rants&musings
Saturday, May 13, 2006
hmm. time for a long post i guess? but first. i bought that billabong pencilcase. finally. another twenty bucks gone. but i hope its money well spent. haha. i need to stop spending, but up next i would like to get a pair of ripcurl slippers. realised i probably wouldn't look too nice in crocs sandals anyway. haha.
well, its been a week since the guitar concert ended. really, its been 1 year of great memories that culminate in this major event, one that really showed off how much each of us have put in and showed how much more substance we have. many people asked me why i joined a guitar ensemble? well, in a way its because i already have the instrument at home. so there's no startup costs. and in a way i also wanted to show myself i can play a musical instrument.
to think i did contemplate quitting as i didn't feel i could cope that well. but hey, i still pulled through all the same.
it all started in january 2005, really. back in ac. i wasnt interested in continuing on with ava so i decided to branch out. indeed, branch out i did. joined photog and decided to put my name down for guitar at the veryvery last minute when they were collecting orders for guitars. well. went for the orientations and practices, made friends and realised that hey, learning a musical intsrument from scratch didnt hurt that much. and yea, i ended up in guitar 1, playing mostly melodies. yeah. that initial encounter got me in love with guitar.
ended up in you-know-where after first 3 months. i decided to stick with guitar again, and that is where i met someone who i met beforehand at a friend's party. really a coincidence. and the fact that we clicked reasonably well did help to alleviate the hurt of not getting into VJ. and yea, i ended up in guitar 1 again! haha. this time, i'd have to play more chords though.. but it really didnt matter. occasionally i did get bored of guitar practice but well, if i was really that bored i wouldn't have the opportunity to type this.
then came camp. camp was quite fun i suppose. got to know the others better and bonded quite a fair bit as a result. and the preparations for the concert that was supposed to take place in july but never materialized. remember vividly jamming with a few other guys the song, "wake me up when september ends" by greenday. i played the bass, cos the bass part of the song was quite easy. (haha. im lazy).
many other small performances here and there in school, not too shabby. sometimes it can be said i only went for the people there but ah well, that's another thing. haha.
this year was totally crazy, though. its amazing how five months can really pass so fast. loads of changes took place. like a change of conductor, the amazing j1 intake shrinking to such a small number and others. but then. the love for guitar music kept us going i guess. camp in april was fun too, but sadly many people were missing. at least there was something though. haha.
and finally, concert! the buildup to it was of course, tiring. practicing on saturdays from 9-2pm were common, and the late nights too. hardly ever did i get home before 8pm. but well, i guess everything was worth it. we played our hearts out in the end, and did a spectacular job.
i will miss everyone and everything that took place, that's for sure.. (:
ROCK ON, SAJC GUITAR ENSEMBLE 2005-2006! (: (:
darryl was chasing the sun at 21:34.
