Adv Dip Sem 1 results!

Before I woke up, I dreamed that I received my results- Got 4 As and 2 Fs -__- Well, I was quite happy over the fact that I got As but was a little sian that I had to take the supp paper for the 2 modules I failed.

It was then when I woke up and checked my SMS. All I saw was Ds, As and Bs! I thanked God for His grace :) It was like another grade 5 singing result moment! Anyways, my current GPA is now 3.65! Yay! Things are looking good! My sponsored university education is within my grasp.

BUT there's sem 2 where the module credits are so heavy :/ Nevertheless, I will study even harder (should not be a problem since I have no rehearsals to attend)!! Still, I will constantly remind myself that everything is in God's hands.

What's my next goal? TO SING FOR MY GRADUATION. I really hope I will have the chance to...

Let me do up my assignment now with a happy heart :D

Sem 1 Results will be out tomorrow!

According to my course coordinator, my results will be out tomorrow! *fingers crossed*

Been having the weirdest dreams regarding me receiving the results. 3 dreams to be specific... They weren't exactly good dreams so I hope this saying that whatever happens in your dream won't happen in real life is true.

The last results that I received was my grade 5 singing exam! I was super nervous but was elated that the results were GOOD. Better than what I had expected. So prolly that is why I have rather low expectations for this semester... Hope to have this "feeling" again, but of course when I receive good results!

Let's just say that I am pleading not to take any supp papers... Anyhow, I shall leave the outcome and my future to God, even though my grades seriously determine if I can get a sponsored university education or not. I guess what matters most is that I am happy generally.

Wish me luck! Hope to post up the good results! (have not been posting results on my blog for the longest time!)

Dreaming and dreaming

So, I had to chance to ask and talk about my lecturer's experience in the UK. She had been working there for 10 over years. I feel really inspired by her! :D

I won't want to work there, but I would really wish to study there, just like how my dad did...

But there are just too many things to let go of.

Dreams, do they come true?

VIVA! 2014

After many months of suffering and tolerating, I guess all the patience and tolerance was paid off? Ok lah. There shall be no more grudge! Yay. The whole concert turned out so well (according to a few people). NYP has really stepped up to a new level, and I am proud that I have contributed that little part in it!

Ok, beautiful photos to share! Took way too many photos so please refer to facebook for all the photos! :D

Preparing myself mentally for the show... Ok, I was just posing. Hahhahaha! Pity that there were way tooooooo many performers what we can to really squeeze inside like crazy. It was hell to do quick change but yay, I like challenges :P

Bumped into Christine(my bro's old friend) once again(previously met her briefly at Sinfornia 2012). She's really talented!! She arranged the orchestra piece of "Wind Beneath My Wings", plays the piano super well and dances ballet! Really happy to suddenly meet her just like that!! I have never met her before last time, and there was no facebook in the past to stalk people. It was all based on what Malcolm shared with me, or showed photos etc when I was in primary school. It's a small world!

"Circle of Life" singers... Worked so hard for this song from the singing parts to the music minus one arrangement(I had to ask someone to arrange) to getting the gowns. Proud of the 2 divas beside me. Honestly, I can't match up to them... But it was my honour to sing with them!

Always love "Thank You for the Music" because of the musical-ish tune. There were challenges in the parts but I am glad it all went well eventually! During the last performance I was too engrossed in engaging the audience that I forgot to look at the others. Hehehe.

Love this photo with Feng Yao... HAHAHAH! Terrence said that the gown felt so much like ROM so yeah. Prolly this is how I will look(hopefully thinner) during my own ROM :P

Ok, shall choose to remember the happy things! Yay yay yay. I love and will cease every opportunity given to me to perform. I pray that work commitment or further studies or my manager will not hinder me from doing what I love...

Thank you Lord :)

First Field Trip

It's finally the exciting part of the advanced diploma course! :D Field trips!!!! Went to visit the labs and was amazed by all the technology created to keep things running!

Looking more mature(or maybe old) in this advanced dip uniform! Hahahaha!

Took the opportunity to take a photo in the lift!

Yay yay yay! And I'm happy that the fact there's no school tomorrow. Urgh. Haven't started on ANY of my work though :/ Okok, better buck up Maria!

Going to Esplanade tomorrow for rehearsals! Give me good monitors, and nice spot lights. I wanna BREAKTHRU!!! I need to feel it!

A week to showtime

Just ended yet another typical rehearsal. It's so late, and I am physically and mentally tired. I just need to tahan for a week! A week to end this suffering and torture. I really am getting more pissed by the day. Lord, please forgive me for the inappropriate (well actually they are quite appropriate) actions and words I've used.

