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On 1st December, there was a musical put up by Coral Secondary featuring the Coral Concert Band.. The band was a blast... Many were impressed but as for the play, i'm not sure... my mum, aunt, granny, sis and cousins, went for the show.. They were there to watch the play, as well as witness me as the drummer of the show!!! wakakakakkakakaka.. hahakz.. kkz.. back to normal, no more newspaper reports... on the morning of 1st december, majority of Coral Concert Band members gathered at the canteen with bloated bags. We were in for three days of torture, fun, and lameness... It was kind of stupid to have had a camp on the day of the musical performance itself but i went for it anywayz.. So, the camp began with us getting into our groups for the three days.. I was the leader of group two.. Didn't like it at all.. I knew I wouldn't do much as a leader as i'm just sick and tired of leading... so, i just stayed calm and didn't do much at all.. heeheez.. i didn't care abt my group... I was alwayz with my friends... kz, back to the camp.. After we got to know our groups, everyone got to put their bags in the classrooms that we were gonna sleep in for the two nights.., but for me, only one as i was gonna send my mum to the airport.. She was going to Kenya after the musical performance..
The first day of camp was quite fun.. After drills, we played frisbee.. It was cool.. We played it like captain's ball.. My group won bcoz of these three guyz who had a strategy going on... After the game, everyone was exhausted.. We had time to relax and then it was sectionals.. The percussion instructor was not there so the percussion section were all doing their own things.. Most were practising their parts for the musical.. That's what i encouraged them to do ahz.. We practiced certain pieces together a few times.. Had fun..
After a break, we had a last rehearsal for the musical with the casts... Everything went fine and soon it was the show itself.. It began at 7.30p.m though people had already started coming at 7... It was surprising to see that the hall was full even with the fact that singapore idol was on that very same day and time itself.. I started to get a little tensed when the show was about 5mins away.. Had a really bad headache as i had been laughing, joking and fooling around all day... I asked the percussion section to sit together and we kind of did meditation in a circle.. We giggled together and had a nice chat before the show.. One of my juniors did a last minute practice.. He was really nervous as it was his first performance with the band..
The musical began without me even realising it.. Soon it was over and i still didn't really realise.. It was all too soon.. But i was really really happy when it was all over... Actually, mr. wong, along with the whole band, didn't like the fact that we had to play for the musical as it wasted a lot of our time.. We were behind time for practising for SYF... kz, as i was saying.., the musical ended all too soon.. many praised the band.. the band teachers and mr. wong himself, said we did alright.. My family, even though they missed the first quarter of the show as they were late, as usual, said that the band was good too.. My mum and aunt were impressed with me.. I think ahz.. hahakz.. My granny also... I was really happy to see them.. but they went home without me after we chatted for a while.. I stayed there and after a long break for the band members to mix around with the audience and others, we all carried our instruments back to the bomb shelter.. The percussion instruments needed loads of help to be carried down to the bomb shelter from the hall.. .. Other band members made loads of trips to help..
Soon.., everyone was back in the bomb shelter... We had to fall in and after being dismissed we had supper.. It was really really noisy.. Among the noises there were screams of.. "Taufik's gonna win!!!" hahakz.. We had the singapore idol fever.. Me and my friends were all nervous about the results.. But it was gonna be out 15 mins later.. We waited patiently.. Took some section photos.. as in the percussion section together.., the flute section together.. and so on.. After everyone had taken photos with their own section, we took one huge band photo.. It was really fun as everyone was posing and fooling around.. After all of that, many went to change to their night clothes.. I didn't as i was gonna go send my mum to the airport that night.. She came to pick me up at about 11.15p.m... At the airport, i felt quite strang as i was dressed quite formally.. I was wearing the musical attire which was a black blouse and long black pants.. I was the only girl allowed to wear pants as i played the drumset and it would be quite hard for me to play it in a skirt.. After my mum went to board the plane, me and my family went home.. I slept peacefully while the rest of the band members were sleeping on tables and floors.. hahakz.. hehehe... kkz.. ..
I went back to school at 8am the next day.. I think only my friends knew that i had gone back the night before.. No one else realised.. I think ahz..
They were having breakfast when i came...
After that, we were all tortured by mr. wong... Had drills and we were bad.. So mr. wong trained us strictly.. Very strictly... We had to do a lot of pumping becoz of any mistakes.. Total was about 60.. But i think we improved a lot in drills.. The day continued with our bodies aching like mad..
We watched a video of concerts conducted by this late old musician who's mr wong's idol in the music room.. After that was sectionals.. The percussion instructor was there.. He went through two songs with us.. We had a lot of fun.. I won a pair of drumsticks from him.. It was Mike Mangini's.
