Last Wednesday, 17 December 2008...

aka.. MUSICAL DELIGHTS XXXII concert DAY!

wooohoooooo~

= madness phototaking concert.

it's been a long time since i've taken photos madlY!

more photos in Facebook..



woke up for work with peiyan.

she drove me to work.

we were both blur blur already.

due to our lack of sleep.

i din know we were not going to go back to her place.

so i didnt wash my hair.

in the end,

i had to wear my Smelly Hair throughout the concert.

eeeYer...

=P

that is why i tied my hair.

i actually wanted to let my hair down de.

=(

nevermind.

fated.

=)

peiyan fetched me from my office at around 2pm.

a bit late already i know.

then we went for lunch with jiahui at the fish soup shop at BUgis.

we sat there to finish up the calendar a bit.

before we made our way to VCH.

for our final rehearsal with LaoBan.



the christmas tree outside VCH...

me.. with strange post...no no... should be pose. =P

the toilet at backstage,

VCH concert hall.

we waited for some time,

before we finally get the chance to be on stage.

for our final rehearsal with LaoBan.

before we embark on our concert journey!

=)

1 of the MANY gifts that we are goving to our one and only LaoBan.

you might be able to see the "one and only laoban" more than once in this post.

=P

MEAltime!!!

after the great rehearsal we had,

which LaoBan kept praising us again.

so HappyZzz!

my besties from band seems very distant from me hor!?

a closer look please!!!

alright...

let's admit...

we all have our own stuffs to be busy about.

cant stick around so much like we were in poly times.

so we distant.

and Py hates me.

=(

KC doing his little bit of contribution..

thanks boy!

=)

Yay!!!

SHE!

oops.

okok.. it again sounds very childish but we did call ourselves that.

especially when we go KTV!

=)

a group picture at the "makan place"

the banana-eaters!

Laoban said, eating banana before playing the instrument is good.

why???

anyone can feed me the details?

BIG smile from bestie Py.

finally,

we're finishing up the calendar.

=)

the last page of the calendar.

there are many, many pages actually,

more photos at facebook!

=)

bestie jiahui and I!!!
as we had to go get changed for the concert to start.

the main band only had 3 pieces before the alumni band performance.

main band was really nice to give the alumni a room for our stuffs and all.

main band was really thoughful about that.

at least we had somewhere to keep our stuffs.

thanks.

my alumni friends...

we have more.

wait till....

haha... my loves...

KC..what are you doing?

madness at taking photos before our performance.

=)

alumni band was really great this time round.

i had a great time and i hope everybody does.

=)

the trumpet section plus weida and I!

Lao Ban and I!!!

the tall tall guy and the shortie girl!

=P

some of the alumni guys who happened to be around when this photo was taken.

and the girls who happened to be around when the photo was taken.

=)

SoangSoaing and I.

great saxophone player!

and what a great solo you played.

i know he's gonna get proud. haiz...

head big big already arh???

=P

US, with the cactus plant that we bought for laoban.

in the alumni room!

the nice cactus plant.

ahbass helped to buy.

with a message to LaoBan.

=)

our presents to him!

THANK YOU LAOBAN!
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following are some photos with a few of the other alumnis.
=)

AHBASS!!

you've worked hard too!

thanks for being an assistant to Siang and at the same time, helped us so much with the coordinating with main band and all.

THANK YOU!

the great Tuba-ist!

YinXuan!

he is a fellow Kulai-ren. =)

actually,

he is also very tall.

almost as tall as LaoBan,

or taller?

any the way,

this was my chance to put my hands on his shoulders to show that,

i am sometimes,

taller than him,

when he sits down.

=P

thanks KC...

i should say this was the greatest photo of the night!

i loves this photo so nice!

i totallly heart this photo!

photo of the night for me! =)

one more photo,

this time,

as recommended by KC,

we had our score at the foreground.

