You will wonder why my blog often has a new layout while I don't often update my posts. HAHA. Lame erh? You see, this girl is always enjoying creating/modifying new layouts as a fun experience for herself! But I do update my blog once in a while!
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Written on: Saturday, January 30, 2010 Time: 3:58 AM
1:05 onwards.... this guy hit tremendously high notes........so high-pitched sia.......
I don't understand Russian but this song seems mystic.....
I hope he didn't damage his voice after singing like that =.="
But on the other hand, at 3:05, the sync doesnt seem to match? Was it a digitally created voice?? Ahhh i dunnoo.... I'm now looking for other male singers with such cases in youtube. Like Alessandro Moreschi, the last castrato voice.
I only know countertenor is equivalent to that of a mezzo-soprano (middle pitched for female)
Castrato is equivalent to soprano (highest pitched for female), or even mezzo-soprano or contralto (lowest pitched for female) It depends.
But you know.... men who are castrato have produced either by castration before puberty or never ever go through sexual maturity. I think I need to hear more of their voices to be able tell the difference =.=
Hahaha, well I really admire the musicians with such heavenly voices. Soprano, tenor etc.
GTG SLEEP!!!!!!
super short post
Written on: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Time: 12:12 AM
Wonderful interpretation. This movement is originally composed for Oboe but was transposed to flute and it sounds just as great. A sad version.
I can feel pure joy from listening to it.
Its like seeing hopes again after enduring a long fierce battle.
Emmanuel Pahud is my next flautist idol!! He is also one of the world reowned musicians.
Its so amazing how he can dance to the music.
Tomorrow gonna accompany Ivy to Nanyang Poly! I have yet to tell my story but no time again! Perhaps after I return from Nanyang Poly in the afternoon. LOL.
8 more hours to the results!!!!!!
NEW BLOG LAYOUT
Written on: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Time: 12:46 AM
As you can see, I have modified my blog again and here's a new layout, featuring DBSK!
I am not particularly pleased with the graphics I painted on DBSK. I guessed I have not been practising my photoshop skills for quite a long time =.=
1 more day to JAE and JPSAE/DSA results!
Dear God, please hear my prayer! I know you are always with me wherever I go!
Its pretty late now so I'll update this story of mine which happened to me during the JAE application days AND JPSAE as well.
Its a long story but when you read it, you'll go "Wah what a messy situation you have!"
Really, a tiring messy situation I have ever had.... I even had only 4 hours of sleep for the past few days because of it....
But hard work pays off. I also thanked God so much for letting me discover the important thing before everything is too late... I finally got what I wanted .... 90% though. Stay tuned for it tomorrow alright!
:D
a short post
Written on: Monday, January 18, 2010 Time: 11:23 PM
I started working!
For the first time!
At Seoul Garden
Okay first impression?
Tough
But after about 2 hours of training, I didn't find it that tough now. LOL. I think cos there were less customers and we had senior staffs to guide us.
The supervisor advised us that teamwork is the best. Help each other so there is less work burden. If handle yourself, very tough.
Overall, can handle it.
The most difficult part was to clear the table by carrying alot of plates and bowls on the support of ONE hand only! And the other hand to carry the bbq stove and the big jar for the soup! And you had to move fast. Sian my right arm nearly "collaspe" from carrying so many plates and the bowls on top of them.
Its really DAMN heavy.
Since its January onwards, not many customers were there so it was fine. Most of the time i think? I was told that around June, there will be alot of customers, die die
However, its a good thing for me, cos i won't be working after completing a 4 months contract from January to May. Or April if its too much for me to handle both poly assignments and work.
I finished work at 5pm and had dinner
Was I tired? Hell yes.
I was given 3 days to work before confirming if I wanna continue or quit.
I had to decide again.
I have yet to prepare an art profolio asap! JPSAE and DAE posting results are the same as JAE results if im not wrong. I will need my art profolio as a standby if I was selected.