On that day, the games weren't as fun as the day b4.. It was a totally lame game.. All groups had to tie themselves together and walk around the school like that.. Only the leader was allowed to walk free and lead their group to different stations around the school where we had to play games.. The games were mostly crap.. I didn't do much.. I hated it.. I tried to lead but it was lyk impossible bcoz of some of the group members... but i didn't care much.. I was most of the time just standing around and letting them walk on their own.. After the whole lame moment.., we had main band.. I knew my group members weren't happy with the game overall.. I wasn't as well...
Main band was tough... We were back to playing tough songs after weeks of practising songs for the musical.. I played the drumset crapily, as usual.. Main band ended at around 11p.m... We had supper and all were sent off to go and sleep... but noone was sleepy.. The girls decided to play games but we were too noisy and one of the teachers came to make sure we went to sleep.. After she went off we went back to playing.. heeheez.. but she came back again and made us do push ups for having too much energy.. We had to do 20... After that, we still didn't go to sleep.. We spyed on the guyz who were at the other side of the building, running about and flashing torchlights.. We flashed our torchlights at them and kept on running back into the room whenever we felt that someone was coming.. It was really fun.. Well, not exactly fun.. It was kind of funny.. We really had nuthing better to do.. Soon, everyone had to "wake up" for treasure hunt in the middle of the night.. It was around 2 in the morning.. We had to go around the school finding station masters to get clues from them to find the next clue.. This game wasn't lame but it was all messed up.. The clues were distributed wrongly and noone won.. My group was working together for this game.. we had a lot of fun running around the school with creepiness all around in the darkness.. heeheez.. We were all called back to the parade square where the teacher apologised for the mess.. She let us all go back to sleep and allowed us to wake up late the next day... As everyone was tired, we dozed off so easily and woke up at 7 in the morning.. Some went to shower while others just washed their faces and freshened up.. Had breakfast at around 8 plus... After that, we continued watching the video in the music room.. Soon, it was over and it was time for the best part of the camp... WATER GAMES!! hahakz.. It was really fun.. First, we played "dog and the bone"... Groups that were called had to run to the centre and take plackets of water and throw at their opponents.. I was only a little bit wet but soon, everyone had started filling plastic bags and containers of water to throw at each other.. I was soaking wet after my junior poured two big red plastic bags of water on me.. It was very very fun.. Even the teacher was getting wet..
After almost everyone got soaked, we were made to fall in and march to a corner where our seniors threw packets of water from the third level... After that, they were all caught and sprayed at with a hose.. It was very fun.. I enjoyed myself a lot.. I bet most of them did..
Many washed up and showered after the fun and we packed to go home.. Went to the bomb shelter with our stuffed bags and had prize-giving before we were dismissed.. I walked all the way home with my heavy heavy bag and straight away, went to have a bath.. After that, I slept for a few hours.. My body still aches now as i think we had to do a total of 100 + push ups throughout the camp.. I am darker too.. but it was all very fun so i didn't regret going for the camp.. Next band practice would be on Tuesday and I have a lot of time to rest... That's it for now.. Bye!
chaoz
-dyna
THE END...
1:52 PM
The first day of camp was quite fun.. After drills, we played frisbee.. It was cool.. We played it like captain's ball.. My group won bcoz of these three guyz who had a strategy going on... After the game, everyone was exhausted.. We had time to relax and then it was sectionals.. The percussion instructor was not there so the percussion section were all doing their own things.. Most were practising their parts for the musical.. That's what i encouraged them to do ahz.. We practiced certain pieces together a few times.. Had fun..
After a break, we had a last rehearsal for the musical with the casts... Everything went fine and soon it was the show itself.. It began at 7.30p.m though people had already started coming at 7... It was surprising to see that the hall was full even with the fact that singapore idol was on that very same day and time itself.. I started to get a little tensed when the show was about 5mins away.. Had a really bad headache as i had been laughing, joking and fooling around all day... I asked the percussion section to sit together and we kind of did meditation in a circle.. We giggled together and had a nice chat before the show.. One of my juniors did a last minute practice.. He was really nervous as it was his first performance with the band..
The musical began without me even realising it.. Soon it was over and i still didn't really realise.. It was all too soon.. But i was really really happy when it was all over... Actually, mr. wong, along with the whole band, didn't like the fact that we had to play for the musical as it wasted a lot of our time.. We were behind time for practising for SYF... kz, as i was saying.., the musical ended all too soon.. many praised the band.. the band teachers and mr. wong himself, said we did alright.. My family, even though they missed the first quarter of the show as they were late, as usual, said that the band was good too.. My mum and aunt were impressed with me.. I think ahz.. hahakz.. My granny also... I was really happy to see them.. but they went home without me after we chatted for a while.. I stayed there and after a long break for the band members to mix around with the audience and others, we all carried our instruments back to the bomb shelter.. The percussion instruments needed loads of help to be carried down to the bomb shelter from the hall.. .. Other band members made loads of trips to help..
