Vocal Obsession II - I hear VOIIces in my head
finally, before you know it, it's over. i know i have not been updating my blog partly because i am busy with the concert.
everything seems to happen so fast during the concert. it's like before you know it, it's already intermission, and with another blink of the eye, we were singing the finale item. all the weeks of our hard work went just like that. but for me at least, i have enjoyed myself. i just couldn't believe everything was over just like that.
i'm also glad that there were friends who were down there supporting me. thanks to each and everyone of you, although there were not a lot ya guys. thanks to sian ying, gary, yaohua, zhihui, qiwen, jinyan, elvin and see teng.
but somehow or rather, i could not help but to feel a sense of ummm, i wouldn't put it as sadness. i wished more of my friends could come down and give your support. nevertheless, i really appreciated those who came down and made me treasure our friendships more. it's like gary, who would even come down by himself even though if no one could accompany him. thanks man.
about my singing, i wouldn't say i am 100% satisfied, but i think it was a good improvement from my very first attempt, especially for pu tong peng you. what i think i lack is the smoothness and the groove. people told me they remembered my 'wake me up'. i wondered is it good or bad. many also told me i sounded good and nice, but i also need valuable comments of how i really sounded. i want to improve. you know that others sing really well, when people remembered their names and the solos. apparently, i only have comments from people i know.
i'm not jealous, but i just want sincere comments so that i could improve the next time.
i really am thankful to each and everyone of you guys, from EnD, Oops, ballads, seniors, RFYs, my primary friends, color-coordinated people, those who wanted to come, and, those who messaged me and everyone who supported, give valuable and constructive comments to me and the concert. i wanna also thank everyone for tolerating my bad moods, my ugly attempt at imitating david tao, and what-nots.
i missed singing already.
Interesting encounter
i shall be lazy and write this post in small caps.
anyway, i was going home from school last night. and when i was reading my newly bought archie comics in the mrt, 2 malaysian accented chinese speaking persons sat beside me and one of them asked me how long it would take to reach tampines. (the train just left tanjong pagar) being nice and friendly and with the widest smile i would always put on, i replied to him. and when i was about to return to my comics, he suddenly asked me again what time would the last train leave boon lay. with some estimations and again the wide smile, i returned an answer, but since i wasn't that sure, i told him it was an approximation only.
when i thought now i could really read, he asked me if i was working or what. that's how the conversation started. of course, being nice and friendly could not just reply him what he asked me, i confirmed that he was malaysian and so was his female friend. they are here to work and they chatted with me throughout the journey.
i have never encountered chatting to total strangers before, being shy and everything. but they seemed too friendly to reject their conversations. we chatted as if we were introduced by a common friend. you know what i mean.
they mentioned about bbqing at tampines and having supper at blk 85 hawker (near where i stay) and they said they would be glad to invite me for their gatherings. i was like thinking in my mind that why would i go? i am really shy and would feel awkward in front of a group of total strangers without knowing anyone around. but of course my reply was 'sure!'
and that's how we exchanged numbers.
hmmm. he initiated the exchange so how could i reject? even if i am not that willing? cos i know i would not meet them again.
hmmmm... and the strangest thing is that they keep telling me i have a nice smile.
darn, shouldn't put on that wide smile.
during the conversation, i just chatted happily without thinking much, but when i got off the train, i was like thinking, maybe i shouldn't have given my number to them. i would never know if they would give my number to some loansharks and in the end i would be in great trouble.
am i thinking too much, or am i being too naive, thinking that the people around me are all nice people?
i need to be street smarter.
Updating...
It's been a long long time since I last posted. Yup. I went to Taipei and back. It's fun with all the food and the shopping and everything. I can swear that this trip is one where we have walked the most, from one place to the other. As we are on a really budget trip, we have to save on transport and shopping spending whenever we can. But it's really fun moving around in Taipei.
After I came back, I did not have much rest. I reached home last Monday night, almost midnight. Tues was TJ class gathering. Wed was praying at temple with mum and shopping at Bugis. I finally bought the shoes I aimed for quite some time. Interestingly, when me and my mum walked into Barcode (the name of the shop), she picked up a pair and showed it to me, and that pair happened to be the one I wanted. Hmm.
Thurs was Reso Ballad prac in the morn and movie and lunch in the evening. X Men 3 was ok only i guess. Fri evening was Oops prac. Sat was out with Zhihui and gang to pass them gifts and shared our Taipei trip moments. Sunday which is today will be back to school but before that will be trip to IT fair.
Yah, I am rather preoccupied but for the wrong reasons. I should be working, but who wants to employ me? Haha. I guess I would not be working this holidays.
More on Taipei trip in the next post, probably.