And I have my flute diploma going on. I can't afford to neglect it.
I wonder if working on Mon - Thurs is still not enough to spare me free time for these two important assignments??
Worse still, my flute diploma exam is around May or June and I have to work hard not to fail ATCL. Not enough practices before May can result to bad performance due to working and the time schedules arranged by SG
Example, I may be too tired from work, I don't have the energy to stand for the next 3 hours practising on the flute.
I told myself; Right now, poly is more important than working. Working can start off anytime.
SO... should I still continue working at Seoul Garden or do surveys instead?
Doing surveys - a company will give you a project (depending on what kind. It can be Strait Times etc) and all you have to do is complete 20 - 22 survey papers given by them. You will be given some period to finish them off asap. It can be about 2 weeks.
You have to go to a location stated in the project and talk to anyone door by door to do the surveys.
Each survey takes 10 mins - 15mins talking with the person. And its $7 per paper!
And the advantage is you can take a break anytime. You can do anything you want so as long as you can finish up a series of surveys within like, 2 weeks?
I never try it before but i went with my cousin to observe her aunty working the surveys.
It was not as hard as working in Seoul garden but you need to talk a little more which I'm fine with that because I can talk and i know how to talk. All i need is confidence.
So it will be less burden for me as I can have more time to concentrate on my priorities, as long as i finish that series of surveys. I can even ask for more surveys - to earn bonus.
Okay I sound like its really easy but its not easy and not hard too. Just that its more relaxing and less difficult than working Seoul Garden
My cousin works on the surveys too so she was willingly to accompany me to any location i have to go too to help out.
Or should I not work at all....?
=.=
I still want to have work experience.....
SG - tough but a fun experience
Survey - less tough but need to talk more (just say out the questions on the survey actually)
What to do?!?!
Gotta discuss with my parents after i come back home from 2nd day of work.
SIGH. Why do I still have to be busy even after O level was over! =.=
Byebye need to rest early!
a little sad yet a little relieved.
Written on: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Time: 8:17 PM
I PASSED MY O LEVELS!!! WOHOOOOOO!
When i got my results, i was somehow abit disappointed yet relieved that i can still go poly! Phew.
But im glad we still did a good job!
I wanna thanks Mansura, Thivya, Layling, Erni and Victor Keng for coming to support us! And we received a beautiful rose each by Erni!!
Thank you alot!!! Sorry victor and erni, that we didn't talk to you much as we were all still excited and stressing over our plans after seeing our results. Really sorry... I still greatly appreciate you for supporting me and others!
When I went through the courses listed in JAE form, got alot to choose.....
BUT....SO HARD TO DECIDE!
ESPECIALLY DESIGN.
I GONNA USE JPSAE AS A BACKUP... DEAR GOD PLEASE GUIDE ME THE WAY. PLEASE GIVE ME THE STRENGTH! PLEASE BE THERE FOR ME WHEREVER I AM.
Whenever Im at wit's ends, i often pray to God for help. I felt like I needed him. Even though im not considered a christian and i have stopped going to CHC, I still somehow talk to God. Like using him as a comfort. But still, if He really is there, I hope he can hear me and give me strength and watch over me while I continue to believe in Him! I thanks my aunty and my cousin for lending a helping hand. Still, in the end, its my decision! When they asked or explained, i started thinking so much and imagining the outcome and the future if i take this or that! I have a clearer understanding on most courses though after the staffs from poly explained.
SIGH!
I HOPE I CAN MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION AND GET THE COURSE I WANT......
O level gonna released 11 jan......
Written on: Monday, January 11, 2010 Time: 12:16 AM
ALL THE BEST FOR TOMORROW GUYS!!!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
:(
:(
:(
Listen to this. Highly reccomended. Especially 15:09 to 16:07 and 20:33 to 21:30.
Why? Because it is exactly a cut-off part from your Window Media Player for classic songs.
