On 14th July morning, i woke up at 6.30am and start to prepare myself for the first concert with Jubilate chamber choir which conduct by my music teacher, Ian Higginson. In 8.30am, Ian and his wife Janine come and pick me and Yvonne, my china friends from the chapel i used to play piano and learn music there. We begin our journey to oxford. It takes us for about an hour to reach the bus station where they pick us up and travel to oxford. (Park and Ride) Its about 2 pound 40 for go and return. When we reach there, we start to walk into a high street which go towards Oxford Christ Church Cathedral.We went to look at the place where choir seats and its really nice. After that, we went to the place we are going to sing and start our practice and there are loads and loads of visitors sitting and standing there listen to us singing. Some of them even record and took photos of us. At the mean time, my leg start to feel pain as i have wear the high heels shoes which is about 3 inches high and walk for quite a long distance since from the bus station. But, the practice went smoothly and 8 minutes before the concert start, which is at (1 o' clock the concert start), we are giving a place to put our things and we went into the priory room which only could access by us and put our things there. I then take off my shoes to rest a while and wear back when we need to go to the concert place again.
The concert start and the first songs i sung, i did the mistake with singing the second alto part as i am first alto, there are also few parts where i did mistake during the concert within 11 songs we are presenting. People comes and goes pass by us and some of them take photos and videos of us. Ian was playing the Piano and also conducting us which i think it is really amazing and very good. My friend are helping him by stopping the paper to fall down. The piano he used was the world 2nd best piano which only i know afterward and other choir will not allowed to use the piano.
After finishing our concert, we went into the priory room again and only janine and Ian told me that lots of the events going on through that place. We then also went to the souvenir shop. when we are making our way out, only i know that part of the Harry Potter movie were also filmed in this church. Before we went out, Ian brought us up to the organ again and we took some photos there.
We then went to have our lunch at about 4pm and i've had a battered fish and chips and profiterols and ice cream for my dessert. The taste of the fish was really watery and its really big. But, the profiteroles were really nice. After, we have our lunch, we get to the bus and went back.
In the evening, i' ve invited Ian and Janine to my house for dinner. Yvonne has helped me in making fried rice which include with carrot, green beans, cauliflower and broccoli, egg and also the small onion and garlic. I've overcooked it >.< But overall it is still fine. When both of them reach, they brought loads of english dessert and we are thinking that we might get really full after all that. The food they bought has included lemon meringue, apple and blackcurrant pie, custard, rice pudding, males and females ginger bread man, jelly and also scones ^^ which is really a typical english traditional dessert.
I am really grateful that they have finish the rice and have more. We also have a great chatting time with them which was totally different from what i thought it will be looks like. Anyway, it was a really happy and enjoyable saturday and i have experience a lots of first time in a day with also the uniform for jubilate and using the choir file and of course singing with them.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Circus Experience in UK
19th of May, Saturday- I went to Gloucester to watch Gifford Circus, in the morning while we are walking to the bus station, we saw art and craft market. While walking down the street, i saw many different and special things which made up from different materials like wood, glass, and many different things. Me and Emelynn has brought a wedding gift for eunice which is a heart shape with wood as the frame of the heart and something cushioned like felt with flower on it were the middle part of the heart. We also bought a special handmade card with the wedding gown as the cover with silver background for her.
When we arrive, we went to walk around the town and we have also entered the Gloucester Cathedral again. Since the weather is nice, the view inside were also very beautiful and we took few picture of its outlook.
After taking McD as dinner, we went to the dock to find the circus. The circus was hiding behind the Gloucester College near the dock. When we went in, i saw a few seperate red colour train like truck and also the camp. It looks almost the same where we can see in the movie. People are moving around buying food, there are souvenir shop in one of the train like truck.
We then went to get a cheap tickets with the password : ' guest of rocky' and pay for a pound and enter the circus. The Circus itself are a little bit small that what i've imagine. The stage were in a round shape and there are also a stage for all the instrument.
