typing this here? its not like she is gonna read it..hiaz..i really hope she knows wad she's doing..i dun wan another family reprimand session over her and her grades again..seriously..it SUCKS...emo here and there..whoa biang..i can't take it man..hiaz..so yea..let s see wad happens at mid yrs then maybe can get to pinpoint some stuff to help her improve..i dun wan her to end up like those NYDC ppl...SEEEERIOUSLY...hiaz..

so anyway..i'm really sian-ded..hiaz..i wanna sleep but its too early..i wanna eat but dinner is in a while..i wanna listen to music and sing at the same time but my sis is sleeping in the room -->her nap coz she claims she's tired and stressed out =S hiaz..oh well..wad can i say? the only thing i can say abt 2mr is...YAY i can see melia,fio and yi mei..ahaha..meeting for dinner...i wanna shop..i wanna buy another pair of ballet flats..hiaz..oh well..

you know wad? i think i'm finally understanding wad the seniors were saying abt stress in this course and comparing to JC how much MORE it is...coz you know why? 2nd week already and lecturers are RUSHING thru to finish lectures and they expect you to be on the same pace as them..and haiyoh..and tests are in a month's time..my goodness..anatomy..how am i gonna master you??!! ahaha...i will find a way..well wad you expect? 4 yr deg course compress into 3 yr dip prog..so yea..oh well..

psychology? no psychology? hiaz..still the issue aft all this time..ahaha.. back to top?

man...

i burned my saturday away in school having orientation..

i mean..it was a good prog no doubt abt tt...the talks were all very informative...but..aHHH!! i din get to go out and CHILL...hiaz..oh well...

well..and soon my weekend is abt to go BUST..oh well..we'll make do with it lah huh? ahaha...so anyway..yea...i wanna do sth abt my hair man..need to cut soon..or do sth to it lah..hiaz...siansiansian....i need a makeover..shld i get contacts?? but with contacts...very prone to eye infections leh...hiaz..no one to sponsor me oso..i wanna get a new pair of specs..a funkier design..my youth is wasting away..i need to do things tt only young ppl do..ahaha...i sound soo old lah...

anyway..i miss my uniform...esp aft yesterday when the seniors were presenting their video and slide show on how their yr 1 was like...man..on national day they all came in thier JC uniform..ahaha..cooll...i wanna do tt too...in fact i wanna do tt everyday..then i dun have to think abt wad to wear to sch and whether im gonna have trouble moving ard in a skirt or not..ahaha..in uniform..i can do EVERYTHING and ANYTHING in a skirt..ahaha..sit on the floor,sit on the practical lab stool,sit as i like on the chairs..ahaha..coz there was enuff material to preserve my modesty AND..there was space for shorts..ahaha..COZ my skirt was oversized!! ahaha...so yes...i miss uniform days...miss school...miss having NOT to decide wad to do with my life and just do subjects tt i like..sian...

well..school 2mr...i miss singing...prob go check the ensemble board 2mr to see if i got in or not...but then even if i get in...i dun think i'll join lah...the timing is seriously BAD...so...need to get the planning gg on soon...I WANNA SING!!!!!! SINGSINGSING!!!! hiaz... back to top?

well..

a week of school has been good and fun so far..but today we just got our 1st break of wad is to come in the next 3 yrs...

we were having OTTP lecture today..which is so far if you ask me quite nonsense lah.. OTTP is OT theory and process btw..so anyway..suddenly the lecturer says we have to form groups with 2 OTs and 2 PTs at least in a group to do a presentation on one of the topics listed on the list where each week has diff presentation topics and PLUS we are being graded on it...so nonsense lah..so suddenly she says she wants all the names and topics in by today or sth...i tell you..everyone was in shock lah..like suddenly we have a proj to do and its with any random ppl we can find lor...and its not like some nonsense thing lah..graded can? hiaz...so yea..managed to grab 3 PTs together with my fren and i, 2 OTs...so yea...voila! a group..how it turns out..i can only imagine...i hope it'll be smooth..

so anyway..went for the voice ensemble auditions at NYP yesterday aft sch with 2 of my classmates , samantha and kahdijah..so we went thinking we wld be the only 3 SHS OT students..and in the end..there was a overload on the number of SHS students lah..and lots of china students too..so anyway..when we got there..we told them tt we had to leave early coz the prog was like 6 to 9pm lor...so yea..we said we had to leave by 730pm..so anyway..played some game then aft tt soon it was my turn for audition..