The one which is installed together with any computer you buy. You should have heard this part before. You should have it. Go to "Music" folder and search there. Or search any other way you think you can find (:
For those who do not know about it, listen to this full movement! I just wanna share my interest with you....
If you are not interested, its alright :P Karajan - Beethoven Symphony No.9: Part 1
This video is pretty long.
I was really disappointed to see ugly comments at Youtube, discriminating classic music and insulting our great composers like Mozart, Beethoven etc. Nowadays people think rap and pop and rock are all real music. They are indeed part of Music but to me, I don't find them a true art.
Mozart sonata in C K.545 2nd mov, Mitsuko Uchida Piano
If you find this too slow to your taste, too bad. This is Andante. Wanna say I love this. Very romance-like and so full of emotions. For this video, increase your volume louder cause the sound quality is rather soft.
Don't worry reader, i won't talk about this topic all the time. Once in a while erh :D
ALRIGHT Im goin to bed now! PRAY TO GOD PLEASE LET ME PASS!!! D:
2010..
Written on: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 Time: 1:33 AM
My blog has been dead for 2 months! Well, im making a comeback. The problem causing my blog to be on hiatus was due to my procrastination + laziness. LOL.
Janice suggested I talked about what im gonna do for 2010.
2010WELCOME!!!!
What I'm looking forward right now is starting on my job at Breeks Cafe for the first time!!!
And begin on my Diploma in flute! So happy that I have successfully passed my Grade 8! I do not know my marks yet as my teacher told me that the school actually informed early whether the student pass or fail without showing the score yet.
Can't wait to get the results ^^
Now more chapters are added.
There is a new "chapter" that will test me on Music Knowlegde.
I have to read biographies on famous musicians and "stories" behind every piece they composed.
I even have to write as if Im writing my own essay and not copy off directly from resources which is considered disqualified T_T
NOW im damn nervous for my O level results. Can't believe it will be released the next day after my performance!!!
I'm trying my best to stay positive as the days are numbering T_T
Feel like playing Wild Wild Wet again! Love being soaked in the cooling water XD
Now watching Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge. Watch it if you got nothing to do! Full of comedy and romance! ITS AN ANIME.
Damn is Sunako (main actress) lucky to live in her aunty's mansion which was rented by four beautiful boys. They rented the mansion to go to school for free on condition that they make the girl of the house a "lady".
However, Nakahara Sunako, the girl living there is gloomy, weird, and horror movie maniac. She has a trauma that she was said ugly by the boy whom she loved when she was in junior high school. She doesn't like beautiful things, and she gets a nosebleed when she looks something beautiful.
What an asshole to say like that to a girl. And she shouldn't act like the world is finished just because of a small setback from an asshole.
NEVERTHELESS ITS STILL GREAT! My cousin, me and Ivy watched it before and we loved it to the core!
If you wanna watch any anime, ask me, the anime expert. LOL. Just kidding!! Those who don't watch or love anime as much as I do but still interested to know, I can reccomend you some popular animes. ANIME ROCKS XD
MOONLIGHT SONATA 3rd MOVEMENT
This is heavenly. Composed by Beethoven. Its always a wonder to me how he can still compose profound pieces even though he turned deaf.
You can also listen to other pianists playing Beethoven Moonlight sonata in three movements. Great interpretation.
my ears may burst
Written on: Saturday, January 30, 2010 Time: 3:58 AM
1:05 onwards.... this guy hit tremendously high notes........so high-pitched sia.......
I don't understand Russian but this song seems mystic.....
I hope he didn't damage his voice after singing like that =.="
But on the other hand, at 3:05, the sync doesnt seem to match? Was it a digitally created voice?? Ahhh i dunnoo.... I'm now looking for other male singers with such cases in youtube. Like Alessandro Moreschi, the last castrato voice.
