Reflections of 2008
Finally, after 2 weeks & 3 days over in Perth, I'm back to Singapore. I've enjoyed the trip overall and yet, was pretty awe-struck by the beautiful scenary, the wonderful history and buildings around Perth.
The weather's wonderful too and for a moment, I would never want to go back to Singapore anymore longer to face the harsh reality facts of life in Singapore. But oh well, what can I do then?
Anyway, I'm tired and I don't think I want to give a more detailed travel journey just as yet. Having to sit a 4-hour plane ride down from Perth with a late night the day before today, I'm just having a headache now. In fact, when I'm chatting with a couple of my friends, I've started to take nonsense.
I will come up with a travel blog real soon in regards to my 2-week awe-inspiring travel to Perth. And will post photos up in the Facebook. So, just wait for the link to come up then! =)
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In just 15 minutes' time, the world would be receiving the new year of 2009. Lots of things have happened to me during the year of 2008 that they nearly drove me to despairity. Some of the matters got really worst that I had to resort to do crazy things like booking a trip back to Perth after I had never been back to there for 18 years. It's a sudden decision that caught everyone almost unawares, even including Kenneth and Godwin. But I knew, deep down inside me, I had to go for respite and to recover the health of my mentality & emotions.
Otherwise, I would go mad.
Good things always happened as usual in the year of 2008, especially my big break to the Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra (SYCO - for short). Okay, maybe to some who aren't fans of the Chinese Orchestra music but to me, I've already considered that as a big break because I wanted a new environment for myself and at the same time, to garner the experience of how is it like for me to be a member of the SYCO.
It is through SYCO that I've found new friends in the Orchestra whom some of them became my lifelong friends. They are a wonderful group of people to be with though at times, I still find myself as stranger as most of the members are already in SYCO for least 3-4 years. Nevertheless, there are some nice people in there that I find myself comfortable talking with and ended up going home in late nights due to endless of suppers.
Most importantly, I've learnt quite a lot of things and got a rough idea of how such an Orchestra works behind the scenes. It's my honour that I did actually get to perform with professional musicians with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) under the baton of Maestro Tseung Yeh, though I'd complain about the longer hours that I had to face while waiting for my turn up the stage. At least, I didn't disappoint with a lot of people around me, especially with friends & family.
I know, they will always be proud of me and I thank them for that. But after that concert, I didn't join back again because that's when my Uni studies commences and the timetable clashed with the rehearsals timetable, making for myself unable to attend. Oh well.... =(
It is also through this Orchestra that I've met him and from there on, it just turn each other's lives upside down. We went separate ways after a whirlwind romance and for a period of time, I've decided to separate away from him lest that I would feel like breaking down at any moment. There are times that when I looked back, I'd ever tell myself that if I hadn't done this and that, we would still, somehow, be together. But what's meant to be mine, will always be there... so since, it's too early to say whether Fate has intervened the both of us because of our differences, might as well, to go on our separate ways.
We are friends now, nothing more than that. =)
As for the bad things, there are quite a few but I don't want to rake them up anymore longer because they are no longer, putting any value into my heart. For as long as we look at things ahead of us and never to rake them up, the new year, will be a good sign.
This is also the year whereby I had seen a friendship reconciled after 9 months of conflict. It's a friendship between me and Kenneth's cousin but it is also this friendship whereby I had seen the closeness between me and Kenneth blossomed into full blooms of spring flowers. I'm thankful for his presence because I think without him, there won't be a reconcilation and...I won't be seeing myself back to being normal all over again. It is through him that I had seen many colours of my life blooming once again and seeing myself smiling and laughing all over again. With him, I won't have to worry about anything else in this world.
I had seen my music exploration once again expanding to its fullest potential. I'm truly grateful to two new teachers that had stepped into my life whom they have slowly became my mentors for the rest of my life. WIthout them, I wouldn't be able to regain my techniques that I've once lost and without them, I don't think I would be seeing myself improving in my music endeavours for the future. Through them, I've known and gained quite a lot of indispensible knowledge that I know, they would allow me carry for the rest of my life till I part in this world. I've seen that my group of students are increasing and gaining through what I've taught them. To see them having improvements each time are definitely the greatest gift that a teacher would ever want to have in a student.
I've have those and I'm thankful to God for planning the route ahead of me, even though there are bumpy areas. I know, I can trust Him with all of my heart to plan my route and I will continue to do that.
2008 is a year of fulfilled dreams and memories. I have walked almost 1/3 of the road in my life, having to celebrate my ever-first 21st birthday with my closest group of friends. It calls for adulthood with reponsibilites and burdens given by the society in the wide. Now, with that, I'm already much more prepared to face whatever there may be in the year of 2009. Come what may, I will grit my teeth and to see myself through another year of the next year.