When the show begin, we are called to sing birthday song to an old man which is 80 years old this year. The show then began. two horses coming out from behind the curtain and start to perform. We also have jugglers, dog with a man with his hat, balancing show on a cable, tap dance (shoe tapping rhythm), after certain show, we rest for 15 minutes and continues, and we also saw a acrobatic performance where people stack up layer and layer. At the end of the show, all the performers dance together and they also invited people to dance with them. The music were play in a live situation where all the sound effect were make by instrument play by people in the circus and the emcees were very handsome >.<
After the show have finish, people just went out from the camp within 5 minutes. It immediately become empty. We then took few photos, while i am taking photo at the entrance, i step too far back and over the entrance while the instrument performers were standing there , i was wondering why emelynn was taking the photo so slow and she seems like stunt at there. at this very moment when i turn my head back and take a step back, i collides with them and they were behind me before i even realize it. They then start to squeezing me in the middle and one of the performer ( a handsome guy who played the drum) were hugging me and put his hat on my head. Emelynn then took the photo for me.
I then took the picture for emelynn. and they also took with her. We then went back with an exciting mood. While we passing through the gloucester dock, we took the photo of it and its very nice especially in the night where we dont get to see often.
It is a really great experience and a fun experience throughout the whole process.
When we arrive, we went to walk around the town and we have also entered the Gloucester Cathedral again. Since the weather is nice, the view inside were also very beautiful and we took few picture of its outlook.
After taking McD as dinner, we went to the dock to find the circus. The circus was hiding behind the Gloucester College near the dock. When we went in, i saw a few seperate red colour train like truck and also the camp. It looks almost the same where we can see in the movie. People are moving around buying food, there are souvenir shop in one of the train like truck.
We then went to get a cheap tickets with the password : ' guest of rocky' and pay for a pound and enter the circus. The Circus itself are a little bit small that what i've imagine. The stage were in a round shape and there are also a stage for all the instrument.
When the show begin, we are called to sing birthday song to an old man which is 80 years old this year. The show then began. two horses coming out from behind the curtain and start to perform. We also have jugglers, dog with a man with his hat, balancing show on a cable, tap dance (shoe tapping rhythm), after certain show, we rest for 15 minutes and continues, and we also saw a acrobatic performance where people stack up layer and layer. At the end of the show, all the performers dance together and they also invited people to dance with them. The music were play in a live situation where all the sound effect were make by instrument play by people in the circus and the emcees were very handsome >.<
After the show have finish, people just went out from the camp within 5 minutes. It immediately become empty. We then took few photos, while i am taking photo at the entrance, i step too far back and over the entrance while the instrument performers were standing there , i was wondering why emelynn was taking the photo so slow and she seems like stunt at there. at this very moment when i turn my head back and take a step back, i collides with them and they were behind me before i even realize it. They then start to squeezing me in the middle and one of the performer ( a handsome guy who played the drum) were hugging me and put his hat on my head. Emelynn then took the photo for me.
I then took the picture for emelynn. and they also took with her. We then went back with an exciting mood. While we passing through the gloucester dock, we took the photo of it and its very nice especially in the night where we dont get to see often.
It is a really great experience and a fun experience throughout the whole process.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Its been a long time since i enter the last blog. On 11th of September 2011, I've begin my journey to another country which i never been to. England. After experience all the nervous in process of waiting to get approve and done in order to preserve my qualification to there, finally, i was able to board on the plane. Since i am rushing throughout the customs, i did not have much time to really say a proper goodbye to my family members. (Perhaps its better, it prevents crying or actually i keep the feeling deep inside my heart? I really have no idea) But, i did hug my dad the moment before i go to customs. (The only things that i remember the most when it is the first time that he hugs me so tight after i have grown up) Everything seems to changes. I am now consider as independent and could not depend on my parents anymore. Only me, my cousin and a friends. I AM GOING TO EXPLORE THE NEW WORLD OUTSIDE.Throughout the journey, i was looking out through the windows of the plane, from night to day. The transit in Dubai international airport is also a part of new experience. When we leave there, i even saw the prominent building and the oil palm shape island which is still under construction. Everythings seems to be very exciting for me. The thought of leaving my home country, being independent, away from church members, leaving behind some scars, and going to leading a new life and grow more stronger and concentrate on studies keep going in my mind when the plane is in the process of circulate on the sky and prepare to landing on the land i am going to stay.