I only know countertenor is equivalent to that of a mezzo-soprano (middle pitched for female)
Castrato is equivalent to soprano (highest pitched for female), or even mezzo-soprano or contralto (lowest pitched for female) It depends.
But you know.... men who are castrato have produced either by castration before puberty or never ever go through sexual maturity. I think I need to hear more of their voices to be able tell the difference =.=
Hahaha, well I really admire the musicians with such heavenly voices. Soprano, tenor etc.
GTG SLEEP!!!!!!
super short post
Written on: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Time: 12:12 AM
Wonderful interpretation. This movement is originally composed for Oboe but was transposed to flute and it sounds just as great. A sad version.
I can feel pure joy from listening to it.
Its like seeing hopes again after enduring a long fierce battle.
Emmanuel Pahud is my next flautist idol!! He is also one of the world reowned musicians.
Its so amazing how he can dance to the music.
Tomorrow gonna accompany Ivy to Nanyang Poly! I have yet to tell my story but no time again! Perhaps after I return from Nanyang Poly in the afternoon. LOL.
8 more hours to the results!!!!!!
NEW BLOG LAYOUT
Written on: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Time: 12:46 AM
As you can see, I have modified my blog again and here's a new layout, featuring DBSK!
I am not particularly pleased with the graphics I painted on DBSK. I guessed I have not been practising my photoshop skills for quite a long time =.=
1 more day to JAE and JPSAE/DSA results!
Dear God, please hear my prayer! I know you are always with me wherever I go!
Its pretty late now so I'll update this story of mine which happened to me during the JAE application days AND JPSAE as well.
Its a long story but when you read it, you'll go "Wah what a messy situation you have!"
Really, a tiring messy situation I have ever had.... I even had only 4 hours of sleep for the past few days because of it....
But hard work pays off. I also thanked God so much for letting me discover the important thing before everything is too late... I finally got what I wanted .... 90% though. Stay tuned for it tomorrow alright!
:D
a short post
Written on: Monday, January 18, 2010 Time: 11:23 PM
I started working!
For the first time!
At Seoul Garden
Okay first impression?
Tough
But after about 2 hours of training, I didn't find it that tough now. LOL. I think cos there were less customers and we had senior staffs to guide us.
The supervisor advised us that teamwork is the best. Help each other so there is less work burden. If handle yourself, very tough.
Overall, can handle it.
The most difficult part was to clear the table by carrying alot of plates and bowls on the support of ONE hand only! And the other hand to carry the bbq stove and the big jar for the soup! And you had to move fast. Sian my right arm nearly "collaspe" from carrying so many plates and the bowls on top of them.
Its really DAMN heavy.
Since its January onwards, not many customers were there so it was fine. Most of the time i think? I was told that around June, there will be alot of customers, die die
However, its a good thing for me, cos i won't be working after completing a 4 months contract from January to May. Or April if its too much for me to handle both poly assignments and work.
I finished work at 5pm and had dinner
Was I tired? Hell yes.
I was given 3 days to work before confirming if I wanna continue or quit.
I had to decide again.
I have yet to prepare an art profolio asap! JPSAE and DAE posting results are the same as JAE results if im not wrong. I will need my art profolio as a standby if I was selected.
And I have my flute diploma going on. I can't afford to neglect it.
I wonder if working on Mon - Thurs is still not enough to spare me free time for these two important assignments??
Worse still, my flute diploma exam is around May or June and I have to work hard not to fail ATCL. Not enough practices before May can result to bad performance due to working and the time schedules arranged by SG
Example, I may be too tired from work, I don't have the energy to stand for the next 3 hours practising on the flute.
I told myself; Right now, poly is more important than working. Working can start off anytime.
SO... should I still continue working at Seoul Garden or do surveys instead?
Doing surveys - a company will give you a project (depending on what kind. It can be Strait Times etc) and all you have to do is complete 20 - 22 survey papers given by them. You will be given some period to finish them off asap. It can be about 2 weeks.
