Yet another quiz

1. Made out for more than 3 minutes?
With my bari, yeah

2. Slept in a different bed?
Many many times

3. Loved someone so much that you couldn’t live another second without that person?
Nope
4. Made out with 2 different people in one night?
Not even 1

5. Thought your cousin was hot?
Not ever

6. Been in love?
747-400!

7. Slept past noon?
Rarely
8. Taken a shower with the opposite sex?
Nope

9. Gone over the speed limit?
as a passenger, too many times to count

10. Painted your room?
Nope

11. Drove a car?
Mainly the CDC Toyota Vios

12.Danced in front of your mirror?
No

13. Gotten a hickey?
Nope

14. Been dumped?
No

15. Stole money from a friend?
Never

16. Gotten in a car with people you just met?
Once or twice

17. Been in a fist fight?
Nope, saw one in a school in Japan though (teacher vs student)

18. Snuck out of your house?
Nope

19. Had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back?
No (wow my life is boring)

20. Been arrested?
No

21. Made out with a stranger?
No

22. Left your house without telling your parents?
No

23. Had a crush on your neighbour?
I don't even know them

24. Ditched school to do something more fun?
Nope

25. Slept in a bed with a member of the same or opposite sex?
Both

26. Seen someone die?
Nope, hopefully won't

27. Been on a plane?
If by plane you mean anything other than x, no, where x =: (in order of size)
Curtiss-Wright Travelair 4000
Cessna 182S
ATR 72-500
Embraer ERJ-190
McDonnell Douglas MD80
Airbus A319-112
Boeing 737-400
Boeing 737-800
Airbus A320-214
Airbus A320-232
Airbus A321-214
Boeing 757-200
Boeing 767-300ER
Airbus A330-300
Airbus A340-500
Airbus A340-600
Boeing 777-200ER
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 747-100SR/SUD
Boeing 747-400
Airbus A380-800

28. Kissed a picture?
Nope

29. Slept in the opposite sex’s bed?
Erm?

30. Love someone or miss someone right now?
I miss a lot of people, but not in a romantic sense

31. Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by?
Never laid down, but did that before

