Beatbox. Flute. But beatbox + flute?

This guy's quite the ultimate.

But I find his personal habits quite gross. Notice at the end of the clip he used his shirt to clean the mouthpiece of the flute..which is a bit...-_- Ya. But really something fun to hear about.

What June 23 means

Your Birthdate: June 23

People wouldn't take you for a passionate person - and that's where they'd be wrong. You can develop deep emotions quickly, and you're the type most likely to move in with someone after a few dates. Number of True Loves You'll Have: 3 Number of Times You'll Have Your Heart Broken: 1 You are most compatible with people born on the 5th, 14th, and 23rd of the month.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean For Your Love Life?

The write-up is quite true, just that I won't move in with just anyone. But I don't know about the figures.

I will soon be an 阿姨

Just got the confirmation that my sister is pregnant!!!

Woots. I wonder how their kid will look like.

And by the end of the year, I'll be an aunt.

Yeay.

So exciting.

It breathed its last

My hamster passed away around 2 am plus today. My brother and I saw it lying in a corner of the cage, with no reaction when we fed it food/water or nudged it.

I hope it rests in peace.

Because the other hamster was running frantically around the cage and even trampled on the poor dying hamster a number of times.

-_-

The never-to-be-completed agenda

This recess week I used a lot of time for visiting and not for studying.

Only a few days left to the CAs, and:

Not a single revision completed.

Not a single tutorial completed.

English essay not well done, not revised by myself to upload into TurnItIn. So not done yet.

Next week there are two CAs, many many tutorials (which I think I most probably won't do and therefore lag).

Went visiting today and I tore my dress by a bit. Too fat or too rough.

And I just got to know that I need my dress by this Friday for Chinese New Year Dinner.

Now I don't feel like going at all.

Whatever. Most probably I won't go la, gotta go back to Hai Sing anyway.

Seems like as the end of the semester draws near, undone things are piling up.

Damn.

往事只能回味

Two years ago, Wee Juay and I had this sketchbook we bought from the Popular bookstore at Whitesands to note down our journey together.

In it we stuck the receipts from the eateries that we went to, like Fish & Co. for my birthday, Kenny Rogers at East Coast Park, Pastamania at Tampines Mall for three-month anniversary etc. And Yoshinoya at Compass Point to signify our one-month anniversary. That was after band camp 2005. Haha.

There were also the ticket stubs from the movies we went to, like Swing Girls, My Boyfriend is Type B, War of the Worlds, and of course Hitch, the first movie we watched together.

Oh and the ticket stub from a play at the Esplanade. It was a school thing, but we went on a small 'date' after that. It was then that we really understood how we felt for each other, just that a conversation about it wasn't initiated in any way.

We penned down our first-whatevers in the book, took note of the important dates.

Long after everything ended, I threw the book away. At the basement 1 female toilet in Compass Point about a year ago. I dumped it because the hurt wouldn't go away and all I wanted to do was to forget.

However I wanna read it again now. Don't know what happened to the book, probably visited the incinerator already.

Kind of regretting, because I should have kept the book. A form of memories worth keeping. Now it's gone, gone, gone.

It's the bittersweetness when we were together that I miss.

Good news on a birthday

Yesterday was Sis' birthday. I edited one of our photos together and made fun of her. That's all I did for her birthday, very bo sim right. Haha.

She called me last night and asked if I wanna be 'ah yi', meaning an aunt. And of course I said 'Yessss!' Haha.

She said her pregnancy test kit indicated positive, which shows that she may be pregnant, and she's going to her gynae on the 6th to confirm the results. Yeay. Hope it is true!

But it's still quite a long wait till I'll get to know haha.

Valentine's Day in 2007

This is the 20th year (shit!) that I spent Valentine's Day single. Past relationships didn't last long enough through the day la. Haha. SO, I spent this year's Vday with my hall pals.

Here are the pictures. =D Sit back, relax, and enjoy.

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Quite a fun day. In the end I didn't go for sectionals because it was cancelled, almost wanted to go down for self-practice since I suck but Amy pestered me to go Plaza Singapura with them. And so I went.

There was Amy, Joanna, Zhi Long, Karthik and me. So the five of us just fooled around the entire night at Swensen's in PS, and the rooftop of VivoCity.

On the way to PS, I shared a cab with Joanna and Karthik. The taxi-driver was damn funny la. Because he was listening to our conversation (which somehow we didn't mind) and he laughed at some parts. Then we talked to him as well, the long and expensive ride became rather enjoyable. Haha.