You have to go to a location stated in the project and talk to anyone door by door to do the surveys.
Each survey takes 10 mins - 15mins talking with the person. And its $7 per paper!
And the advantage is you can take a break anytime. You can do anything you want so as long as you can finish up a series of surveys within like, 2 weeks?
I never try it before but i went with my cousin to observe her aunty working the surveys.
It was not as hard as working in Seoul garden but you need to talk a little more which I'm fine with that because I can talk and i know how to talk. All i need is confidence.
So it will be less burden for me as I can have more time to concentrate on my priorities, as long as i finish that series of surveys. I can even ask for more surveys - to earn bonus.
Okay I sound like its really easy but its not easy and not hard too. Just that its more relaxing and less difficult than working Seoul Garden
My cousin works on the surveys too so she was willingly to accompany me to any location i have to go too to help out.
Or should I not work at all....?
=.=
I still want to have work experience.....
SG - tough but a fun experience
Survey - less tough but need to talk more (just say out the questions on the survey actually)
What to do?!?!
Gotta discuss with my parents after i come back home from 2nd day of work.
SIGH. Why do I still have to be busy even after O level was over! =.=
Byebye need to rest early!
a little sad yet a little relieved.
Written on: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Time: 8:17 PM
I PASSED MY O LEVELS!!! WOHOOOOOO!
When i got my results, i was somehow abit disappointed yet relieved that i can still go poly! Phew.
But im glad we still did a good job!
I wanna thanks Mansura, Thivya, Layling, Erni and Victor Keng for coming to support us! And we received a beautiful rose each by Erni!!
Thank you alot!!! Sorry victor and erni, that we didn't talk to you much as we were all still excited and stressing over our plans after seeing our results. Really sorry... I still greatly appreciate you for supporting me and others!
When I went through the courses listed in JAE form, got alot to choose.....
BUT....SO HARD TO DECIDE!
ESPECIALLY DESIGN.
I GONNA USE JPSAE AS A BACKUP... DEAR GOD PLEASE GUIDE ME THE WAY. PLEASE GIVE ME THE STRENGTH! PLEASE BE THERE FOR ME WHEREVER I AM.
Whenever Im at wit's ends, i often pray to God for help. I felt like I needed him. Even though im not considered a christian and i have stopped going to CHC, I still somehow talk to God. Like using him as a comfort. But still, if He really is there, I hope he can hear me and give me strength and watch over me while I continue to believe in Him! I thanks my aunty and my cousin for lending a helping hand. Still, in the end, its my decision! When they asked or explained, i started thinking so much and imagining the outcome and the future if i take this or that! I have a clearer understanding on most courses though after the staffs from poly explained.
SIGH!
I HOPE I CAN MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION AND GET THE COURSE I WANT......
O level gonna released 11 jan......
Written on: Monday, January 11, 2010 Time: 12:16 AM
ALL THE BEST FOR TOMORROW GUYS!!!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
:(
:(
:(
Listen to this. Highly reccomended. Especially 15:09 to 16:07 and 20:33 to 21:30.
Why? Because it is exactly a cut-off part from your Window Media Player for classic songs.
The one which is installed together with any computer you buy. You should have heard this part before. You should have it. Go to "Music" folder and search there. Or search any other way you think you can find (:
For those who do not know about it, listen to this full movement! I just wanna share my interest with you....
If you are not interested, its alright :P Karajan - Beethoven Symphony No.9: Part 1
This video is pretty long.
I was really disappointed to see ugly comments at Youtube, discriminating classic music and insulting our great composers like Mozart, Beethoven etc. Nowadays people think rap and pop and rock are all real music. They are indeed part of Music but to me, I don't find them a true art.
Mozart sonata in C K.545 2nd mov, Mitsuko Uchida Piano
If you find this too slow to your taste, too bad. This is Andante. Wanna say I love this. Very romance-like and so full of emotions. For this video, increase your volume louder cause the sound quality is rather soft.