2nd for audition..so anyway..i left the "play room" and into the audition room..so the moment i walk in ah..the conductor guy greets me ( he's quite young...i thot he wld be some ah pek) and i respond..and guess wads the next thing he says?

"whoa...you've got a low voice! are you an alto?"

ahaha...i wanted to laugh man..of which i did lah..ahaha..so yea..then he asked if alto 1 or 2..DUH 2 lah..ahaha..then he started reading the form i filled up..coz b4 we went in we all had to fill a form like some application form lah and then the bottom section for the conductor to fill..application form had like address and all tt kind of thing lah..ahaha..then the info required us to state if we had musical exp and events participated..so i wrote lah..all the SYF and carolling..so when the conductor saw ah..he was like :" WHOA!! so many ah? went to write all your acheivements?" i was like gonna say :" DUH!!! isn't tt wad you wanted to know?" but i cldn't lah..i just gave a :" er..yah??" kinda thing..ahaha..

so yea..he tested my range with scales and all..went low then high..having not sung properly for soo long..the low notes weren't very nice sounding..and i sounded quite coarse..but he continued gg lower and he was like " goodgood..lower ah" i wanted to laugh man..ahaha...then went up the scales and i sounded like a strangled chicken..ahaha so yea..and then he played some random notes ..i got it all right except the last series of notes..ahaha... I got a bit kancheong..he kept playing so fast lah..ahah..so yea..apparently my audition was quite fast..=S i dunno..so yea..i shld be able to get in lah..its whether or not i will join is the question..7 to 10pm lah..and by the time i get home it will be abt 11? sick man..hiaz..so dunno

next thing...NTU has offered me a place in psychology...now..i dunno wad to do..i was hoping tt they wld offer me sth like the sci courses lah..so i wld def reject..now...i dunno man..AHHHH!!!! choices choices...so many to make...its really horrid..hiaz..but i have time to think lah...sscary to know tt you cld make a wrong career choice...its worrying..o yea..will think abt it properly..hopefully 2mr's OT orientation will be enuff to encourage/discourage to go with OT..seriously..i need a more OBVIOUS sign to direct me lah..hiaz..oh well..need to sleep now..orientation starts soo early 2mr lah..like got sch liddat..sian man.. back to top?

well..1st day of school..

haha...got to know some of my classmates better..found out tt my class is actually quite musical...as in...most of the ppl have some music backgrnd or other...COOL!!! soo unlike my JC class...ahaha..like most of them have had CHOIR BACKGRND!! secondary sch lah tho...ahaha...i'm the only choir freak who continued in JC..aahha..but HEY!! choir freak and proud of it =D and some of them like play piano,were in band playing french horn and percussion and some in CO and some play gu zheng..so its darn cool =) tts abt er...85% of the class? the other 15% had sports backgrnd..ahaha..so its cool...

and i realised tt most of the ppl in my class chose OT coz either they had seen OTs/PTs at work b4 either thru attatchment or by seeing their relatives being treated..or either they like interacting and doing community work...now i'm starting to wonder if i'm in the right course of profession..coz i was never like INTO social work tho i guess i dun mind lah and i have bever really seen OTs or PTs at work..so my knowledge is really scarce...so er...i dunno...we'll see lah huh? if i really feel and think tt i can't..then i will pull out..

but anyway..got our anatomy and physiology notes today...had 4 hrs of anatomy today..but it was just talking and getting to know the lecturer really..ahaha...met 2 of them..1 who will be taking anatomy and the other doing biomechanics (which is also under anatomy) and btw..when i saw biomechanics..i wanted to cry...ITS PHYSICS-Y!!!! AHHHH!!!! i was like...bloody shit...i know got physics involved somehow but..when i scanned thru the notes..i wanted to cry..equations and newton's 1st,2nd and 3rd laws everywhere..AHHH!!!! its like reliving sec sch horror..poor ppl who never had physics background EVER..it may be harder for them..=S

in JC i swore never to take physics..unless physics chose me...thank goodness it didn't..and now..when i apply for OT i hope tt there will be hardly any physics and it turns out as a module...i thot it maybe a sub-topic or sth..oh well..