32. Made a snow angel?
Nope

33. Played dress up?
A long long long time ago

34. Cheated while playing a game?
Many many times

35. Been lonely?
yeah, am right now actually

36. Fallen asleep at work/school?
A couple of times

37. Been to a club?
yeah

38. Felt an earthquake?
Nope

39. Touched a snake?
Couple of times

40. Ran a red light?
As a pedestrian, yeah

41. Been suspended from school?
Well my bag was once (literally), but no

42. Had detention?
Nope

43. Been in a car?
Sure

44. Hated the way you look?
Nope

45. Witnessed a crime?
Haha depends on the strict definition of crime

46. Been lost?
Sure

47. Been to the opposite side of the country?
This is Singapore...

48. Felt like dying from embarrassment?
yeah haha

49. Cried yourself to sleep?
Yeah.

50. Sang karaoke?
Nope

51. Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t do?
Yeah a few times

52. Laughed till some kind of beverage came out of your nose?
Yep

53. Caught a snowflake on your tongue?
Nah, but i've caught them in my hand

54. Kissed in the rain?
nope

55. Sung in the shower?
Nope... played instrument in shower maybe but not sang.

56. Had a dream that you married someone?
Nope

57. Played getting married?
Nope, played the wedding march before though

58. Got your tongue stuck to a flag pole?
No?

59. Ever gone to school partially nude?
Nope

60. Been to a blind date?
Never

61. Sat on a roof top?
Sure, why not

62. Ever not take a shower for a week?
Longest maybe 3 days?

63. Ever been too scared to watch scary movies alone?
Maybe when I was a kid

64. Played chicken?
Nope

65. Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on?
Nope

66. Been told you’re hot by a complete stranger?
No...

67. Broken a bone?
Never

68. Been easily amused?
Yeah

69. Laugh so hard you cry?
Haha it's a good feeling

70. Cheated on a test?
Not intentionally

71. Forgotten someone’s name?
Nope

72. Blacked out from drinking?
Never

73. Played a prank on someone?
Couple of times

74. Gone to a late night movie?
Do DVDs at home count?

75. Made love to anything not human?
No, unless you consider the regular kissing I do with my bari sax.

76. Failed a class?
Chinese! haha and Japanese too.

77. Choked on something you’re not supposed to eat?
Nope

78. Played an instrument for more than 10 hours?
Strict definition no, but I've had practices more than that.

79. Cheated on a girlfriend/boyfriend?
Nope

80. Did you celebrate the 4th of July?
Somewhat, I usually listen to the Stars and Stripes Forever.

81. Thrown strange objects?
Going to soon... maybe, I dunno if PES C ppl get to throw handgrenades.

82. Felt like someone else?
No?

83. Thought about running away?
That time when Shuhui wanted to propose to me, I was one click away from booking a flight to New York

84. Ran away?
One click away man

85. Had detention and not attend it?
Never had detention

86. Made parents cry?
Nope

87. Cried over someone?
Not really

88. Owned more than 5 sharpies?
i'm not B major u know -.-

89. Dated someone more than once?
Nope

90. Have a dog?
Not by the strictest definition

91. Own an instrument?
Yeah, a Yamaha alto sax

92. Been in a band?
RIMB, RJCSB, Rwinds, JCBF 2007 Honour Band

93. Drank 25 sodas in a day?
nope

94. Broken a cd?
haha many times

95. Shot a gun?
Tekong Disneyland here we come!

96. Been on IM for more than 5 hours?
Way longer than that

97. Fell asleep at the computer?
Once

98. Have a major crush on someone right now?
Nope

99. Have a religion?
Roman Catholic

100. Thought about what people would say at your funeral?
Yeah

101. Loved someone but didn’t dare to tell that person?
Nope

102. Slapped someone in the face?
Nah

103. Swam in the sea?
Yeah

104. Made out in a movie theatre?
No.. I'd be watching the movie

Coda 4!

Yesterday was one of the best days of my life!

Wanted to go down to RI to set up, as usual, but this time I went straight to VCH (after lunch and stuff at Raffles City), due to my video camera. I went over at 1, but had to wait a while with Jerald, Hillary and David for the hall to open up. Once it did, I went over, set up the camera stuff and waited for rehearsal to start.

Not much happened during rehearsals, although the ensemble rehearsals (particularly for Canon in D) were exhausting. Also, the dinner, intelligently, contained chilli. I don't know why pre-concert dinner always contains the stuff that tends to affect wind players, but...

So at 7:15, the stage was set and we were all ready for the first piece, which was:

Firework! Yeah there's only one firework for some reason. I think this piece was a good concert opener, but we didn't do it very impressively. I think a bit more energy would be good, but still this piece was done decently.
Armenian Dances was next and I think we did it really well, despite its difficulty. The audience appear to have a good impression too. I started out this Rwinds cycle not really liking this piece, but it's grown on me. Rushed a little here and there, but overall this piece was one of the nicest in the concert.


Jinjun's Piece A French Portrait was composed by my dear friend above. Obviously however the picture is not representative of the piece, merely of the composer. It had a bit of a Vox Stellarum feel to it, and quite representative of the stars it describes. I think our premiere of the piece was also quite a good job, expressive and majestic.


Phantom of the Opera was one of the bigger pieces of the concert, and Yanlong's first. Overall this piece was a little messy here and there, but for the most part it sounded ok. Again, the band seemed to play this with much emotion and passion, which I'm sure the audience must have felt too.

Intermission for me was a short one because I had an ensemble coming up. Unlike Coda 3 a substantial number of people actually came looking for me, which I appreciated a lot.

Our saxophone ensemble went up on stage to perform the first of two pieces namely:




I think you can figure out the name of the song from the picture, so I'm not going to repeat it here. The hardest piece for me in the concert, also the most boring, repeating the same thing 10-20 times is not fun. Still, we did ok.



We next did Diamond State Rag, a rag based on the state of Delaware in the USA. Compared to the previous piece, this one was fast, lively and fun, and I liked it a lot.

After that we had the percussion ensemble, then the whole band gathered back on stage for:



ABBA Gold! Yeah way back from REACT ensuring that the tradition of my concerts always having a repeated piece continues. This was quite ok too, a good, fun song to play and it brought back memories of the good times of 2007.




