TWO MORE DAYS

Round-town procession this Saturday. I just can't wait till it's over.

Band practise

I went to Wesley Methodist Church today for a section of band practice. I had to go there two hours earlier since my dad won't be free to fetch me if I insisted on going at 4 p.m. Well I reached there by one thirty, and was surprised to find a bugler there already. Seems that some of the seniors have a section of camping lesson at two. I thought about tagging along with them but decided against it, I still had three songs to memorize and I just started on my book "Raising Dragons".I chose the later and I buried my nose in it. Soon, the other members started to arrive and it was too noisy to continue on. I reluctantly shut my book and took a peek at my cell phone. Three thirty..... still early.

I later learned that we had a section of "warming up". We were to run around the church to train our physical endurance and do a little stretching. I seriously thought that it was a waste of time. But I was in no place to give any humble opinions. Anyway, we started practicing with our instruments at 4 sharp. The practice was really bad. Seems that lots of people didn't had enough practice including myself. I really do hope this condition would improve. ALL THE BEST PALS!!!

Band

Today, I went to school to practice with the BB band. Well, I play the trombone, that was my first instrument. I started playing a year ago but I must say I'm not very good at it too. We played Eye of The Tiger without trumpets because there were no trumpeters in Form 3. The performance was to be done during the Form 3 concert which is just a method of the school to keep us busy after our PMR. This is my first go for this song and my second solo, I messed up my first. Except for a little complains from Josiah on me being unable to produce an offbeat effect, I guess it went smoothly today. Josiah plays the flute, the piano and the violin. He is one of the pros I admire.

The reason I ended up soloing is that my 'mentor'( a year and a half ahead of me) and dear friend Christopher was chosen to be the conductor. He is my age. Today, he had a stomach ache and so failed to turn up. Hope there is nothing serious about it.

A little update

Learning two new instruments at the same time is really wearing me out. Maybe I should slow down and relax a little. The strings of the guitar are leaving red marks on my finger tips and it hurts when I press the strings. Then again, no pain no gain, I'm not backing out that easily. I hope I could complete my first piano lesson book in this two or three weeks time. As for my guitar, I plan to take it easy for the time being.

Today, our class went to visit RH Academy. There, we fussed around with the cars and the other gadgets in the workshop. It was damn boring as Rina would put it. Well, but I must say the horning part was pretty fun. We also get to squeeze into the cars and turn on the air cooler to full blast to escape the terribly hot weather. I guess that's all there is for this post.I do hope more interesting events would occur and give a little ripple to my 'life after PMR'. speaking about ripples, I made some nice ones with Jer Jong, Rina, Chloe and their gang when we escaped the group to have a little stroll by the river.

Second guitar lesson

I got my guitar today...well, the one that Jacky bought for me was way too small for me so he kept it for himself and gave me one of his old ones.And so, a second hand guitar of about700 Malaysian dollars(original price) and a brand new guitar of 400 Malaysian dollars changed owners. I feel rather comfortable with the guitar that Jacky gave me.

I learned to play Twinkle twinkle little star... and spent some time fussing over it after I got home.

Random Article

Dream Big

Men first walked on he moon during the summer of 1969. When I was eight years old. I knew then that pretty much anything was possible. It was as if all of us, all over the world, had been given permission to dream big.

I was at camp that summer, and after the lunar module landed, all of us were brought to the main farm house, where a television was set up. The astronauts were taking a long time getting organized before they could climb down the ladder and walk on the lunar surface. I understood. They had a lot of gear, a lot of details to attend to. I was patient.

But the people running the camp kept looking at their watches. It was already eleven. Eventually, while smart decisions were being made on the moon, a dumb one was made here on Earth. It had gotten too late. All of us kids were sent back to our tents to go to sleep.

I was completely peeved at the camp directors. The thought in my head was this: "My species had gotten off of our planet and landed in a new world for the first time, and you people think bedtime matters?"

But when I got home a few weeks later, I learned that my dad had taken a photo of our TV set and the second Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. He preserved the moment for me, knowing it could help trigger big dreams. We still heve that photo in a scrapbook.

I understand the arguments about of how billions of dollars spent to put men on the moon could have been used to fight poverty and hunger on Earth. But, look, I'm a scientist who sees inspiration as the ultimate tool for doing good.

When you use money to fight poverty, it can be of great value, but too often, you're working at the margins. When you are putting people on the moon, you're inspiring all of us to achieve the maximum of human potential, which is how out greatest problems will eventually be solved.

Give yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids' dreams, too. Once in a while, that might even mean letting them stay past their bedtimes.

From,

THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch

Randy Pausch wrote this book after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He spent the last moments of his life writing The Last Lecture, enabling the dreams of others. The book is a summation of the last words of his life.

" We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand" R.P.

Random bible quote

Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy it does not boast, it is not proud.

It is not rude it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth.

It always protects, always trusts,

always hopes, always perseveres

~1 Corinthians 13:4-7