but now as i look at the OT syllabus...i think its quite well-rounded..as in sth tt i kinda wanna do..as in i want sth to do with the human body yet sth with the human mind as well...like a doctor mix psychologist..but in singapore...degree progs only offer one or the other..OT..is sth liddat judging from wad i've seen so far because it deals with patients with psychological dysfunction too..but then i'm not sure yet coz..well..i'm not sure if wad i am interpreting of this course is correct..but i guess its safe to say since well yr 1 is foundation and all we are studying so far is anatomy,physiology,psychology and sociology..ahaha...isn't it a nice sci cum art thing? hiaz..but dunno..see how..if God wants me in the U..he will have his way of showing me the way.. and here is sth juicy...

WE'RE GONNA SEE DEAD BODIES!!!!!!!!

ahaha...i think its soo cool lah!!! but whether i respond like i shld saying its cool right in front of the dead body remains to be seen..but i think its cool now..ahaha..i mean..how many of us ACTUALLY see dead bodies? ahaha..coolness man...its for anatomy..the lecturer said it'll be ard 3rd wk..and we were advised to bring our jackets tt day coz have to keep the BODY in cold temperature..ahaha..but she said sth abt not the WHOLE body will be shown lah..PARTS of it only..but hey! cool enuff for me =) dunno wad funky term she used to refer to dead bodies..and no..its NOT carcass but some other funky term i cldn't really catch..so yea..ahaha...

so anyway..2mr end super early start super late..ahaha..tho my class is gg earlier for the CCA fair..so yea..ahaha..but we're only meeting at 1030..ahaha...lesson at 12.05!! ahaha..and end at 1.55..COOL HUH?! ahah..then go fio's hse to paint cupboard..ahahaha...yay!! back to top?

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why do i feel like tt?

most ppl are excited abt gg into a new environment...new sch...new frens...

i'm ok with tt...wad i'm scared of are the possibilities of what may happen..

i think i have been lamenting abt this for the past week...but really...i need to get it out of my system..and with melia working the ridiculous night shifts these past few days and fear of disrupting fio in wadeva she may be doing..i..yea...dun really have anyone to talk to..dun have anything to take my mind off this issue...no one to give me a small reassurance tt all these things tt i am abt to show you will not be lost...its just...lets look at some pics 1st lah huh?ahah..



Melia,Me,Fio and Yi Mei walking home from orchard..ahah..


my 2 reliable and lovely buddies --> Audrey and Phyllis..miss you guys =)



melia,ruyin,phyllis,audrey and i..-->grad day..wish it never came..=S



miss all these ppl i sing with =S




my grp of buddies from choir..some of them..



melia and i..


i've been thinking..eversince all these uni applications have taken place...yea..we are all gonna drift apart..furthur and furthur with each year...gg into diff institutes,diff jobs,diff schedules,diff lives..with everything piling on you..where does recreation and meeting up fit in? don't you all realize? our lives...are abt to get hectic...WE'RE GOING TO UNIVERSITY/POLY (poly only applies to me tho..for now) !!! i never thought tt i wld actually reach this day..ahaha..hiaz...and soon we'll be working..and things tt we wld have in common to talk abt are going to be reduced and hopefully not to the state of NOTHING =( i am paranoid..hiaz..

so anyway..yes..i realised tt my blog hasn't had any pics in a LOOONG time..so yea..these are some pics of ppl who mean sth to me and tt i treasure all the memories we've shared in our years/year of friendship..ahaha..i sound like i'm gonna die...but yea...just need an excuse to put pics and grow nostalgic... back to top?

well..

i'll be starting school in 2 days time...

i dunno whether or not to look forward to it...really...

i have this nagging fear tt i will drift away from all my JC frens and close frens...i really hate it..i'm scared...i'm scared tt i will change into a horrid person..dun ask me why..i dunno why...when ppl communicate less..they kinda drift away..and..i'm scared of tt happening..once homework starts to pile up..i'll have less time to talk to my frens and AHHHHHHH!!! =(((

please dun drift away form me all of you..please come talk to me online or on the phone whenever you all can..

i dunno why..but just gg into poly..the chances of seeing my frens are reduced...if i go into uni..i may see some ppl ard in sch even if its not the same class..hiaz...oh well..and well when i DO meet up with my frens...most of them wld prob be in uni..and well..i wun have anything in commonto talk to them abt...i'm scared the relationship will turn superficial..hiaz..maybe i'm just paranoid..

gg off to easter vigil later...family fren getting baptised tonight..haha..hiaz...oh well..since i'll be back home late tonight..here's wishing all you guys who read this blog...

