the tune of arsenal is stuck in my head! so nice. wished i could play.

band camp is over and i'm starting to feel the emptiness i always feel after any camp or trip. but this isn't too bad as there's the concert and the perth trip to look forward to.

to think of it, i kinda miss band camp. like, how many times are there in my life when i can walk around the school late into the night? strolling round the track slowly and admiring the pathetically few stars in the sky. walking around in slippers and shorts without getting caught. or sleeping in the band room with fellow bandies, as one band?

even though full band in the cc meant stoning time for us, but hey! the times spent in the cold control room were pretty memorable afterall.

the few individuals i had were rather productive for me. andrew told me last week that i haven't been practising my low notes. and so i did this time. tried practising my chromatic scale downwards. however exhausting it was (low notes mah.. need A LOT of air), playing the higher notes seemed much easier after that and i felt so accomplished. and the jiayous/"you can do it"/encouragement from some bandies really boosted my morale.

like all other sections, the saxtion sat together for breakfasts/lunches/dinners. got to know them better during this camp. i think they're generally a bunch of fun-loving people, despite everyone's diverse personalities. got really high on friday during phototaking as shuzk eef and i started skipping around. esther and andrew joined us soon after. and i clearly remember someone going, "saxophones, can you all please act your age!?!" hilarious! i really miss skipping from the cafe all the way back to the band room like nobody's business. try doing that on a normal school day and see whether you'll dare to show your face in school ever again.

have i mentioned that hafiz is transferring from clarinet to our saxtion? and he's going to play alto sax 2 with me! YAY SO HAPPY.

ah well. band's starting to near the centre of my life in sajc. almost everyday i'll be looking forward to practising my instrument, and not forgetting eagerly awaiting the day when i can join full band. that's when the music i play finally makes more sense and falls into piece. i don't regret quitting choir to join band and i know it from the bottom of my heart that i'm starting to love band more and more each day.


there she goes
9:15 PM