Don't worry reader, i won't talk about this topic all the time. Once in a while erh :D
ALRIGHT Im goin to bed now! PRAY TO GOD PLEASE LET ME PASS!!! D:
2010..
Written on: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 Time: 1:33 AM
My blog has been dead for 2 months! Well, im making a comeback. The problem causing my blog to be on hiatus was due to my procrastination + laziness. LOL.
Janice suggested I talked about what im gonna do for 2010.
2010WELCOME!!!!
What I'm looking forward right now is starting on my job at Breeks Cafe for the first time!!!
And begin on my Diploma in flute! So happy that I have successfully passed my Grade 8! I do not know my marks yet as my teacher told me that the school actually informed early whether the student pass or fail without showing the score yet.
Can't wait to get the results ^^
Now more chapters are added.
There is a new "chapter" that will test me on Music Knowlegde.
I have to read biographies on famous musicians and "stories" behind every piece they composed.
I even have to write as if Im writing my own essay and not copy off directly from resources which is considered disqualified T_T
NOW im damn nervous for my O level results. Can't believe it will be released the next day after my performance!!!
I'm trying my best to stay positive as the days are numbering T_T
Feel like playing Wild Wild Wet again! Love being soaked in the cooling water XD
Now watching Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge. Watch it if you got nothing to do! Full of comedy and romance! ITS AN ANIME.
Damn is Sunako (main actress) lucky to live in her aunty's mansion which was rented by four beautiful boys. They rented the mansion to go to school for free on condition that they make the girl of the house a "lady".
However, Nakahara Sunako, the girl living there is gloomy, weird, and horror movie maniac. She has a trauma that she was said ugly by the boy whom she loved when she was in junior high school. She doesn't like beautiful things, and she gets a nosebleed when she looks something beautiful.
What an asshole to say like that to a girl. And she shouldn't act like the world is finished just because of a small setback from an asshole.
NEVERTHELESS ITS STILL GREAT! My cousin, me and Ivy watched it before and we loved it to the core!
If you wanna watch any anime, ask me, the anime expert. LOL. Just kidding!! Those who don't watch or love anime as much as I do but still interested to know, I can reccomend you some popular animes. ANIME ROCKS XD
MOONLIGHT SONATA 3rd MOVEMENT
This is heavenly. Composed by Beethoven. Its always a wonder to me how he can still compose profound pieces even though he turned deaf.
You can also listen to other pianists playing Beethoven Moonlight sonata in three movements. Great interpretation.
About me
RACHEL KOH
22/07/91
Music and art lover
Anime fan
DBSK fan 1)
1st year NYP student in Animation (Digital Media Design)
2) Currently doing ATCL (Associate Diploma from Trinity College London in Flute Performance)
The exam pieces are just getting harder! T_T
Music. Art. Shopping. Korean pop. American pop. Read comics.
Watch animes, korean dramas and western movies
Travelling. Outdoor sports (badminton and captainball) Play photoshop. Loves
japanese, western and korean food!
2010 Resolution
• Do well in my polytechnic
• Be more confident in what I am doing
•
Organize things properly T.T
•
Pass my flute ATCL Diploma
• Continue theory grade 6
•
Learn other musical instruments
My Goals
• Be a professional flautist
• Achieve a successful career
I seriously love anime since childhood. I always draws out the manga characters and once created my own story of "Legend of the Dragons" and a Pokemon comic book made of only A4 PAPERS! I was still so young at that time. I remembered vividly that I gave one of my created comic book to a female teacher I really admired in CCPS. HAHA!
Animes that I have watched (alphabetically)
I'm not going to insert Summary on the shows I have watched.
Lazy! Just by seeing the genres can roughly give you the idea
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
A
B
C
D
DN Angel Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic,
Romance, School
E
F
Full Metal Panic Genre: Action, Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi
