A A A D B

guess what i got the D for?

you'd probably guess it right.

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4cm seperated me from 0 to 100bucks.

what do you think?

well

at least i passed

-on the first try.

THANK GOD.

*piak!

don't laugh, but i just saw these two girls who slap one another's back just to say hi. and all i could do in response was to continue walking with my mouth open, gawking at their seemingly odd friendly gestures. other than this really weird encounter, there were others which i currently cannot seem to recall although it just happened less than half a day ago.

wait, that seems like a fairly long time.

but you do get the point, right?

upon returning home, i opened the letterbox and was not the least surprised to see the lovely nus letter waiting for me to shred into pieces. nonetheless, i gave it its final due respects and opened it gently with a rather sharp and new penknife. the rest that happened after reading the contents should never be divulged. you probably know what i did to the letter already.

think again.

i merely kept it just in case i needed it ever again for some other odd periods of time. seems like i will be accepting ntu's offer tonight although i don't exactly know what's really in store for me when i get there. somehow this seems like a Huge question mark where the answer can only be obtained within, in a few years time.

but as i said, this is just local.

gimme a microphone now,

and i will scream into it.

frankly, who wouldn't? expecially when you checked your nus application outcome online and realised that you've been accepted but into the real estate course. now you tell me whether you would scream and moan and wail and throw your hands in the air- not forgetting to wave it around frantically, break into a wild hysteria and possibly cry your eyes away the drain.

seriously, that's that for me.

my choice has been confirmed for me. ntu is definitely the place i'm going, well at least locally. will apply for aussie and hong kong universities next year but that's subject to the condition that i get some scholarship somewhere.

but there's another thought lingering at the back of my mind.

` maybe i should just sign on with the army,

and possibly spend the rest of my life in taiwan.

possible?

definitely.

"ENCORE!"
"ENCORE!"
"ENCORE!"
"shit, i got sore throat already."

those were the exact words i heard after zara's string ensemble concert last night. since i went alone to that concert, i was laughing to myself to the extent that i worried at times whether the gentleman next to me thought i was mad.

well he didn't. thankfully.

anyway, the concert was definitely a first for me. i have never watched a string ensemble concert in my entire life, and it does include concerts by the sso and what not. performances that i go to are mainly choral in nature. so when you ask me how was the concert musically, i really cannot tell you much as there isn't a basis of comparison. But, one thing's for sure. they mainly played classical pieces which to many may sound really long and boring. but this time it was different. the ensemble played considerably shorter pieces And i didn't sleep. this would sound rather cliche, but i suppose the music really enthralled me:) WELL DONE GIRL. anyway, left the concert right after it ended- passed zara the flowers during intermission- hope you like it, and headed straight to esplanade where i thought i would go suntec to catch a bus home, which i did but without stopping at esplanade where there was this percussion/ drums band playing.

"noise or music? hmmm..."

that was the question running through my head after a while. at first, the sound did appeal to me even attract me to the very spot at where they were playing. but after a while, i started to wonder.

subsequently, i just wandered.

was feeling absolutely thirsty since i haven't had a single fluid intake since who-knows-when? so went to 7-eleven to get a drink. i went straight to the beer/ alcohol section. and i don't exactly know what prompted me to get a beer- i really suppose it was the price, but nevertheless i got one. an Amsterdam 8.4%. when i bought it there was no clear intention but simply to attempt to finish one can of beer and also to see whether i could hold my liquor.

seems like i couldn't.

beer just ain't my thing but at least it tastes better than tiger. DEFINITELY, with a further capital D. i finished it by the time i got to the bus stop and waited for my bus, like duh. while waiting, my head started getting heavy but funny thing was my mind wasn't twirling in circles like what you'd see in movies and television shows, it was clear. by the time the bus came, it was just heavy. i slept through the journey, thinking after sleeping the effects would go naturally?

boy, was i So wrong.

to cut the long story short, i reached my bus stop still with a clear head but was uber dizzy. made my way home and by the time i went into my room, i just plonked on the bed and slept. head was just uber heavy.

UBER HEAVY
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now i'm all awake and no hangover effects.
thank God.

going for breakfast with mum now.
till then,
toodles!

this is getting all too exciting.

seating cross-legged on a rather uncomfortable seat and with your back against the hard cold wall of the library isn't exactly the best way you would find this experience the least bit exciting. but it's simply because i'm a subscriber of Wireless_ack_SG!

_ack_ is equal to Shift + 2

just signed up for it since i was coming to the library to meet francis who has been given medical leave off tekong for dinner. frankly, i was rather irritated cause i thought users need not sign up in order to use it? boy was i so wrong. i know some of you people out there think i'm some dumb idiot who hasn't been reading the newspapers regarding this new service by singtel.

to make you happy, i Am that dumb idiot.

but just as a gentle reminder. in the place that i work in, i hardly get the chance to even touch the daily morning papers let alone read it. only being allowed to do whatever i need to do during the one hour lunch break given, obviously we would all go for lunch first right? after getting our food (which takes time), we need to eat (which takes time), we need to walk back (which takes even more time). and after all that vigorous activities, all we want to do next is just sleep.

we Are pigs in there.

haha. anyway, i'm currently using this service and i really pray this doesn't get lost in cyber world. well, if you see this up on my blog then you know it was sent received and read by lovely viewers like you.

till the next time,

toodles!