YAY..

we were actually pretty anxious because we were all in position.

at our respective entrances.

to get ready to enter the hall.

the lady who tought me my tone..

my great mama!!

the great photographer who gave me my "photo-of-the-night"
the only male flautist of the alumni band. =)

SP Alumni Band 2008, Flute Section.

=)

SP ALUMNI BAND, FLUTE SECTION 2008

sweets....

lovely...
we had such a good time..

=)

my band buddies...

Siang-er and CKC!

bestie Budddy Siang..

pretty babes from clarinet section.

sweet sweet junior - xuechun!

she bought her own flute!

that shows how much she loved playing.

thanks to.. LaoBan..

=)

and.. she's my senior...

KC is my senior too..

which means,

that makes,

XueChun the youngest in our flute section.

=)
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then,

we went for our performance!

thanks to ZhiHui and a few more alumnis,

we get to enjoy a video of our performance.

so good right!

thanks ppl!

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our very short performance with only 3 pieces.

wedding dance.

imagine.

Japanese graffiti XXII.

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then we went backstage.

we had cheers from the crowd that was so nice!

hearts~~

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and here comes kmiang..

she's late!

just 15 mins late..

she missed our performance.

so sad..~~

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but know that you rushed your way here okok!

thanks!

here she is... my dearest kmiang. =)

her favourite "stick-out-the-tongue"!

she's still sticking out her tongue...haiz...

long time no seee... WA CHEEEEEE!!!!

really.. soooo LONG.. never see wahchee already.

heard he has been working really hard.

for whatever reason,

jiayou!

=)

really great to seee you come back for the concert.

is Laoban so tall that we cant even block him at all?

i think he is...

haha...

Lao Ban and kmiang...

LaoBan holds the mic as he prepares for the second half of the concert with the main band.

main band members... =)

ooops.. forgot their name.

=P
old already arh.. poor memory lor.

=P

kmiang... with... "him"...

haha.. i simply forgot his na,e.

although i remember that his name is actually quite easy to remember.

nasty young man he is!

very playful!

haha...

Chris enjoying the loneliness when he was waiting at the backstage.

i am in the picture too!

Me.. with the saxophone babes...
Siang is soooo lUcky! =)

bestie pY and I...

as we waited anxiously for our surprise item.

it was going to be LaoBan's final concert in Singapore before he leaves...

we got to make sure it is memorable.

SP is one of the greatest and longest bands which he taught.

sure got to do something great.

i hope we did.

=)

those at backstage.. waiting for the concert to end.

some of the alumnis already left.

this is alumni band.

some of the alumnis also went to the audience seats to enjoy the concert.

haha.. look at our stuffs... =)

me.. with the poster we did as a present to LaoBan.

done by Lin PY.

nice~

kmiang and stella... nice~~~

nice photo with kmiang...loves too...

hearts...

Yvonne and I....

kmiang took one photo i likes tooo!!! haha.. i loves this pic so much!!!!!

so cute!!

okok.. i think cute arh...

you all think disgusting okok!

nice photo i took!!! =P
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then i took photo with Shawn.

the tall tall shawn.

very nice!

when he hugs,

its so comfortably comfortable.

so,

i took more photos with him.

MADNESS!

kmiang had a photo with shawn too!

here comes my madness...

the whole room kept laughing at my madness...

the end... it was so Fun taking pics with him.

he soooo funny!

these are those ppl that kept laughing at my madness when i was taking pictures with Shawn.

we were hiding in a room laughing away.

as the main band plays their last and only piece in the second half repertoire.

a horizontal take of the same picture.

NICe too.. i am GOOD ok!

=P

dearest kmiang with bestie Py.

the one who really worked really hard for LaoBan's pressies.

PY you are great! haha....

they finished the piece!

we were so excited lorz...

the surprise coming up.

first surprise from main band.

followed by alumni band again.

US.. really anxious at the backstage....