HAPPY EASTER!!!!

i wanted to buy easter eggs but i realised tt i wun be seeing you guys anytime soon...instead i wld be seeing my new classmates on easter monday..sigh... back to top?

well..here it is..

the beginning of my last week of freedom..

then soon..the start of my new life..

ARGH!!! i'm starting school next week!!!

aft no studies for abt 5 months..man..to return to school..i dun mind learning sth new..tt is the only thing i'm looking forward to..wad i dun like abt new places? --> having to start all over again..

i'm kinda resistant to change in tt sense..i hate having to learn the ropes all over again..to get USED to the system, to be reliant on ppl to tell me where to go and how to get stuff done..having to make new frens..ok..aft all tt is done--> as in knowing how to get ard, having made frens..its fine..i'm more comfortable with the surroundings and then i can be comfortable being myself..or at least bits of myself can come out..hiaz...all in all..i just dun like the settling down part..hate it..really do..

but thank goodness..this time and so far since JC time i have been gg into new areas with one or 2 ppl tt i know..so it hasn't been that hard..i have had someone to depend on in tt sense..yes..i'm not independent in tt aspect.it has been easier to integrate..easier to take risks in making mistakes..when you have someone in the hot soup with you,its always easier to swallow the mistake and get out of the pot =)

JC:
1st 3 mnths--MELIA!! and yvonne was in the same class as me..so yea..
aft 1st 3 mnths--MELIA!! again..ahaha..and well..a number of my 1st 3 mnths class mates were in the same class and i had audrey!! so yea..it was easier..
choir--MELIA!! ahaha..even tho we were diff sections..it was better than nth..seriously..we being in the same section wld nvr be possible..ahaha...
CAC ( for however short tt time was)-- MELIA!! and some other STC peeps who wld turn up once in a while..

NYDC:
well..no melia with me in the same branch..so yea..it was kinda hard..esp with ppl who have been working there for eternity and having already made frens over the eternity..making frens was hard..

NYP : i have SARAH!!! YAY!! ahaha..

so you see...this time.it wun be that bad..and i'm really grateful for tt..=) if not i wldn't be looking forward to nyp not even the slightest bit..there are CJ ppl gg to NYP too..but hey..i dun noe them..as in know by face and random his and byes..yes..other than tt..nth..i dun make frens easily so when i do make frens tt i can actually depend on ..i always thank God for them..coz without them..this life i'm leading wld be a whole lot diff and the vanessa you know will be a totally diff person..

so this week..is my last week of freedom and the comfy life..i will miss it no doubt esp since most of my frens will still be slacking or working or at least NOT schooling..and the possibility of drifting may be higher--> and i DUN want tt to happen...hiaz...change is abt to happen..and its abt to be BIG..hiaz..come to think abt it...i wld have gone thru nearly all the possible education route..pri,sec,JC,poly and uni possibly..haha..wad an enriching expereince..=)

well...2mr will be a day out again..as well as wed and then thurs wld be oreintation at NYP-->getting timetables and all..of which i need to ask sarah if she's gg or not and meet up with her..man..starts at 830am lah!! i wld have to wake up the earliest i have in 5 mnths..and how to make it for maundy thurs mass???!!! OH NO!!!

and fri..well..i like good friday..its like the PEAK moment in my faith all the time..and i am reminded of the greatest love of all...its nice..i know its kinda supposed to be a sad day but hey! there is more to it than just mourning ..its understanding why and the real significance behind it..haha..and then..

sat prob gg out with dan and melia hopefully it cheers tt guy up a bit and i need to ask mum 1st =X and then..evening gg for my fren's baptism at easter vigil..she and her family( well kinda) are finally getting baptised! so happy for them! so gg for the vigil..then er..sunday will be EASTER SUNDAY!!! WHEE!!! go my aunt's hse for pot luck and...well..

monday?-----> SCHOOL STARTS!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!! back to top?

haha..went to tickle.com to do some test..the test they have there are quite credible...so yea..i kinda trust their career tests..so yea..here are some of the results..do they point in any direction? is OT one of them?? hmm...you decide..you dudes got time..you all shld go do too..