Our next piece, arranged and conducted by Yan Long, was In the Mood, a very fun swing song that got me high. I've got the melody for the most part, and it was really enjoyable to play. Everyone was getting high so to cool down we had:

Queen's Park Melody, which was a really nice and relaxing piece. Very "band", as Mr Oura would say. The second half of the melody was really soothing and melodic, and I really like it.

After that, we had acknowledgements, including Ms Lim Lai Cheng, principal of "Raffles Institution". We also thanked the band teachers for "supporting the band in every way possible". Finally we came to our last piece which was:

The Seventh Night of July is a really great piece, telling the tale of two lovers separated by a galaxy who can meet but once a year. I fell in love with the piece almost as soon as I heard it, and as I mentioned earlier, my highest aspirations for the concert were pinned on this piece, especially this one part near the end which really gets my emotions going. I am proud to say that I was not disappointed, we did beautifully. It filled my heart with joy to hear the faster parts, and the slower parts were so melodious and beautiful I almost cried. The finale gave me an epic rush of emotion that I will probably never feel again. I know, technically we didn't play as well as, say, Kosei, but the emotions I felt there more than made up for it.





Our encore piece was Looney Tunes Overture, and judging from the video we were all happy while we played it, and feeling the happiness of the music and seeing the smiles on everyone's faces made the whole concert complete.

After the concert, because I was unable to obtain transport home from school due to car troubles, I left for dinner at a nearby Golden Arches and proceeded home.

Well, 6 months of hard work have paid off for me, and for the rest of the band. Ticket sales soared to a record high, and the hall was fuller than ever. The concert went off without a hitch and of course, the band and the conductors did marvellously. I must especially thank the committee, especially Amir, and the two conductors for all the work they've put in.

As to why I find this concert a particularly memorable one, I have to say that I felt more for this concert and the pieces than I have ever been able to feel since Prometheum XI. When I played for A Tempo XIX, it was great, but somehow I couldn't feel anything for the music, try as much as I did. I just played, that was all. For this concert, maybe it's because I invested more into it, I felt it was more of my concert, our concert. Whatever the reason, I could actually feel the music, put my all into it, enjoy the fast and happy songs and release as much passion and energy as I had in the beautiful melodies that made up this concert, especially in the 7th Night of July.

I'm going to miss RI's band room, the place I've been having pracs at least twice a month since 2003, and of course, the Varese room. Also my dear instrument, which has been a close friend of mine these two years. Hopefully I'll see them, as well as the great people that made up this Rwinds, again next year. Onward to Coda V!

Dal segno al coda

In 19 hours time, 6 months of hard preparations will culminate in Coda IV, my last performance of the year and my last at least until after BMT...

The journey here hasn't been easy, especially as a solo librarian... mention the words "Queen's Park Melody" or "The Seventh Night of July" and timpani in the same sentence and I will faint. Even so, it has been very rewarding.

I think Coda IV will be a very meaningful concert to me. It remains to be seen whether it will best A Tempo XIX, and I doubt it will hold more significance than Prometheum XI, but to me it clearly beats anything else. I think firstly it's because I'm a comm member and I've invested more in this concert than I normally do. Also, I feel more attached to the pieces we're playing, especially the one I'm listening to now. Finally, the people in the band are great, and they've really made Rwinds a great place to be.

Today was the last practice I'll have in the RI band room for a long long time... After having at least 2 pracs there each month since February 2003, it's hard to let go of it, or of my instrument. But nevertheless, my mind is now focused on delivering music tomorrow, and so I shall.

The Seventh Night of July... personally I've pinned my highest hopes on this piece, because I really like it. Of course, not forgetting the others. Tomorrow will be the day. (Or actually today by now)

Meiyi's Quiz

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?

- I performed overseas in a band, and did a major national examination

2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don't make New Year's resolutions

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

- Nope!

4. Did anyone close to you die?

- Not really, no

5. What countries did you visit? (official names)

Republic of Singapore (obviously)

Malaysia

Kingdom of Thailand

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)

United Arab Emirates

Arab Republic of Egypt

State of Israel

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Kingdom of Bahrain

Empire of the Rising Sun Japan

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?