And there was a lot of cam-whoring throughout the night. =D

Blogging.

Perhaps when I can't think properly, I blog. So there'll be a time that I blog endlessly. Like now. I think I'm going to blog again soon to post up the CNY photos. But not yet though. Anyway.

Sometimes I really wanna have my own space to breathe. The capacity of breathing in and out and feel damn good after that must be really great. Too many things and people around me is suffocating. Most of the time I just want time for myself. Perhaps great time to get distracted by the endless content in the Worldwide Web, and good time to think. Think of many many things. Like now.

Thus it's not that I don't like company. Sometimes I just get too much.

I can't wait for a chance to go overseas on exchange. Get out of my comfort zone, make myself stronger and be more responsible for my own well-being. Meet different people (hopefully the country I go to will be friendly). Learn new stuff, gain new experiences. Please please Erina, do better in your studies and be granted a chance for exchange. However..I know I'll miss home badly. I'll cry inconsolably at the airport before take-off. I'll curse and swear at my choice in going overseas. I'll make my parents worry and spend tons to make me comfortable over there (where?). I'll yell at myself at why I didn't get company to go with me. Will I be able to bring po chai pills over there? I reallllly need them for my weak stomach.

All for the sake of learning to be more independent.

Ah, the point of independence. It is not that I wanna be independent therefore I don't want company, I'll need company there and then. Not ALL the time, I'd fall flat on the floor and die. (CHOY.) You know. No I don't know how to tell you. Maybe it's the less dense air around you when none of the people you're close to stresses you. Or add pressure in any other way.

I wanna breathe properly so I can play the tuba without doubting myself if I can do it. Maybe you can't see the link, but I need to relax before I can play the tuba properly..

And then the list of homework due got to come into my mind during the pieces. Damn.

T_T

I watch reality shows like American Idol and wonder why the people on TV could have friendships that seem so surreal to me yet they're real? What am I missing out? Dawned on me if I'll be able to have such friendships at all. But I'm enjoying myself with the kinds of friendships I have. Then why am I asking for more and something else? Why am I contradicting myself? I'm going 20, and yet I (censored). I hope I forget the censored part in time, because it only describes me as a fucktarded bitch. Seriously.

I want to sleep (but not increase flabs at the same time). Will that happen at all?

Argh

Man, do I hate this.

I really really do.

The festive mood for this year's CNY has been usual, myself getting excited with wearing new clothes and nothing else. New clothes for dear Erina are hard to come by. So. After donning the new gear, I felt nothing much. Maybe just hyper-ing around relatives and goodies.

Speaking of goodies, the weight I've shed the past weeks are back again. Damn. And due to the overloading of much-loved seafood, my skin seems to be poisoned. Ah, that reminds me. What's Poisson distribution again? Sigh. I should've taken stats. Nah, hard to say what will happen.

Anyway, what I'm extremely irritated is that I have completely no mood to do work. I hope to complete as much work and revision. This is actually my recess week in the semester and I got shortchanged due to the Chinese New Year holidays coinciding with this week. And after this week, here come the CAs. Sigh.

How do you plop yourself down on the chair dilligently and concentrate 100% - no I generally concentrate much less than that - and then absorb whatever you need to absorb and pour out what you need to absorb?

Grrr. I've been spending quite some time writing the second draft of my English essay. Of only a roughly 500-word limit and I'm almost going 600. How do you write about current affairs with so little words? I write shit essays now I realise. Not that those I wrote last time were masterpieces.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

What a hectic CNY. Can't enjoy much.

But I met four dogs during visiting the past two days, two at my paternal cousin's, another at my maternal uncle's and another at Felix's. Felix's dog is extremely hyper. It likes to touch people. So happens that it was trying to sniff beneath my dress which is utterly obscene in front of Felix's family. But when the dog calmed down, I was invisible. Haha. My uncle's dog likes to be stroked. Take your hand away and it will nose your hand back to itself. My cousin's dog is unusually quiet this year. Usually it's a happening dog. Whatever. Haha. The other dog I saw at his place belonged to his sister, also a cousin of mine. I love that dog. Seriously. A big dog, however she is very gentle. Will post pictures soon.

Back to work.

AI 6

I've been missing American Idol Season 6 because I hardly watch the telly in hall, on top of that, I always forget to ask my dad or brother to record it on videotape for me.

And so I went on youtube to find any short clips of the performances. Found this damn good one.



Blake is good at beat boxing, but hopefully it won't bring him down. I wanna watch AI 6 all over again!!! It's always because of school that I had to miss some seasons. Hmmph.

