Friday, July 28, 2006: Thank GOODNESS it's Friday!!
Regarding my earlier post on 27 July... "Chibichibi-neko" has returned "Xiaomao" her lesson, period. I'm so happy for "Xiaomao". Enmity forgiven, Chibi.
And now... presenting ~~~ a chronological narration of the day's events!!
Chinese came first - a refreshing change. Usually we don't get to have Mother Tongue lessons until after the first period. Our teacher read us this story - she's taken to that in the hopes that we'll pay attention. If you've noticed, many Chinese use English instead of Chinese to communicate with each other, unlike the other races. Look, please do not interpret this wrongly - it's just an observation! To be frank, even I myself am like that.
The story is as follows:
A and B (I forgot the names, sorry) are trekkers. One day, while climbing a mountain, A accidentally slips from the mountain road and dangles on its edge, but is saved by B. A carves the following words into a huge rock on the mountain: On (this date), A has saved my life.
A few days later, A and B argue over a small issue, but the argument becomes so heated that B slaps A in the face. A runs to the nearby beach and writes, in the sand: On (this date), A slapped me in the face.
When the trekkers return home, B admits to A that he has not understood what A means by carving the good and bad experiences into rock and sand respectively. A replies, "By carving in rock a testament to the fact that you saved me, I have ensured that this will stay recorded in history for eternity, and thus, I will remember. Likewise, my writing into sand that you hit me leaves a temporary record that is erased when the waves wash over the beach."
. : To live happily, one must remember the good and not pursue the bad.
What a meaningful story!
Then - Geography. Not much to say.
After which came - Music. *sigh* I wish to try out old chords, not do single-note melodies. But the school's programme is built to cover the basics in guitar music, and I personally know how to do chords. Boy, B minor is difficult. I was trying to play an accompaniment for "Think of Me" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera (while supposed to be playing single-note melodies for "Sur le Pont d'Avignon" and another piece), but I can never do the progressions in time. The chord sequence is two times of Dmaj, Amaj, Gmaj and Amaj, followed by 3 bars of Bminor, Eminor, then Dmaj, Bminor, 2x Eminor, 2x Amaj, and as much of Dmaj as you want at the end. Complicated, isn't it??
Next in sequence was - community singing. Oh goodness... beauty doesn't count here, it's strength in numbers. Choir singing is so aethereally (actually it should be ethereally, but I don't want to have you confused - there are two kinds of "ether", one being the classical element Aether and the other, a chemical) beautiful, while this was quantitative and not qualitative strength. Grr... Theresa's right, we the choristers should lead...
After recess came - Maths. Not much to say.
Then - Chinese again. I personally don't mind, but my next-table partner does. Not much to say, pretty much a normal lesson.
Assembly time meant having to listen to the Head Prefect Nominees' cmapaign speeches. Who'm I rooting for? The most obvious would be "PWN-er" **, but will I choose her? I don't know. For me, I'm torn between her and the Badminton Prefect. But most definitely not the 3Z-ian. She made a remark about "PWN-er" ** that I seriously take to heart - as if she was nothing more than a (I'd insert the word if I weren't afraid to give her away). She's far more than that, most definitely. The Badminton Prefect was impressive to me too. Don't give me uniformed groups, ever. Such shouting... *oh, my voice*
** name changed to protect... everything.
Then - CHOIR PRACTICE!! The best part of any day!! Finally, we had sectional practices again. I so love them!! It's not a sterile thing between you and the Director here, but a whole lot of fun and a really relaxed atmosphere that you get at sectionals. Teaching the Sec 1s to do the dance for the medley entitled "Big Girls Don't Cry" was fun, though my protégée didn't find it half so... But I remember being just as stiff and un-easy when I was learning. Now it's second nature to me, so much so that when the leaders announced that we wouldn't be dancing at the auditions for the song, I was one of those who uttered my disagreement. But it'll be better for the Sec 1s because they're not too familiar with the dance and will need loosening up. OK... I can live with it. Nanditha's auditioning with me. Now to look for an Alto to join us. Hmm...
Oh, and before I go, good luck to us, Nanditha... And Happy Birthday, Arthi, from your former S2 junior buddy.
~Seraphine Chorister~ sang in The Butterfly Garden
[6:14 PM]