=)

but we will never forget to take pictures... haha.

my surprise item.. right at the end...

i am super super nervous...

but it will be all worth it.

my one and only performance..

for our one and only LaoBan.

my first singing performance in a full house audience at VCH..

singing a song for LaoBan!

not the whole song.

but only a verse of the song is enough to kill me!

i was soooooo nervous!!!

thanks kmiang for taking down the video..

it will be such a great memory to me.

i will keep laughing at myself i think.

=)

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a secondary long time band mate even came down to look for me.

i've never seen him since secondary school years.. about 7-8 years already.

but because of the performance.

he recognised me and ran down to the stage to look for me!

haha...

i remember you!!

PINGHAN!!

saxophone player in WOODLANDS SEC!

=)

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alright..

more photo-taking madness after the concert ends.

people werent leaving..

just taking photos.

everyone was taking photos.

and Lao Ban was super busy with taking photos too.

he's like a SUPERSTAR!

haha...

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here are the photos.. =)

i took this photo!

so nice~

then i wanted to be in the photo as well.

and see..

how many takes did Adeline tried to take..

which we were not satisfied with.

so strange... so...

Xuechun showed her how to do it...

we WANT this!!

nice de...

AADELINE!!! this was great!

thank you very much!

sorry to trouble you.

as you were sitting comfortably at your seats.

and we trouble you to take picture for us.

and we so demanding right?

please forgive us!

haha..

but we were so happy about it!

=)

US with Laoban.

Second take... still nice... haha.. both nice...

=)

one more pic with my one and only LaoBan.

Muru who performed with us..

and LJ who is more to Rock Band now.

very Good Eb clarinetist with me!
by the way,

this is the new Gown ..

they changed the Gown.

=)

PeiRong and I....

ZhiHUi and I!

relaxing due to madness of photo-taking..

Siang Sian with his camera.

more photos at facebook!

group pic with LaoBan.

pretty Kinda with me.

before we FINALLY leave the concert hall.

to get our car..

so that we go for our supper..

the hallway of VCH....

VICTORIA CONCERT HALL.
=)

photos... more photos....

we met LaoBan at the car park toooooo! we went to collect our car for supper and we saw LaoBAn!!!! haha....

in the car preparing to make our way to Newton Circus...

Siang's Honda & CKC's Subaru...

our foood...

Vege...

my recent-favourite and cravings to meet.

but...

THIS TOTALLY NOT NICE!

eeeeks...

our ikan bakar.....

not to forget...

our memorable dirty Car of the day!!

Siang's Honda!

haha... so dirty.

he said was because of the place where he works.

one last photo before we end our DAY.

we had fun chatting at newton.

while having our food.

saw Shawn and Cecilia when we were there.

they joined us for supper together.

some of us had work the next day.

but we couldnt care more.

but to enjoy the company of each other.

really loves them and hearts them so much.

they were my poly companions.

they were those who tempted me to stay in band room to slack,

to skip classes just to slack in band room.

we had concerts together.

performed together.

it was such a GREAT Time togethr!!!

misses....

loves...

*happyz..

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went home after that.

thanks pY to send me home also.

there goes our alumni band concert.

it was such a great concert.

no matter main band or alumni band.

but the many praises and good feedbacks really made us sooooo HAPPPY~

alumni was really quite good.

and the ppl who came back,

loves and hearts them so much!

this concert was really really very memorable to me.

gonna be the hUgest things that i've done in 2008.

there were so many seniors who came back.

whom came back and made the performance so possible!

although there were ups and downs.

but we enjoyed the very moment of performing on stage with LaoBan right?

Thanks Lao Ban for conducting the alumni band.

he's one of the reason we did well.

Alumni band 2008,

will be one of our greatest topics whenever we meet up again.

it was SOOOO MEMORABLE.

carved in my heart.

carved in my memory lane.

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words could not explain or describe my complete feelings for this performance.

the fun i had,

the sense of achievement.

everything, and everything made it sooooo...

soooo...

WONDERFUL.

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I loved every part of it!

just loved it.

=)

*all smiles...