Actually I started watching quite late. Only since Season 3. I missed the season where Carrie Underwood was the winner due to the A levels. And watched all the other seasons..Where Fantasia Barrino (Wilson's favourite haha) and Taylor Hicks were the winners. Hey that's quite little. But I love AI all the same.

Selamat Tahun Baru Cina~~

Hey hey hey!

It's Chinese New Year again!

Happy Chinese New Year!!

Hope all of you will breeze through this year and prosperity will come to you!

=D

Ah.

CNY is coming, so many things to do. Work not done yet. Project not done yet. Shit.

Love is in the air

Went to West Coast with Amy Goh Ping Ping today and we bought this dangling ornament made out of hearts. Just perfect for Valentine's Day. You wanna know what I'm gonna do for Valentine's Day?

1. Ujian Mendengar i.e. Bahasa Melayu listening test.
2. MAYBE going NTU to get a tuba from them. Though I really hope I'm not the only one going. Got cheated by Derek to spill out my timetable. Not that I'd lie to him. But I only have two hours free and I need it for lunch. -_- Never mind.
3. I have lessons from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow. After which I'll go back to hall for dinner, then leave hall for CFA. Band sectionals. Till about 10 p.m. or earlier.
4. Come back, do homework or some revision.
5. Do I still have time for Vday? Nah.

Woots. So that's the end of Erina's Valentine's Day 2007.

Haha.

Spelling (or typo) errors (don't-know-how-manyth)

I recently chanced upon another signage mistake. This time is more of a grammatical error.

I've been drinking the Pokka Blueberry Tea for some time already, but I've never noticed the words on the can because I bought it for the taste. Quite nice, really. Anyway, it was only just now when I went to get another can that I noticed this:


Although I flunked my English test in NUS I'm pretty sure there's something wrong with the slogan donning the Blueberry Tea words.

Bring you the richest aroma and refreshing taste?

The adjectives don't really agree isn't it. Haha.

This is so fun.

More like 'Bringing you the richest aroma and most refreshing taste'.

I bet they cut the words short due to the limited space, or their English just can't really make it.

Not that mine can, either.

Spring cleaning

The weather has been weird that I don't know if it's spring, summer, autumn or winter. However spring cleaning is still a must. Don't think I'll have the time and the chance to clean my room at home, but I guess at least I'll give my room in hall a cleaning. Heh. Hope it's not just say-say. Heh. Though I can't think of when I can clean. Probably Friday then.

A hotel named after...me

In Florence, Italy, there's this hotel called Hotel Erina. How interesting. However it is quite far from Milan, where the band festival is held. =\ So means most probably I won't get to see it, not as if it's some tourist attraction anyway. I'd be attractive then. =P

Ah, I think Milan is also some sort of the place for high-end fashion => if I were the shop there, clothes will be damn expensive => I'll need to save up more. Not that I'll buy branded clothes, but I think the stuff there as a whole will be quite expensive. Therefore if I don't get anything back for you, don't blame me. Bleh.

No la. I don't really know what is there to get anyway.

=\

Coming to Singapore!!

Coming to the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay is the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra! They're damn cute laaa! I wanna go.......someone sponsor me $58 please!

They're a group of Japanese men who plays big-band and jazz and rock and the like. And you see them jump about on stage!

I wanna watch them and have fun! They're so happening and fun-loving. Haha. I want I want I want. (Partially I need to since I gotta watch a concert for PC1327)

You can watch one of their MVs here.

And their webpage is here!

I want....=(

Oh shit. I just realised I have band practice on the day of their concert. A compulsory one. T_T But the concert starts at 11pm. I don't really think I'll be able to make it, I dunno the time for that practice but I think it'll be after dinner to later than 10pm. Oh man..oh man...........I want...T_T

Are you stupid or are you stupid?

"Very stupid!" I replied Amy.

It has been a weekend since I should have blogged about this, but it left my mind for a while la. Haha.

What happened was last Thursday when I needed my thumbdrive to save some work and perhaps find one of my neighbour's printer to print, I couldn't find it. Not anywhere, not in my laptop bag, not on the shelves, drawers, etc. I practically searched my entire room in hall. Then I think I lost it because the Monday of that week, I went to print stuff at Science Co-op using my thumbdrive.

I got real sad, because my brother got me the thumbdrive and to it I hooked a silver keychain that my parents got me. So that entire drive is full of sentimental value. I wept a bit in my room because I didn't know how I'd get my drive back.