A 747 flight!

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory?

- 26th May, 9-16th June, 24th July, 20th November, 20th November-4th December, 13th December - 19th December, 21st December, 30th December.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

- Completing A levels and performing well for A Tempo XIX (hope Coda IV comes up here too)

9. What was your biggest failure?

- Hard to say... I don't really consider anything this year a big failure

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

- Well I suffered from severe illness and fatigue, being sick and tired of the A levels.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

- The Concorde for FS9, which is beautiful

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

- Loads of people.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?

- Cathay Pacific

14. Where did most of your money go?

- Excellent question, I'm dying to know myself

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

- A Tempo XIX, Japan trip, Middle East trip, Hong Kong trip, LOTR symphonies in Singapore and KL and Coda IV

16. What song/album will always remind you of 2008?

- Quite a few... whenever I listen to my concert recordings for one.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

happier or sadder? happier
thinner or fatter? around the same
richer or poorer? around the same

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

- Fly

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

- Not fly

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

- Running around visiting families.

21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?

- Different people at different stages of the year, I guess.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?

- Remained in love with the 747

23. How many one night stands in this last year?

- NONE

24. What was your favourite TV program?

- I don't watch TV

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

- Cathay Pacific

26. What was the best book(s) you read?

- The World According to Clarkson.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

- The LOTR Symphony

28. What did you want and get?

- The HK and Japan trips!!!

29. What did you want and not get?

- Flights on 747s and A380s

30. What were your favourite films of this year?

- Wall E!!! And Dark Knight.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

- 18, I was trying out my birthday present from SEAB, the A level Physics paper 2

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

- Hmm no one thing would have done that...

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?

- I couldn't care less about fashion

34. What kept you sane?

- friends

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

- None of them

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

- US Presidential Elections 2008!

37. Who did you miss?

- Some people

38. Who was the best new person you met?

- Hmm I haven't really met many new people, but I have forged a few precious new friendships

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.

- Hmm hard to say

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?

- It's a world of laughter, a world of tears
It's a world of hope and a world of fears

Back from Hong Kong East Coast Park

I shall write about the trip once I:
1. Get the photos off my laptop and
2. Actually finish the Japan blogging

However after coming back from my trip to Hong Kong East Coast Park, I realise that flying is really in my blood, and there are many places I want to see, such as:

Beijing - I think China is a really beautiful country at times, and I want to see stuff like the Great Wall. Beijing Capital International Airport should be quite interesting, especially with the new terminal.

Pyongyang - For the fun of being in North Korea. Also I heard the scenery in the rural areas is beautiful. The chance to see Air Koryo cannot be missed.

New Zealand - I'd love to see the places the LOTR movies were filmed, and once again the scenery in NZ is beautiful.

I realise I'm not that interested in Europe or Australia as much as I am in those places. Also there are some places I'd love to revisit.

Hong Kong - Hong Kong International Airport, enough said. Besides, the skyline is a wonder and Ocean Park and Disneyland are fun.

Japan - WAAH I WANT TO GO BACK HERE A LOT!!! Seriously I'm really in love with Japan. There's so much to see and do, and I've not done a lot. Want to go to Hokkaido and Kyushu, revisit Kyoto and Fukui and explore Tokyo in more detail. Also the ANA 787 is going to fly soon and I intend to be there.

United States of America - Everything in one country - epic scenery, fun theme parks and did I mention epic scenery? I can't get enough of the place either. Any state will do for me, but I prefer the western areas of Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada.

Of course, be it ever so humble, there's no place like home and I'm glad to be back in Singapore. Whenever I see those ships on the finals to runway 2L and 2C, or hear the "to all Singapore residents, a warm welcome home", I always get a lump in my throat. The pride I get from our airline, SIA, whenever I see her in foreign airport is also evident. I hope to fly her again soon.

Yet another quiz from Jinjun

1. What is your full name?
Aaron Brian Theseira Zhi Yong

2. Are you single?
yes

3. What is your favourite number[s]
37, 747, 747412 and 747812

4.What is/are your favourite colour?
hmm...green and gold is a good combi

5.Least favourite colour[s]
nothing really

6.What are you thinking now?
how am i going to get home!!! (my flight home is amman-bahrain-BANGKOK-singapore and all flights are cancelled)

7. Are you happy with your life right now?
pretty much

8.What are your favourite subjects in school?
physics!