Vanessa, the right jobs for you would allow you to be Strategic and Creative

With your skills, you could be earning up to $200,000 per year. Find out which jobs match these skills in your personalized Right Job Report.

As a Strategic type, you want to be able to express yourself and your ideas through work. Sure there's a time and place for rules and procedures, but when a good thought strikes you, you don't want it to be boxed into one way of thinking. You're willing to go outside the rules if there's a chance that the risk will reap big rewards.

You are stronger than most when it comes to generating ideas. And because of this, it might sometimes feel easier to take on all aspects of a job yourself instead of wasting time explaining it to someone else who might not "get it" like you do. But because you have so many ideas and are willing to take on so much, you might find that you sometimes have trouble finishing every project you start. Your diplomacy and adaptability make you a valuable asset. But your need to feel invested in a company that allows you to express your original ways of thinking will ultimately impact how happy you are in the workplace.
( the right job/wrong job quiz)

Vanessa, you're a Architect!

For you, the world is like one giant puzzle, just waiting to be solved. In your undying quest for the truth, you're best at finding solutions to complex problems. Lucky for all of us, though, you love to share your brilliant thoughts. Your keen analytical skills and understanding of others makes you a vital player in the think tank. You thrive on the collaborative problem-solving process, could trouble shoot for NASA, and won't rest until the questions are answered. The world could use a few more divas like you.

Who's like you:Madeline Albright (former U.S. Secretary of State)

Likely careers:Psychologist, lawyer, market researcher, military strategist, PR strategist
(career makeover test)

Vanessa, your career personality type is ISTJ

standard measure of personality traits, you have a quiet determination and sharp mind — you're very focused and buckle down when it comes to work. You are the type of person one looks to in a crisis. While others may provide emotional support in a situation, your clear and logical thinking allows you to solve the problem at hand. You are adaptable and can work independently or on a team.

You are a careful thinker and get all the details before making any decisions. You don't jump to conclusions and stick with the facts provided. In other words, you're the go-to person for the real story, not the spin or gossip. While others may view you as a bit stubborn at times, they begrudgingly respect your ethics and straightforward approach.The reason employers and recruiters might be on the lookout for you is that only about 7% of the U.S. population shares the unique characteristics of your personality type. Research shows that businesses succeed when employers create a good balance of personality types in the office. And since only 7% of the U.S. population shares your type, that means employers are looking for you.
(career personality type quiz)

haha..cool huh? well...you all shld go do it too..may help in a descision or give you some sort of confidence in wadeva course you have applied for...haha..

well..today we had trainees at work..and i had to take one of them..this guy called gary..1st yr ITE student..vacation now..ahaha.hiaz..he's darn crappy lah..haha..quite fun working with him lah..i actually had a nice day at work today come to think abt it..the other trainee's name was michelle, 2nd yr ITE student..she was really nice too..as in genuinely nice..can tell one this type of thing..hiaz..

oh well..gary kept 4gettting to give soup and salad aft taking order..hiaz..i used to do tt too..but it was a momentary thing only tho..he totally 4gets..luckily i'm always there when he takes orders..so i roughly know wad he needs to take..haha..there was this table he totally 4got to get the soup and salad until i noticed sth was wrong tt the couple had waited soo long yet no food had been served..so i quickly told him to get the stuff b4 the main course came out..HAIYOH!!

when he got back to the kitchen to get the salad( he had already served the soup--> dunno why he cldn't do it together tho =S) hadijah( the new outlet manager) was screaming at him--> he only took the salad without the dressing and was already walking out of the kitchen and i so happened to be walking to the kitchen to check on him and hadijah SCREAMED my name..haiyoh..i tell you ah..terror man...all the kitchen staff all scared oso..ahaha..then the kitchen manager was like : " nah..take the dressing..i prepare for him liao..b4 she scream somemore.." ahaha..really man..she scream from the kitchen outside can hear lah..freaky man.. and i really dunno why he took soo long..all the salad today was already prepared in advance..usually we have to do it ourselves lah..hiaz..