So I went to Co-op the next day, and asked the auntie there if she got any thumbdrive as lost-and-found. There wasn't any, therefore I left a note there, saying LOST THUMBDRIVE blah blah.

And it was on that day that I went back to my room after lessons and gotta pack to go home. Was flipping through a stack of papers and my thumbdrive jumped out at me. -_-

Am I stupid or am I stupid?

Sigh. I am getting more and more careless and 糊涂 day by day.

Desktop Earth

My brother introduced me to this nice desktop wallpaper that shows you the time of different parts of the Earth, whether it's daylight or night time. Also, you get to see the kind of clouds that are above land. Quite cool, it'll update every 5/15 minutes or every hour, to your liking.

It is night time in Singapore when I printed this screen, so you can see that Asia is in darkness. Haha. Give it a try.

You can download it here. DesktopEarth.

Italy, I am permitted to come =D

My parents are fine with me going to Italy! Yeay.

So now I gotta hope that nothing which will disallow me to go crops up.

*shakes ass*

Woots. My first time to Europe. And my first time to an overseas band festival. =)

P.S. Please let me have the window seat on the plane! I need one! Haha. Wanna snap beautiful photos of the sky.

Italy, here I come!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

I just got the news that NUSWS is selected for the 13th International Band Festival Besana Brianza in Italy come June!!! YEAY! (Happily celebrate a Big Two birthday and leave for Italy for 'retirement')

I hope I can go! Please please please make sure I can go! That'll be a lifetime experience for me!

Wah! So excited!

~~~~~

Dear Yoke Khee,

we have finally received the CD with information about the NUS wind Symphony, photos and recording.

Please take note that the complete address of our association/band is:

CORPO MUSICALE S. CECILIA BESANA
Via Manzoni, 21
20045 BESANA IN BRIANZA (MI)
ITALY

Your documentation has been examined by our Technical Committee, and herewith we are pleased to

CONFIRM YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR 13th INTERNATIONAL BAND FESTIVAL

that will be held from June 29th until July 5th, 2007.

~~~~~

I'm coming, I'm coming!

And at the same time I hope I can get some tuba merchandise from there~! Haha. Buy like mad. No. Must save up. Yes must start saving up even more!

~~~~~

An introduction to the festival from its website:

CORPO MUSICALE S. CECILIA BESANA BRIANZA

13TH INTERNATIONAL BAND FESTIVAL
BESANA BRIANZA

The organisation of the 13th International Band Festival Besana Brianza has started !

The next edition will will take place at the end of June 2007.

In the coming months the Organising Committee of the Festival is going to value applications from Italian and foreign concert bands, brass bands, marching bands.

The past edition 2005 has been a great success and received general appreciation for the high musical standard of the participating bands:

800 musicians from all over the world performing in our square
more than 3000 spectators every evening
an audience of over 60000 persons at the Festival
400 volunteers
80 hosting families
30 hours of live recorded music
30 evening concerts organised in our area
1 new and absolutely amazing covered stage

…. for a 7 day Festival of wonderful music and show !

~~~~~

It's homestay! *Jumping* So interesting! *Shakes ass*

Quite fortunate that I decided to join NUSWS in year 1, if not I think I'd be missing this festival (and of course the people I got to know in the band).

I am so looking forward to this.

Of love with tubas

I saw Deanna with plastic or crystal French horn earrings today at the Mus'Art concert. They cost her about SGD 4 plus. And I hope got tuba ones laaaaa. So I attempted to go on ebay or whatsoever to see if I can get anything. Some time ago I also wanted bass clef ear studs but to no avail.

So obviously I didn't find anything that I can afford =(

I found this pair of pretty lion earrings!!! Damn pretty laaaa T_T


I'd rather convert them to necklaces if they're large enough, and I really want to own them! So nice!! The lion accessories I came across in Singapore are all fierce and awful-looking lions. Hmm. The lions above may be a bit sissified, but they are graceful and pretty ok. And they cost USD135 or something. T_T I want. So I don't bother about getting them la. Too expensive and they aren't a need.


And the bass clef ear studs! I want... They're USD25 a pair I think. Too expensive. The clefs sold in Singapore are all treble clefs. How irritating.


See the tee designs above that I found on eBay. So cool. If only I can find them in a shop in Singapore. 'Cos I'm not the buy online kind of person. Yet. Unsure about such charges. And the stuff are rather expensive. Maybe I'll go find a shop to print the shirt but I think it'll cost even more.

My. Am I shopping online or something? =\ I've never really felt safe about purchasing things online. But we hardly find these things available in Singapore! Small and so freaking limited =(