9. Do you shop at malls?
nope

10.Where do you wish to be right now?
home, mostly

11. What should you be doing now?
I should be at my gate for the flight

12.Do you have any crush on anyone?
nope

13.When was the last time you bought a clothing item?
just a day ago in Aswan

14. What was the last thing you drank?
coffee

15. Do you hate liars? Do you hate backstabbers?
yeah

16. Can you make yourself sneeze?
not really

17.Do you fall for people easily?
nope

18. What does your last text msg read?
"WELCOME TO EGYPT!!! Etisalat offers the best...." etc

19. Are you too forgiving?
yes I am

20.How many windows are open on your computer?
only one, windows vista

21.Who was your last call from?
erm god knows, it was a week ago

22.What do you do with most of your time?
spend time with friends...

23.Will you & your ex get back again?
what ex?

24.Do you sleep with the TV on?
no

25. Which of your close friends live the closest?
hmm good question.. all of them live so far away

26.Which item could you not live during the day?
erm?

27. Would you share a drink with a stranger?
yeah why not

28.How was your weekend?
hmm... saturday i was cruising down the nile playing mahjong, sunday also, but I visited edfu temple, kom ombo temple and had a galabria party

29.Do you believe ex[s] can be friends?
yeah why not!

30. The last person you quarrelled with?
can't remember

31.The way to win your heart?
give me a private plane

32.What did you do last night?
was on a train from aswan to cairo

33. Do you have the same name as one of your relatives?
nope

34.Are you looking for a boyf/girlf?
nope

35.One song that is meaningful to you?
Titanic medley

36.Do you twirl or scoope you spaghetti?
twirl

37.Do you drink milk straight from the carton?
yeah

38.How long is your hair?
quite...

39.Do you like batman?
nope

40.Who was the last person who told you that they love you?
Jinjun!!! haha "love you loads abtzy <3" actually ="\">

60. Do you trust people?
yeah i'm horribly trusting ><

61. Who was the first person you talk to today?
the train attendant

62. Who was the first person who text you today?
so far none

63. what was the first thing you did today?
woke up to see egypt rushing by :)

A levels status report - Day 18

The runway was in sight, and the 777-200LR was almost home. Just a bit more to go...

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Physics was a breeze, marking the end of the H2 papers. After that some destress in the form of re-enacting "How to eat sushi".

It's amazing how the best birthday present I got came from someone I least expected such a thing from. I still tear when I look at it

A levels status report - Day 16

"Singapore 21 heavy, cleared for ILS approach, contact tower on 118.600"

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Chem paper 1 was the hardest chem paper, which doesn't say that much. I guess it wasn't that easy, but easier than the prelim. Physics tomorrow, and the ISH will explode as over 600 people finish their As.

A levels status report - Day 9

The airliner cruised calmly as the first hint of dawn approached. The 777 was almost home in Changi, and everyone on board knew it.

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Well unlike the essays the econs case study wasn't an epic disaster, so I think I did alright. Only the 2 MCQs and H3 left!

A levels status report - Day 8

The first officer struggled to keep the aircraft aloft. A period of calm was followed by an unexpected period of heavy turbulence and chop, and more looked set to come.

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Chem was a breeze. Econs was... not. Hopefully today's paper will be much better

A levels status report - Day 8

The captain sat, staring incoherently at the back of the cabin, where there was a small canister of liquid butane that was about to ignite. He could do nothing about it as the fireball blossommed to a radius of 12m within 20ms...

He woke up with a start and realised that he was suffering a weird dream. Ah well, he thought, best get back to business. The aircraft was going to fly through the most difficult airspace yet...

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Physics was just plain weird. The last question had nothing to do with physics at all! But oh well, chem and econs coming, better be ready! Thanks to all the people who sent me kind birthday wishes.

A levels status report - Day 5-7

After clearing minor turbulence, the 777 flew through a clear spell before storm clouds started to brew once more - just what the tired crew needed.

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Math paper 2 wasn't as good as paper 1, but still ok. The weekend has zoomed by and it's back to work... Hmm my last post on this blog as a 17 year old. Physics tmr, yay.

