Ladies and gentlemen, Team NUS Archery now has its first compound archer! Haha.

Nicholas' friend from RH came yesterday to shoot with us, and I think he'll be representing NUS for the competition in January. Speaking of which... I'm still not really sure what that competition is. :P

I think they said earlier that it was IVP, but then I heard that they changed the institutional shoot standards coz it wasn't fair for the polytechnics, seeing as how the uni students are older than them. Well, mostly. :P So I think the January competition is now called the NTU institutional shoot, according to Rayner's blog, and I trust Rayner's info coz he's in training cell, haha. I mean, training cell people know these things, what... and perhaps maybe secretarial cell as well, since they'll have to help us register and whatnot.

Was busy for the whole day again; did my last candle-selling shift at Expo (sold 53 candles between June and myself, despite the fact that we were both feeling really tired and lazy, haha), then rushed off for alumni band and about 4 pm, coz Expo is really damn far from anywhere, not to mention that CJ's in the west.

Well, okay, according to the land usage in Singapore, CJ is in the central area, but technically, Singapore's "central" area is in the west. So me travelling to the east so often in the past week (candle-selling on the 13th and 14th, rag bbq at downtown east on 15th, and candle-selling again today) is really straining my EZ Link card and my patience. Yes, I'm finding it quite annoying. And tiring. Strange, isn't it, that even if you were sitting down or sleeping all the way on the public transport, you'd still feel tired.

Argh. East is like a damn ulu place; when Denise and I were on the train heading towards Pasir Ris for the raggers' bbq, and we were approaching Tampines station, she pointed out that the housing estates in Tampines have a LOT of open space, as compared to Jurong, where she lives. She was making comparisons coz she used to live in Tampines, see.

And then when the train stopped at Tampines, about three-quarters of the passengers on board disembarked. O_O Seriously, the train went from "almost full" to "less than half empty". So apparently, a large proportion of Singaporeans live in the east.

Anyway. I think I digressed from my main point.

*Scrolls up to see what she was supposed to be talking/ typing about*

Ah. Alumni band practice. Right. :P

SP alumni came over today, so we had our first (and only, if I'm not wrong) combined practice, and it was good! Sounded so different and so much better with more people, and you could kinda see the difference between the CJ people and the SP people.

The CJ people were a more... fun bunch, I'd say. The SP people didn't seem as close a group as we were, and the SP clarinetist on 3rd with Chee Khiong and me seemed really serious and everything. She didn't talk much, but she was messaging loads, though.

Oh, and the wonderful thing about the new arrangement now that the SP people are here, is that 3rd clarinets are now in the second row! Hahaha.... That means that we're further away from Alvin, and he won't be able to hear all our mistakes, haha. Although I suppose he'll still be able to hear if we don't play. :P

Only downside to this is that the attention-seeking bugger in me is screaming in absolute outrage that I'm not in the first row anymore and that people won't be able to see me. But hell. I'm rather happy where I am, thank you very much, haha. I'll even be able to hide behind the first row if I get lost and then the audience won't be able to see the absolute confusion on my face if that happens, haha.

Sometime before practice started, I looked over at Pam, and was struck by the irony; see, in CJ band, clarinets and oboes (if there're any) take up the first row and the flutes are in the second row, on the conductor's left.

Now, the new arrangement is such that flutes and first clarinets are in the first row, while second and third clarinets are in the second row, on the conductor's right. So when I looked at Pam, I realised that she was seated where I normally would be, and vice versa, haha!

Speaking of practice, time for some shameless plugging. :D

This practice is in preparation for a joint concert by the CJC and SP Alumni Bands, which will be held on 19th March 2005, at VCH, I think, if they've finally decided on a venue.

All are most welcome. :D I'm "booking" you all really far in advance, haha, so if you fear that you shall forget this all-important date by February or March (or even January) next year, don't fret; I shall be on hand to remind you when the time draws near! Haha. :P

Oh, and while we're at it: plugging for Arts Bash 1!

21st January 2005 at Rouge. I was told that it's opposite Somerset MRT, but I think it's more specific to say that it's opposite Specialists' Shopping Centre, since Somerset MRT station has two exits, I think. Tickets are $14, there's 1-for-1 throughout the night, and vodka shots at $5 till midnight. Most importantly, if you want tickets, get them from me!

I have to sell 20 tickets, so yes; I'm sure you understand. :D

I have "booked" my kor, haha. And jie, if you're reading this, feel free to ask me for tickets too if your friends want any, haha. Also people like Wai Lun and Wei Jian, the lot of you who're suddenly obsessed with clubbing ever since you stepped into NS (which I think must be a damn sad time to suddenly become obsessed with it, since you won't be free most of the time then!).

Okay, shameless plugging is over. :P And for that matter, so is this post. :D