BEEF ME UP.

not sure whether i'm going paranoid about my health, but i have this sudden urge to exercise urgently. since my days in tekong, i haven't really ran at a consistent pace over a long distance over a long period of time.

and so, i made up for it.

call it making myself feel better, but i just ran roughly 5km after coming home from camp. well i ran it under half an hour, which i must say is quite alright, considering the fact that i have not run such a long distance at a constant pace since the longest time. but what i really find most accomplishing about today's run was the fact that as i ran the full distance, i realised how much stronger my mental state has been. in the past i would normally start slowing down by the second round, that or i would stop at the end of that stated round. but during today's run, i not only did not stop after two rounds but also ran at the most consistent pace by far yet.

well done, darren.

on another note, i went for my medical and dental check-ups during the day and thank God, passed all of them. this also somewhat further confirms by trip up north. but although i cleared both reports, i somewhat was given 'conditional' clearance for my dental report and the reason being that i have yet to extract my wisdom teeth.

my god, i have FOUR not extracted.

and so, i have to extract all of them by the time i fly and if you do know when i depart that would mean that i would have to get rid of all of them within a short time frame of probably less than 1 month. and further considering that i have got seven days off before i depart, i definitely do not want the pain to affect my pre-departure mood. so i suppose, you'll see me not eating much these few weeks. first appointment is at alexandria hospital next monday.

you see, the great urgency.

on another note, you must be practising really hard for your upcoming concert on friday. and i wish you all the best for your all your pre-concert preparations. i'm sure it'll be a blast. as a friend, i'll be there to give you my utmost support. so i'll see you this friday then? yea, i definitely will.

my mum went dinner without me.

PANG-SEH :)

i realised how random this was after publishing it

Your korean name is Yong- Kyu Kwun.

some random thing that i received weeks ago, but never really had the chance to post it out here. and guess at what time i received the sms? 5.32am. IN THE MORNING. when i was happilly, actually sleepily, falling in during the early hours of the morn, this messaged cause my entire back pocket to start vibrating. THAT woke me up.

can't imagine i still can remember all these things. it was so long ago, but yet it just seemed so recent. can't say the same for bmtc-falcon days though. those falcon days were so long ago, and it really Did seem long ago. as if i had been in ns for eons.

come to think of it, i miss my falcon platoon mates.

it's great to know that they're all in great units now. some in ocs, most in sispec and the others well they're all doing well in there. but how i wish we could go back to those days. gordon was right. three months in there wasn't enough. by the week we passed out, we were just all starting to get well-acquainted with one another. but yet, on the other hand it was just such a pain to travel all the way for some of them who stay in the other side of this island. i on the other hand, simply loved it.

sorry, bitchy me. haha.

i don't exactly know why, but i seem to be in a lets-reminescence-of the-past-and-be-emotional-about-it sort of a mood. LOL. but above all, i'll miss you people. be it those from falcon or my signal platoon mates; vjc or vs schoolmates; ministry or cell mates; church or family, all of you will be in my mind, heart and prayers always.

leaving on that train to georgia

will you be there? .

22 june.

important date already,
but it will be of an even greater importance this year.
i will know more details on monday,

GAH- monday prospects.

only when you feel that sense of

nostalgia, that sense of camaraderie,

the idea of not being able to sing with

the people you love ever again,

that's when you have only begun to

learn how to appreciate vjchoir.

exaggerated dynamics

seamless blending

smooth voices

SHARP.

nevertheless, you guys still wowed them.

well done, juniors.

well done.

tomorrow's the winner's night

and i'll be there.
will you?

well done juniors

well done

a letter to you.

Dear Juniors,

tomorrow's the BIG DAY huh? after all the notes, pitch, sweat and toil it finally all comes down to tomorrow! i haven't been coming much to watch and hear you guys cause i've been in the army since the year began and so really cannot say much about how you guys have improved and all that. but from what i have gathered i have come to know that there has been a considerable amount of effort put into your songs and i'm sure you guys have vastly improved from the first time you sang the pieces!

while i may not be the best singer during my time an neither can i say i was a damn blody good leader, after all these years of singing, i suppose i can tell whether the choir feels the music? and so as i mentioned, tomorrow's the big day and hence it is all the more crucial and important for you to feel the song. all that has been drummed into your heads all these months of hard practice, notes pitch and what-nots, doesn't come to life without your own interpretation of it.

love what you do vjchoir, and i'm sure you guys will get there. as i write this, i wonder to myself whether this entry comes too late for the competition tomorrow cause i know you guys will feel the nerves and all that natural stuff but i still have to say this.

on that stage is where you will rule and dominate. no matter what people have said or made hurting comments about you and your voice, don't let those words rob you of Your music. each and everyone of you in the choir was chosen simply because of your love to sing- that's what this choir is all about: the passion to sing. lose that passion, and i gurantee you lose everything. not just material matters such as the coveted award, but i refer more to your heart and soul to which over the years you have cultivated Your song.

everyone of you have come thus far, putting in your individual input to make the song new fresh and most importantly alive. feel that camaraderie and reminisence of the times when you guys had so much fun as well as tears together, and as you sing may you be filled with the music that your soul wants to express. feel not only your own heart but the hearts of the people around you.

after all,

no man is an island

no man stands alone.

With much love,

prayers and good wishes,

darren, class of 2005/ vjchoir.

yoyoyo-ing

i'm hooked, haha.

fly fly baby-

oh the prospects

oooh! what a week.

all its sudden twists and surprising turns.

don't let the sun catch you crying

bounced back.