A levels status report - Day 4

The 777 cruised on as the first glimmer of dawn began to appear over the horizon, the earlier storm having dissipated readily. There was a patch of turbulence ahead, but nothing the airliner couldn't handle. The pilots kept alert in case of problems though.

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Compared to what I'm used to, chemistry paper 3 was really easy, although it's still not easy enough to confirm an A. I'm hoping the other papers will be that standard, and that the maths paper 2 tomorrow doesnt kill me.

A levels status report - Day 2-3

The plane broke through the cloud layer to cruise over the weather. The climb had been rough at first, but improved later on. The captain went back for a while to rest and get something to drink, then came back and stared at the looming cloud up ahead... It looked suspiciously like an electron cloud.

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1/3 of the A levels are done, and it's on to Chemistry Paper 3, the hardest of the lot in my opinion. Physics was a little odd, but Maths was very doable and I'm confident of doing well in that. Chem paper 3 will be tough, but after that it's almost the weekend.

A levels status report - Day 1

The 777-200LR lifted into the sky generally smoothly as the pilots carried out their after takeoff checklists. The captain checked the weather forecasts. There were some storm clouds ahead, which might prove to be a physical challenge for the captain to handle. He did some quick calculations and plotted his vectors through the cloud system.

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GP went pretty well, the essay question "'Air travel should be discouraged, not promoted.' To what extent do you agree?" was a really good one for me, and the compre was doable. Next up is the longest day of the A levels, 2 hours of physics followed by 3 of maths. This should be fun.

A levels status report - Day 0

Midnight 3rd November - Newark Liberty International Airport

The lightly loaded 777-200LR pushed back from its gate at KEWR - Newark Liberty International Airport. It was going to be a long flight back to its home base of Changi Airport in Singapore. The GE-90-110Bs spooled up as the red anti-collision lights came on and the captain and copilot ran the before-start and after-start checklists. The aircraft then began its taxi towards the active runway. The captain went over the weather reports, it was going to be a rather unpredictable flight, with stormy patches all over the place. The takeoff, however, should be routine, a smooth start to the flight... or so he hoped

Jinjun's quiz 1.1

Somehow I've ended up getting this again. My answers haven't changed all that much, so if you read carefully you'll notice that most of them are actually pasted over.

1) The last person who tagged you is:
Jinjun

2) Your relationship with him/her is:
friend/bandmate

3) Your impressions on him/her is:
He's musical, lame, funny, carefree (in a good sense) and nice

4) The most memorable thing he/she had done for you:
Too much stuff to count

5) The most memorable thing he/she said to you:
"Thanks, you're a really great friend"

6) If he/she becomes your lover you will:
Jump off Tojinbo (wow I'm doing a lot of jumping off Tojinbo recently)

7) If he/she becomes your lover, thing he/she has to improve on will be:
His taste

8) if he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be:
I defect to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or the Islamic Republic of Iran.

9) the most desired thing you wanna do for him/her now is:
Just be as good a friend to him as I can be.

10) your overall impression on him/her is:
Too nice a person

11) how you think people around you feel about you:
I still haven't found out, if you do, let me know

12) the character you love about yourself is:
As I said earlier, the word is "characteristic"

13) on the contrary, the character you hate about yourself is:
See above

14) the most ideal person you wanna be is
Still the best friend to others that I can be

15) pass this quiz to 10 people that you wish to know how they feel about you: (I think I'm retagging a few people, so the circle of life is probably going to continue, but feel free to not do it if you already have)

1. Shuotian
2. Ben
3. Alastair
4. Meiyi
5. Paul
6. Jeremy
7. Chester
8. Zi Guang
9. Jerald
10. Samuel

16) who is no.6 having a relationship with?
The universal set

17) is no.9 a male or a female?
Male.

18) if no.7 and no.10 are together, will it be a good thing?
NO IT WILL MOST DEFINITELY NOT

19) how about no.8 and 5?
ALSO A DEFINITIVE NO

20) what is no.2 studying about? right now?
I'm thinking the answer has to be Chinese

21) when was the last time you had a chat with no.3?
Yesterday

22) what music band does no.8 like?
No idea, really

23) Does no.1 have any siblings ?
No, I'm pretty sure he doesn't

24) will you woo no.3?
A TOTAL AND RESOUNDING NO

25) how bout no.7?
ABSOLUTELY NOT

...where's 26!

27) whats the surname of no.5?
Ng

28) whats the hobby of no.4?
Good question?

29) do no.5 and 9 get along?
Yeah, pretty ok

30) where is no.2 studying at?
RISS
RI
31) talk something casually about no.1?
someone who thinks high school musical is better than wall-E, i think his tongue suffered some serious damage

32) have you tried to develop feelings for no.8?
NOPE, NO, NADA, NEVER

33) where does no.9 live at?
Hmm not too sure

34) what colour does no.4 like?
Pink, I think

35) are no.1 and 5 best friends?
I don't know, quite close maybe

36) does no.7 like no.2?
I don't think no. 7 cares about no. 2 either way

37) how do you get to know no.2?
RIMB

38) does no.1 have any pets?
His pet mouse, I believe its name is Copperhead (or Diamondback, not too sure). He also has a pet keyboard named Lycosa.

39) is no.7 the sexiest person in the world?
HOW MANY WAYS IN THE WORLD ARE THERE TO SAY NO

Haha caps spamming to make a point, quite fun.

Jinjun's Quiz V3

1. What colour is your phone?

Plum

2. Who is the first person who comes under the letter M?
Mark

3. Who's the last person you called?

Jinjun

4. Who was your last missed call from?

My mother's office

5.Who's the 2nd person who missed call you?

Meiyi

6. Who's speed dial 2?

I didn't know I had a speed dial?

7. Who's the 3rd person who comes under J?

Jared

8. Who was your last received call?

Bertrand

9. Who's speed dial no. 4?

What's a speed dial?

10. What is your wallpaper?
My phone or my com? Actually both are Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-312ERs, but my phone's is 9V-SWA and my com's is 9V-SWB

11. How many text messages do you receive?
On my phone now is 2268

12. Who's speed dial no. 8?
In Soviet Russia, number speed dials YOU

13. What does the 5th message of your inbox say?
"Take care drink more water!" - Jinjun while my nose was bleeding all over an SBS bus 93

14. Who's the first person who comes under B?
Bass Clar

15. Who was your last text message?
Jinjun again

16. Name every person you have text messages from
No.

17. Have you seen the 101 Chuck Norris facts?
No, and not all that interested

18. Who's the 3rd person under U?
There's no one under me at the moment... oh wait
I have no Us

19. What does the 3rd message in your outbox say?
Under sent messages you mean. "Nah for me the Gibbs free energy of nosebleeds is negative, remember?" to Zi Guang

20. Who is the first name on your phonebook
Aaron (it's probably the most common first name on people's phonebooks, mailing lists etc)

Name 20 people you can think of right now.Dont read the questions until you've named 20 people.At the end of the quiz, choose 5 people to do this
1.Jinjun (you get to do this again, because no one else has a blog that I feel like tagging)
2.Paul
3. Shuotian (you get to do this)
4. Brian
5. Calvin
6. Chester
7. Zi Guang
8. Ben (you get to do this)
9. Samuel
10. Jerald (you get to do this)
11. Bertrand
12. Alastair (you get to do this)
13. Meiyi
14. Jeremy (EDIT: because I just realised you have a blog, you get to do this instead of Jinjun)
15. Shuyi
16. Karen
17. Zhou Chen
18. Wen Chong
19. Jonathan
20. Shuhui

1. How did you meet 14?
Way way back in Sec 1 at my first RIMB practice.

2. What would you do if you never met no. 1?
Probably die (goes for quite a few people on this list).

3. What if 9 and 20 dated?
What if? Why is it a what if question?

4. Will 16 and 17 date?
No I rather doubt it.

5. Describe 7
5 deans lists says it all.

6. What would you do if 18 confessed to you that he/she liked you?
Jump off Tojinbo

7. Who is 9 going out with?
20

8. when was the last time you talked to 13?
Just the afternoon

9. who's no. 2's favourite band/singer?
Anything Disney/Pixar

10. would you ever date 4?
No I rather doubt that too

11. would you ever date 1?
Yeah, if I get a date stamp, I'd be happy to stamp the date all over him

12. is 19 single?
I don't know, I guess so.

13. Would you ever be in a relationship with 11?
Yeah, a pretty good friendship.

14. School of 3?
Everybody on that list is from RI, either RI(S) or RI(JC)

15. where does 6 live?
Bukit Timah, opposite the road from 7

16. what is your favourite thing of 5?
His ability to get cheap Jetstar tickets.

17. Have you ever seen 10 naked?
Yes, actually, also 2, 3, 9 and 12, all together in the same place (which, before anyone gets any weird ideas, is a Japanese hot spring).

oh and i realised, this quiz did not involve nos. 8, 12 and 15 -.-

Differences between a band and a social club

Recently I've been asked by many people why, when it's so close to the A levels, I continue going for Rwinds pracs on Saturdays. The most obvious reason is that unlike most RJ people, I cannot mug 24/7 and doing so will not work for me. Rwinds provides a much needed break from that.

Another thing is also the concert, Coda 4. It's probably as big an event to me as A Tempo was, despite how others may feel about the concert, and I want it to be a success as much as I wanted A Tempo to be. Maybe even more so, I feel as though I actually have a stake in the band, or well, more so than in RJ anyway.

This leads to an interesting dilemma of the band vs the social club. Rwinds usually has a pretty open membership policy, with people in a random state of flux and most people only coming in the last month or so. Obviously this does not help the standard of the band. However, as an alumni band, it's not good to kick these people out either.

Rwinds is really caught in a vicious cycle, people aren't going to treat it as a good band unless its standard is there, which isn't possible unless its members take it seriously, which only happens when... the cycle goes on. Not helping matters is the 6 month break after Coda before the Rwinds cycle starts. I guess it's also the "I'll come if everyone else comes" mentality, which is fair for a social club, but not good for a band.

Unfortunately all the above factors are unavoidable, which really perturbs me, particularly this year when my batch is in the spotlight, most of them intending to join in late November before the concert. On the one hand, the difficulties to the band and the player are obvious, joining a band that has one or two practices a week one month before the concert isn't. On the other hand, they are my batchmates, and another aim of Rwinds is to try to bring the Raffles alumni together.

The challenge that Rwinds will face in the future is undoubtedly how to improve itself in the face of such overwhelming condition. I look forward to seeing that happen, and I hope I can do my part to help the band achieve this.

Alastair's quiz

1. Do you have secrets?
Not really, no.

2. Would you fall in love with a boy younger than you?
I'm going to innocently pretend that this question said "Would you fall in love with a girl younger than you?". The answer? The Boeing 747 is already 40, see below

3. Do you enjoy going to sch?
Depends on which side of that bridge you're talking about

4. What would you do with a billion dollars?
Start an airline? Or just buy a Boeing 747 and fly the world.

5. Will you fall in love with your best friend?
Friendship is a form of platonic love

6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone?
Hmm both have to be present for the whole thing to be blessed

7. What would be your perfect place of choice for a date?
The calendar. Seriously, North Korea, or any other scenic mountain reason.

8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?
How should I know.

9. Is there anything that has made you extremely happy?
Raffles Institution Military Band. For a short four years.

10. List the artists you listen to.
X Y band, where X = any combination of words, Y = {concert, military, symphonic}. Also LSO

11. How would you see yourself in 10 years time?
In a photo?

12. Who is currently the most important people to you?
Various random people

13. What kind of the person do you think the person tagged you is?
Nice guy. Don't know him well enough, but I admire his love for band

14. Would you rather be single and rich or married but poor?
Good question. I know i'd rather not be single and poor though

15. What is your favourite colour?
Green and gold, wood too.

16. Would you give all in a relationship?
Depends on what kind of relationship. Friendship? Love? Family?

17. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, who would you pick?
747 and 787?

18. Would you forgive and forget no matter how horrible a thing the someone has done?
Usually, yes

19. Do you prefer being single or having a relationship?
No idea. But seeing that I'm single and have no idea, I might try the other way later on in life.

20. 5 people I have tagged
Jinjun, Shuotian, Jerald, Brian, Ben