Soon.., everyone was back in the bomb shelter... We had to fall in and after being dismissed we had supper.. It was really really noisy.. Among the noises there were screams of.. "Taufik's gonna win!!!" hahakz.. We had the singapore idol fever.. Me and my friends were all nervous about the results.. But it was gonna be out 15 mins later.. We waited patiently.. Took some section photos.. as in the percussion section together.., the flute section together.. and so on.. After everyone had taken photos with their own section, we took one huge band photo.. It was really fun as everyone was posing and fooling around.. After all of that, many went to change to their night clothes.. I didn't as i was gonna go send my mum to the airport that night.. She came to pick me up at about 11.15p.m... At the airport, i felt quite strang as i was dressed quite formally.. I was wearing the musical attire which was a black blouse and long black pants.. I was the only girl allowed to wear pants as i played the drumset and it would be quite hard for me to play it in a skirt.. After my mum went to board the plane, me and my family went home.. I slept peacefully while the rest of the band members were sleeping on tables and floors.. hahakz.. hehehe... kkz.. ..
I went back to school at 8am the next day.. I think only my friends knew that i had gone back the night before.. No one else realised.. I think ahz..
They were having breakfast when i came...
After that, we were all tortured by mr. wong... Had drills and we were bad.. So mr. wong trained us strictly.. Very strictly... We had to do a lot of pumping becoz of any mistakes.. Total was about 60.. But i think we improved a lot in drills.. The day continued with our bodies aching like mad..
We watched a video of concerts conducted by this late old musician who's mr wong's idol in the music room.. After that was sectionals.. The percussion instructor was there.. He went through two songs with us.. We had a lot of fun.. I won a pair of drumsticks from him.. It was Mike Mangini's.
On that day, the games weren't as fun as the day b4.. It was a totally lame game.. All groups had to tie themselves together and walk around the school like that.. Only the leader was allowed to walk free and lead their group to different stations around the school where we had to play games.. The games were mostly crap.. I didn't do much.. I hated it.. I tried to lead but it was lyk impossible bcoz of some of the group members... but i didn't care much.. I was most of the time just standing around and letting them walk on their own.. After the whole lame moment.., we had main band.. I knew my group members weren't happy with the game overall.. I wasn't as well...
Main band was tough... We were back to playing tough songs after weeks of practising songs for the musical.. I played the drumset crapily, as usual.. Main band ended at around 11p.m... We had supper and all were sent off to go and sleep... but noone was sleepy.. The girls decided to play games but we were too noisy and one of the teachers came to make sure we went to sleep.. After she went off we went back to playing.. heeheez.. but she came back again and made us do push ups for having too much energy.. We had to do 20... After that, we still didn't go to sleep.. We spyed on the guyz who were at the other side of the building, running about and flashing torchlights.. We flashed our torchlights at them and kept on running back into the room whenever we felt that someone was coming.. It was really fun.. Well, not exactly fun.. It was kind of funny.. We really had nuthing better to do.. Soon, everyone had to "wake up" for treasure hunt in the middle of the night.. It was around 2 in the morning.. We had to go around the school finding station masters to get clues from them to find the next clue.. This game wasn't lame but it was all messed up.. The clues were distributed wrongly and noone won.. My group was working together for this game.. we had a lot of fun running around the school with creepiness all around in the darkness.. heeheez.. We were all called back to the parade square where the teacher apologised for the mess.. She let us all go back to sleep and allowed us to wake up late the next day... As everyone was tired, we dozed off so easily and woke up at 7 in the morning.. Some went to shower while others just washed their faces and freshened up.. Had breakfast at around 8 plus... After that, we continued watching the video in the music room.. Soon, it was over and it was time for the best part of the camp... WATER GAMES!! hahakz.. It was really fun.. First, we played "dog and the bone"... Groups that were called had to run to the centre and take plackets of water and throw at their opponents.. I was only a little bit wet but soon, everyone had started filling plastic bags and containers of water to throw at each other.. I was soaking wet after my junior poured two big red plastic bags of water on me.. It was very very fun.. Even the teacher was getting wet..
After almost everyone got soaked, we were made to fall in and march to a corner where our seniors threw packets of water from the third level... After that, they were all caught and sprayed at with a hose.. It was very fun.. I enjoyed myself a lot.. I bet most of them did..
Many washed up and showered after the fun and we packed to go home.. Went to the bomb shelter with our stuffed bags and had prize-giving before we were dismissed.. I walked all the way home with my heavy heavy bag and straight away, went to have a bath.. After that, I slept for a few hours.. My body still aches now as i think we had to do a total of 100 + push ups throughout the camp.. I am darker too.. but it was all very fun so i didn't regret going for the camp.. Next band practice would be on Tuesday and I have a lot of time to rest... That's it for now.. Bye!
chaoz
-dyna
THE END...
1:52 PM
Dayana, 19