Have a great and peaceful New Year to one and all!
The weather's wonderful too and for a moment, I would never want to go back to Singapore anymore longer to face the harsh reality facts of life in Singapore. But oh well, what can I do then?
Anyway, I'm tired and I don't think I want to give a more detailed travel journey just as yet. Having to sit a 4-hour plane ride down from Perth with a late night the day before today, I'm just having a headache now. In fact, when I'm chatting with a couple of my friends, I've started to take nonsense.
I will come up with a travel blog real soon in regards to my 2-week awe-inspiring travel to Perth. And will post photos up in the Facebook. So, just wait for the link to come up then! =)
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In just 15 minutes' time, the world would be receiving the new year of 2009. Lots of things have happened to me during the year of 2008 that they nearly drove me to despairity. Some of the matters got really worst that I had to resort to do crazy things like booking a trip back to Perth after I had never been back to there for 18 years. It's a sudden decision that caught everyone almost unawares, even including Kenneth and Godwin. But I knew, deep down inside me, I had to go for respite and to recover the health of my mentality & emotions.
Otherwise, I would go mad.
Good things always happened as usual in the year of 2008, especially my big break to the Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra (SYCO - for short). Okay, maybe to some who aren't fans of the Chinese Orchestra music but to me, I've already considered that as a big break because I wanted a new environment for myself and at the same time, to garner the experience of how is it like for me to be a member of the SYCO.
It is through SYCO that I've found new friends in the Orchestra whom some of them became my lifelong friends. They are a wonderful group of people to be with though at times, I still find myself as stranger as most of the members are already in SYCO for least 3-4 years. Nevertheless, there are some nice people in there that I find myself comfortable talking with and ended up going home in late nights due to endless of suppers.
Most importantly, I've learnt quite a lot of things and got a rough idea of how such an Orchestra works behind the scenes. It's my honour that I did actually get to perform with professional musicians with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) under the baton of Maestro Tseung Yeh, though I'd complain about the longer hours that I had to face while waiting for my turn up the stage. At least, I didn't disappoint with a lot of people around me, especially with friends & family.
I know, they will always be proud of me and I thank them for that. But after that concert, I didn't join back again because that's when my Uni studies commences and the timetable clashed with the rehearsals timetable, making for myself unable to attend. Oh well.... =(
It is also through this Orchestra that I've met him and from there on, it just turn each other's lives upside down. We went separate ways after a whirlwind romance and for a period of time, I've decided to separate away from him lest that I would feel like breaking down at any moment. There are times that when I looked back, I'd ever tell myself that if I hadn't done this and that, we would still, somehow, be together. But what's meant to be mine, will always be there... so since, it's too early to say whether Fate has intervened the both of us because of our differences, might as well, to go on our separate ways.
We are friends now, nothing more than that. =)
As for the bad things, there are quite a few but I don't want to rake them up anymore longer because they are no longer, putting any value into my heart. For as long as we look at things ahead of us and never to rake them up, the new year, will be a good sign.
This is also the year whereby I had seen a friendship reconciled after 9 months of conflict. It's a friendship between me and Kenneth's cousin but it is also this friendship whereby I had seen the closeness between me and Kenneth blossomed into full blooms of spring flowers. I'm thankful for his presence because I think without him, there won't be a reconcilation and...I won't be seeing myself back to being normal all over again. It is through him that I had seen many colours of my life blooming once again and seeing myself smiling and laughing all over again. With him, I won't have to worry about anything else in this world.
I had seen my music exploration once again expanding to its fullest potential. I'm truly grateful to two new teachers that had stepped into my life whom they have slowly became my mentors for the rest of my life. WIthout them, I wouldn't be able to regain my techniques that I've once lost and without them, I don't think I would be seeing myself improving in my music endeavours for the future. Through them, I've known and gained quite a lot of indispensible knowledge that I know, they would allow me carry for the rest of my life till I part in this world. I've seen that my group of students are increasing and gaining through what I've taught them. To see them having improvements each time are definitely the greatest gift that a teacher would ever want to have in a student.
I've have those and I'm thankful to God for planning the route ahead of me, even though there are bumpy areas. I know, I can trust Him with all of my heart to plan my route and I will continue to do that.
2008 is a year of fulfilled dreams and memories. I have walked almost 1/3 of the road in my life, having to celebrate my ever-first 21st birthday with my closest group of friends. It calls for adulthood with reponsibilites and burdens given by the society in the wide. Now, with that, I'm already much more prepared to face whatever there may be in the year of 2009. Come what may, I will grit my teeth and to see myself through another year of the next year.
Have a great and peaceful New Year to one and all!