Week 22: BOTB

Thursday was the most amazing day of the year so far for me. The band I'm in - The Victor's Jig managed to place second in our heat in Battle of the Bands! I didn't expect it at all, especially after seeing the other bands play. The band which went on right after us was pretty good. I was expecting them to place ahead of us. When I heard my band's name announced, I was so shocked. We were all so happy and excited. No one saw it coming. It was amazing.

So, more about the night itself. The first band to go on was playing ambient music which sounded pretty nice. I don't really know much about it but apparently they lost control at the end. I didn't notice it until the guy said sorry. We were the second band to play on the night. Everything went amazingly smooth. No mess ups on anybody's part and the crowd response was pretty good. Bad News Everyone went on after us and they pretty awesome. They had great songs and at that point, I was thinking that they would at least place second. After their performance, basically both our bands started raving about each other and a person from BNE came up with the idea of playing a joint gig in Leam. I hope it happens because it would be so fun.

4th band to go on was an indie/alt-rock band which should have been pretty good if the vocals weren't drowned out by everything else. A solo act went on next. He had pretty cool songs. I liked the meaning of the songs he played but apparently he played the same songs last year. The last band was a metal band. They were very good. I can't say much about the songs but technically they were really, really good. It wasn't a big surprise that they won this heat.

I like my band. Toby (lead singer and guitarist) is a really good songwriter. He wrote all the songs we played. Becky (2nd lead singer) is a really fun person to be with. Victor (lead guitar and inspiration for band name) is really quirky and amazing on guitar. Brian (bass), Eli (mandolin) and Eric (drums) are all fun people. To be honest, I don't really know much about them personally but the time we've spent together so far has been great. We should really hangout properly one day. I really think that we could be good friends - not that we aren't now, but we could be even closer than we are now.

Signing off,

YiJiun :)

Week 21: Meh

This whole week was basically the filled with preparations for next week. The upper level pitch is tomorrow. Business Law Class Test on Wednesday. Battle of the Bands on Thursday. Add in band practice and dikir practice and I have a ridiculously busy week ahead.

Dikir practice has been quite intense this past week. I definitely don't want to be a choreographer next year. Speaking of next year, I am thinking of trying to get an exec post in Glee next year. No idea whether I'll be able to get it but I do want to try. I really like Glee and I want to be a slightly bigger part of it. And also, I have never been a proper part of the exec of any club or society, so it'll be a nice experience. Should start asking around and decide which post I want to run for when elections come around.

Got 2 essays back this week. I did ridiculously well in the non-assessed one but only did okay in the assessed one. I always do this. Excelling when it doesn't count. Hopefully though, this would translate into better marks in the exams during the summer term.

I really want to get a guitar here. My mum still hasn't said yes or no. Hopefully she says yes. Then I would have so much fun with it. Haha. And it would be easier to write songs.

Signing off for now,
YiJiun

Week 20: Okayyyy

Relatively uneventful week save for the time I got drunk and went to 2 clubs for a friend's birthday. I have no idea how I got so drunk. I didn't even drink that much. Vodka. BAD. I spent so much money this week. I swear I'm gonna stop my alcohol consumption for at least 2 weeks.

I really need to get my shit together. The upper level pitch for my Business Planning Module is due in a week or so. Business Law class test a couple days later. Battle of the Bands right after. And, of course, dikir. Busy, busy, busy. I really cannot wait for dikir to be over. It's taking up so much time. It doesn't help that my time management is shit, regardless of what I say in interviews. Let's be honest, interviews are not the time to be honest. Although, I may have made that mistake one too many times.

I may have started to swear quite a bit since that drunken night. No idea why but it just happens. I've been trying to cut it down a bit though. I really try not to swear but sometimes, swearing can get the message over quite effectively.

I haven't been especially sociable this past week. Probably thanks to that drunken night out. I've become a bit of a hermit. I should try to step up my game a bit this week.

Chinese New Year celebrations will end this Friday. Chap Goh Mei actually coincides with Valentine's Day this year. Interesting. But nothing special. For me anyway.

Till next time.
YiJiun