Let's start by saying that... we have an arrogant, unorganised, rude, domineering and stupid director. Someone who said that no auditions were needed for singers. What was the outcome? There was so much difficulty in grouping the singers to fit into all items. And well, a lot of time was used to train and teach the poorer singers and probaby the standard of the singers are comprimised. There were also no songs decided yet when they started to call people in for rehearsals.

2 months into trainings on our own, our very clever director decided to cut 2 singing items without even vetting through them. I mean, it's your problem if you do not know how to plan programmes of a production. You don't just cut people like that because you were overly ambitious and wanted to put so many items. People worked hard for it okay. Students sacrifice their own time from studies to stay back for trainings and alumnus come all the way down when they can be resting at home or doing their work. If you want to cut the item, cut it from the very beginning!

The fantastic director also needs to learn some communication skills. Hello, you are working with "kids". You need to win them over. Not be rude and treat them like your own dogs. Being fierce or strict is one thing. But being rude is totally unacceptable to me. You can be rude maybe if you live up to it by directing well and being very sure what you want to produce. But sorry. You are not entitled to be rude to us!

Your costume designer sucks. Not only she tailors and designs horrible clothes. We singers are neglected and I had to spend MY vacation week finding costumes, which I will send many images to the school officers to approve before I can purchase it. Even before my last paper in sem 1, I could not think of anything else but the costumes I had to look out for. And in the process, some minor hiccups happened and I went through tremendous stress and anger. Thanks man. I enjoyed every single moment of it.

I also had enough from the vocal instructor during rehearsal. Okay. She commented that we were slow and not singing with the music. I tried to justify that the monitors were not switched on and we were hearing echos from the hall. Physics proves that sound travels. You tell me a mistake and I explain the phenomenon why the mistake happened. And you took it that we have bad attitude and kept insisting that we sing out of our memory. I do agree to a certain extend. But I still think that we will sing with an off timing if you don't settle the monitor issue. You don't know me. I sing with a live band almost every week. My ears are trained. I have enough experience to know what to do if technical issues cock up. I know how to react to situations. So you don't just go out there and find fault and blame us. Instead, assess what are the difficulties we face. And improve the situation. You are not my "shi fu". You're just hired to help us sound better.

Urgh. There is so much more to write but I'm too tired already. I just hope these individuals will chance upon this and reflect on your actions, like how I do sometimes too.

I used to happy doing productions with the school. But now I'm just dreading every single rehearsal. I thought that this could enhance my advanced diploma experience. I planned my time well so that I could be fully committed. But this is the outcome.

A week more till all these end. I learned so much about myself than ever before. And by observing all these horrible people, I will achieve to do a better job if I had the chance.

Interesting facts from a Radiotherapy Doctor

In the past, people used to adore radioactive energy by drinking radium water(they think it's a good thing) and even calibrating X-Ray machines by using their own hand. These people died or had their hands "poisoned" over the years.

Well, we'll see what will happen to the people wearing ion bracelets/necklaces/clothes...

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If a patient asks you how dangerous is being exposed to X-Rays, tell them, "You can be having a picnic in botanic gardens and sitting beside a rock which emits more radiation then an X-Ray."

Vacation Week

It has been a week since exams ended and today is finally the day that I can sleep around and rest! :) And oh, I'm still in the midst of packing up my room! Slowly, but surely!

Love this photo! Happened to meet them after a very depressing paper...

Yeah, so the psychosocio exam was like crap. I am praying hard that I won't need to take the supp paper :( NO phone call from school(only except from SA office), and I will just get my transcript in 2 weeks' time. I hope all my modules will be averagely okay. Not expecting to be an elite student!

Attended the ward party the day after exams... I kinda miss the nursing counter. Hehe. Ahhh... I really do miss working. The interaction part with the patients especially.

So I have been busy after exams to look for gowns and dresses for the upcoming production! It is really tiring! Especially when I am FAT! Oh man! It is 10x harder to find pretty clothes. Sigh... But anyway I hope everything will be good and I'll look stunning during the show :D

Did an event last saturday and lingling jie was in it! Ahhhh. So cool to see a ge tai singer perform. And the number of costumes she have to change into @_@ It's crazy!

Anyway it's 2 weeks to the BIG show!!! Can't wait to get over and done with EVERYONE! :D

Oh, it's 2014

Hi 2014. This is the first entry of the year! But I need to study for my last exam paper of the semester which ends tomorrow!

So, toodles! I'll be back!