and today all the staff were made to sign this contract lah..to say tt we HAVE to work 4 times a week and at one of those days must be a weekend..sheesh man..when you impose, it doesn't really sound like part time rite?? ahaha..so HENG this is my last week..so the managers din make me sign..ahaha

well..sch in a week's time..hiaz..had a hard time explaining to the ppl at work why i'm gg to poly..haha..oh well..
back to top?

well..

got the warning letters from the msngroup thingy for choir again..so anyway..went to revive it once more and sent out msgs to everyone asking for their opinions on whether or not we shld shut tt thing off or not..so anyway..aft doing tt..i was browsing thru all the msgs tt were posted and i found a old msg tt i posted on the choir aricle..ahaha..reading it makes me miss choir at CJ soooo much..i still rmb all the sarcastic remarks we were all making abt each other in reference to the article..it was really fun..all those times..missed them all..HIAZ..i DUN wanna move on with my life...i wanna be a KID...meaning 1 to 17/18 kinda age..hiaz..

well..i copied and pasted it from there and put it on my blog once again..for old time's sake and for all of you who have NEVER read it before ( the audacity! ahah)..have fun reading it..tag my board for your comments..i guess you'll appreciate this article if you were from a choir b4..whether all girls,all guys or a regular 4 part harmony choir..enjoy =D

THE YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE CHORUS
In any chorus, there are four voice parts: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Sometimes these are divided into first and second within each part, prompting endless jokes about first and second basses. There are also various other parts such as baritone, countertenor, contralto, mezzo soprano, etc., but these are mostly used by people who are either soloists, or belong to some excessively hotshot classical a cappella group (this applies especially to countertenors), or are trying to make excuses for not really fitting into any of the regular voice parts, so we will ignore them for now. Each voice part sings in a different range, and each one has a very different personality. You may ask, "Why should singing different notes make people act differently?", and indeed this is a mysterious question and has not been adequately studied, especially since scientists who study musicians tend to be musicians themselves and have all the peculiar complexes that go with being tenors, french horn players, timpanists, or whatever. However,this is beside the point; the fact remains that the four voice parts can be easily distinguished, and I will now explain how...
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THE SOPRANOS are the ones who sing the highest, and because of this they think they rule the world. They have longer hair , fancier jewellery, and swishier skirts than anyone else, and they consider themselves insulted if they are not allowed to go at least to a high F in every movement of any given piece. When they reach the high notes, they hold them for at least half again as long as the composer and/or conductor requires, and then complain that their throats are killing them and that the composer and conductor are sadists. Sopranos have varied attitudes toward the other sections of the chorus, though they consider all of them inferior. Altos are to sopranos rather like second violins to first violins - nice to harmonise with, but not really necessary. All sopranos have a secret feeling that the altos could drop out and the piece would sound essentially the same, and they don't understand why anybody would sing in that range in the first place - it's so boring. Tenors, on the other hand, can be very nice to have around; besides their flirtation possibilities (it is a well-known fact that sopranos never flirt with basses), sopranos like to sing duets with tenors because all the tenors are doing is working very hard to sing in a low-to-medium soprano range, while the sopranos are up there in the stratosphere showing off. To sopranos, basses are the scum of the earth - they sing too damn loud, are useless to tune because they're down in that low, low range - and there has to be something wrong with anyone who sings in the F clef, anyway. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:

THE ALTOS are the salt of the earth - in their opinion, at least. Altos are unassuming people, who would wear jeans to concerts if they were allowed to.Altos are in a unique position in the chorus in that they are unable to complain about having to sing either very high or very low, and they know that all the other sections think their parts are pitifully easy. But the altos know otherwise. They know that while the sopranos are screeching way on a high A, they are being forced to sing elaborate passages full of harps and flats and tricks of rhythm, and nobody is noticing because the sopranos are singing too loud (and the basses usually are too). Altos get a deep, secret pleasure out of conspiring together to tune the sopranos flat. Altos have an innate distrust of tenors, because the tenors sing in almost the same range and think they sound better. They like the basses, and enjoy singing duets with them - the basses just sound like a rumble anyway, and it's the only time the altos can really be heard. Altos' other complaint is that there are always too many of them and so they never get to sing really loud. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:

THE TENORS are spoiled. That's all there is to it. For one thing, there are never enough of them, and choir directors would rather sell their souls than let a halfway decent tenor quit, while they're always ready to unload a few altos at half price. And then, for some reason, the few tenors are always really good - it's one of those annoying facts of life. So it's no wonder that tenors always get swollen heads - after all, who else can make sopranos swoon? The one thing that can make tenors insecure is the accusation (usually by the basses) that anyone singing that high couldn't possibly be a real man.. In their usual perverse fashion, the tenors never acknowledge this, but just complain louder about the composer being a sadist and making them sing so damn high. Tenors have a love-hate relationship with the conductor, too, because the conductor is always telling them to sing louder because there are so few of them. No conductor in recorded history has ever asked for less tenor in a forte passage. Tenors feel threatened in some way by all the other sections - the sopranos because they can hit those incredibly high notes; the altos because they have no trouble singing the notes the tenors kill themselves for; and the basses because, although they can't sing anything above an E, they sing it loud enough to drown the tenors out. Of course, the tenors would rather die than admit any of this. It is a little-known fact that tenors move their eyebrows more than anyone else while singing. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:

THE BASSES sing the lowest of anybody. This basically explains everything. They are solid , dependable people, and have more facial hair than anybody else. The basses feel perpetually unappreciated, but they have a deep conviction that they are actually the most important part (a view endorsed by musicologists, but certainly not by sopranos or tenors), despite the fact that they have the most boring part of anybody and often sing the same note(or in endless fifths) for an entire page. They compensate for this by singing as loudly as they can get away with - most basses are tuba players at heart. Basses are the only section that can regularly complain about how low their part is, and they make horrible faces when trying to hit very low notes. Basses are charitable people, but their charity does not extend so far as tenors, whom they consider effete poseurs. Basses hate tuning the tenors more than almost anything else. Basses like altos - except when they have duets and the altos get the good part. As for the sopranos, they are simply in an alternate universe which the basses don't understand at all. They can't imagine why anybody would ever want to sing that high and sound that bad when they make mistakes. When a bass makes a mistake, the other three parts will cover him, and he can continue on his merry way, knowing that sometime, somehow, he will end. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:

Top Ten Reasons for Being a Soprano
The rest of the choir exists just to make you look good.
You can entertain your friends by breaking their wineglasses.
Can you name an opera where an alto got the man?
When sopranos want to sing in the shower, they know the tune.
It's not like you are ever going to sing the alto part by accident.
Great costumes - like the hat with the horns on it.
How many world famous altos can you name?
When the fat lady sings, she's usually singing soprano.
When you get tired of singing the tune, you can sing the descant.
You can sing along with Michael Jackson
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Top Ten Reasons for Being an Alto
You get really good at singing E flat.
You get to sing the same note for 12 consecutive measures.
You don't really need to warm up to sing 12 consecutive bars of E-flat.
If the choir really stinks, it's unlikely the altos will be blamed.
You have lots of time to chat during soprano solos.
You get to pretend that you are better than the sopranos, because everybody knows that women only sing soprano so they don't have to learn to read music.
You can sometimes find part time work singing tenor.
Altos get all the great intervals.
When the sopranos are holding some outrageously high note at the end of a song, the altos always get the last words.
When the altos miss a note, nobody gets hurt
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Top Ten Reasons for Being a Tenor
Tenors get high - without drugs.
Name a musical where the bass got the girl.
You can show the sopranos how it SHOULD be sung.
Did you ever hear of anyone paying $1000 for a ticket to see 'The three Basses?'
Who needs brains when you've got resonance?
Tenors never have to waste time looking through the self-improvement section of the bookstore.
You get to sing along with John Denver singing "Aye Calypso."
When you get really good at falsetto, you can make tons of money doing voice-overs for cartoon characters.
Gregorian chant was practically invented for tenors.
Nobody invented a genre for basses.
You can entertain your friends by impersonating Julia Child
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Top Ten Reasons for Being a Bass
You don't have to tighten your shorts to reach your note.
You don't have to worry about a woman stealing your job.
Or a preadolescent boy stealing your job.
Action heroes are always basses.
That is - if they ever sang, they would sing bass.
You get great memorable lyrics like bop, bop, bop, bop.
If the singing job doesn't work out, there's always broadcasting.
You never need to learn to read the treble clef.
If you get a cold, so what.
For fun, you can sing at the bottom of your range and fool people into thinking there's an earthquake.
If you belch while you're singing, the audience just thinks it is part of the score.

