Busy Thursday

I tried to change my html. Keyword: Tried. After going to 'view source' from three other nice blogs and not understanding how the horrendously jargonised stuff works I decided I shall not continue for now, and opt for an easier alternative, ie, coming here to whine about it. Haha, no, it's not constructive, I realised ;o)

Yesterday was a good day, which puts me in a good mood for today as well. I accomplished quite a few things! 1) Went back to NY to collect my cert, 2) Went for my medical exam 3) Applied for my concession tix 4) Spent the remaining time buying concert shoes with Maria and Dyana (Okay, that was probably the one main thing I really looked forward to doing, the former accomplishments being really good excuses to let everyone feel better about it, but nobody needs to know that, right? ;P)

Hm. NY has become throughly old-student-unfriendly. We spent more than half an hour walking rounds and making detours because of the humongous construction going on. But then again, what's new? It's quite ironic actually. Last time we used to make so much noise about finding a way out when we're trapped inside the school, and now we're making noise about finding a way in when we're trapped outside. Hee... Anyhow there is only one main way into the building now, what with the side doors locked fast and the hoardings sealing off various other exits. Oh, the staff room has now installed this auto-locking door system, a replica of what they have at MOE--you need an electronically coded card for access, without which you would need to intercom in to ask for someone in there to receive you. Hey, I've got more than a fair share of waiting outside glass doors and running to catch the doors before they shut back at MOE--Madhu used to say that it's become a distinctly instinctive reaction for me -_- So we didn't have access into the staff room also, but I did get to speak to Mr N and Mrs T... oh, and to advertise for the concert, too. Got the "leave your number with me, I'll contact you again" reply, which wouldn't have been so bad a response had I not heard it twice over from teachers and office staff alike from 11 other schools. Whoa. Not that I was bothered much by it, because I know they are a lot more likely to reply than the unknown teachers, but the phrase just struck me as creepily familiar. *shudder*

Shopped for shoes with Maria and Dyana! It was madness... we did a lot of walking that day, from the detours all round NY to Serangoon station to take train to NUS when we got down at the wrong bus stop to the medical checkup point to the bus stop where we took another wrong bus to the MRT to all around town for two pairs of shoes. Bwahahaha... I think we ought to get our directions right first before we wander about so avidly =P Anyway after two hours of moving from one shoe shop to another we did manage to find covered shoes to match D's and M's outfits... and they were very pretty! They got two different colours of the same design... one pink and one white... hee I was debating whether I oughta get the beige pair or not, so that we'll all turn up in the same kind of shoes, albeit in three different colours ^_^ But I didn't lar, in the end. It was still an amusing thought though. Anyhow it was there was a tremendous sense of accomplishment--two thirds of our party got their shoes!--so at least we won't be returning home empty-handed after an entire day out =P As for me--I found my pair of shoes after turning out our shoe cupboard at home. Amazing--I could still fit into them after three? four? years... So for now there's no need to fret. I only need to reach a conclusion on which blouse-and-skirt I ought to choose out of my sole two huay-huay tops.

Met up with my mum after that to go watch a dance concert with her, a combined effort by an association and a CC. Uh... I didn't exactly like it very much. Not just because of the fact that my mum has a rather intimidating friend--very cheena, with her very crisp vocabulary, very polished, very perfectionist, very pointed in speech and rather pompous, although, granted, she was friendly enough... There's just something unreadable and unreachable that put me somewhat ill at ease...

Kk I digressed... back to the concert. It started about twenty minutes later than the stated time, which kinda annoyed me already, having walked my feet to bits the whole day and was already in the stoning stage... then the minute the emcees came out to speak I was--bleah. Totally miserable. Don't know about the rest of you, but it really really aggravates me when the Masters of Ceremonies don't deliver their speeches as they should. Goodness... all the slanging and the swallowing of consonants and the distorting of vowels and the mispronounciations and the wrong translations... both the Chinese and English versions for their speeches. Reminded me of certain assembly mornings when Shell and I will hiss simultaneously under our breaths and cringe -_- Ouch.

That wasn't the main point, I guess, though it bothered me enough randomly throughout the show. The dances were... okay, I guess. It seemed a very... solo... kinda thing, you don't feel the synchonised movement of the groups along with the music, but more like everyone is focusing on dancing her own part. So the fluidity was kinda disrupted. But they do have some pretty admirable pieces--the dances with a livelier theme and a more relaxed mood have a much higher energy level and more exuberance, which felt good to watch, even though it was still a bit luan. All in all, I daresay, it was still not bad an effort... A performance is not always easy to put together, afterall. So must appreciate a bit more, though I was admittably sore at certain points =X

That should be about it for the day... oh, and just a sidenote-- it did feel good to be back in the VCH vicinity, even though then show was held at the theatre-- it's a pleasant feeling to be back on familiar grounds again. The place simply tingles with choir-y memories... More to come, I guess, in a couple of weeks from now. So till the next time, take care, drink more water, leave more notes, and update, people! =)