ha..yea..i think the author is a tenor..haha..read it carefully on the usage of words and how he suans almost every section in reference to the tenors..ahaha..i've been thinking abt a lot things esp since i've got orientation at NYP in the 13th..i feel soo sick..i dun feel like gg..starting to think tt this OT thing wasn't such a good idea..i dun think i've got the qualities to make it my profession..i've been reading up on it..hiaz...but already paid the money..just gotta go with it and see how it is..and from all that..

i MISS CJC!!!! really i do!!! i miss all the times i spent there with my frens from class,choir,studying for prelims and A's and all..i miss it all..i wanna go back!!! i feel like crying now...this next step we all take is a step into another world, another purpose for studying..and wad happens aft tt is scarier..i'm sacred of friendships drifting away..i feel sooo darn sad and scared just thinking abt it..please tell me i'm not the only one..=( and having to go back to work 2mr sucks balls : fishballs tt is...as in the ones we actually consume.. thank goodness its my last week at work..and there is NOTHING abt tt place tt i'm gonna miss...really..i somehow cannot mix easily with ppl..call me antisocial but i really dunno why..maybe i'm scared of opening up too fast too early...can't be myself totally for fear of being judged..1st impressions count..i strongly believe in tt..oh well..we'll start worrying again next week or sth..hiaz... back to top?

hiazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..............

i really dunno why i've been feeling soo down in the dumps lately..

i guess i just have too much on my mind...too many things to worry abt...esp abt the path on my life...

i went for my medical checkup today..hiaz..i realised tt i have SHOT UP to 163cm--> i'm like YEA RIGHT!! hahaa..and well..i put on weight..but i seriously dun see any excess fat hanging anywhere...sheesh..as in excess to the already present excess...ahaha..the height...i'm quite sure the girl got it wrong..she took my height, led me to another room, was abt to write my height on the form and then..she 4got wad it was and went back out to check..sheesh man..and i have a feeling got parallex error lor...coz she's waay shorter than I am..=P ahaha

so yea...i've been noticing sth..i'm getting hungry-er everyday...but i try to restrict my meals to my 3 meals ALONE..some times just 2..no breakfast..i only eat when my stomach acts up..YET i'm still fat..wad the shit am i supposed to do? i need to exercise...i hate running and i wanna play badminton but there's no one to play with me when i wanna...ha...oh well..

so anyway..i got pricked today..for hepB screening..hiaz..i really hate injections..one reason i'm happy i didn't go with my nursing instinct at sec sch..ahaha...hiaz..so anyway...the lady was like really nice..as in the X-ray lady..ahha..well..i had to do a chest x-ray so i had to strip and wear this blue robe and when i was out of the changing room in my robe she continues talking to me..ahaha..like A LOT..asking me why i wanna do OT and wad OT ppl do and all the other NYP ppl who went there for check up..apparently..the intake is really small...like she said there was this girl who went for check up too ..she applied for OT but got radiography in the end...i dunno if tts a good or bad thing..ha..then she went on to say tt the demand is not high for OTs so possibly small intake..ahaha...so yes..there was aircon so as we were talking..i was FREEZING..ahaha...so yea..hiaz..

then aft tt short chat with her...i was starting to wonder if i made a right move..hiaz..nvm...its all in God's hands now..i'm not looking forward to the orientation on 13th tho...hate oreintation lah..hiaz..i dun wanna go to school so soon lah..seriously..hiaz..this is probably gonna be a 1st 3 mnths thingy again at NYP..ahaha..except i may not be staying on..haha..CJ i was sure i was gonna stay on..ahah..hiaz...

so anyway..2mr i'm gg out with my family for a nice jap meal...ahaha..finally a good meal..i'm looking forward to it SOO MUCH!! and yes!! tues's picnic with the tues bunch..ahaha..and i wanna go shopping lah..i need to get more plain tees..and i want a vintage print tee SOOO badly...ahaha..but they are all too ex lah..oh well.. back to top?