The moment i get down from the plane, we are rushing to get our things done. Fill in the form to prove we are student and is here for studying, checking out luggage, waiting for the bus to fetch us from airport.(The airport is quite old though.)
The time just flies by, from induction week in university, visiting our campus, moving into halls where i will stay for the term, visiting to different state and places around (which is very nice), started class where everybody is foreigner except four of us, settling with the education system here (where we need to cite our works to proove the validity, and everything is writing, writng and writing[Which i hated]) went through tears and happy,celebrating festivals without family members around for the first time, experience the life without car, celebrating friends birthday, knowing new friends, being hurt by friends, facing the problems all by myself, cooking, buying groceries, a routine that i've never done regularly before, and also experience music again through a university music conductor in an individual teaching which at the same times had help me and encourage me and give me strength and its going towards the end of a year of studies in here.
Due to the hurting from friends, some unconsiderate neighbour who plays music with no mercy (at least is sorted now through time arrangement and communication), i could not finish some of the assignment which has been due in previous month. It really makes me really hurt and could not concentrate. The mind of giving up has been continuously floated out from my mind, the feeling of not going out to see anyone are also there. But, in the middle of all the mess, i was blessed by god through strength that he provided and the angels who he assign to support me including Doctor, helpzone assistant, and my lovely tutor which always penetrate positive thinking and mind in my brain which will at least help in the strength to move on with it. Now, i am in the midst of processing one of my delayed assignment which are going to due in tomorrow after the extension. and its already 10.09 pm!!! I am going to crazy! (It maybe also due to some components of laziness and the feeling of not to do it, with have wasting two days in finishing a 16 episode drama without sleeping at night [POSEIDON ^^]. I am now kind of regretting of wasting the time at there. T.T Although i am sort of happy with the movie ending and feeling satisfy >.<. Am now going to shower and then continues with my work and not gonna able to sleep for the third night which is the consequences of own choice.
Two days to go to enter a new months. ( Where my birthday was at that month \^O^/ with all the assignments need to be done within T.T) With knowing that, i need to work hard and hope i can continue my faith in god and keep up the habits of reading god's words everyday before i started everything for the day and pray hard, worked hard with not forget some free times ( Hope does not gone too overboard which again will influence the progress of my assignment >.< ) I CAN. GOD IS THERE IN HELPING. WORK HARD. USE IT AS A GLORY TO THE GOD WHETHER IS NOW OR IN THE FUTURE CARRIERS!!!! AZA AZA HWAITING. ^^
(P/S : Uri Joon Soo are handsome ^^ His singing is brilliant !!! MOZART!! I AM, I AM MUSIC !!!!!KYAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!...........@.@ Fainted for him ^^ keep it up)
Going now!!!!! if staying at here i am not able to finish my work, have to meet with tutor tomorrow!! GOGO!!! Bye ^^ See you another time ^^
The moment i get down from the plane, we are rushing to get our things done. Fill in the form to prove we are student and is here for studying, checking out luggage, waiting for the bus to fetch us from airport.(The airport is quite old though.)
The time just flies by, from induction week in university, visiting our campus, moving into halls where i will stay for the term, visiting to different state and places around (which is very nice), started class where everybody is foreigner except four of us, settling with the education system here (where we need to cite our works to proove the validity, and everything is writing, writng and writing[Which i hated]) went through tears and happy,celebrating festivals without family members around for the first time, experience the life without car, celebrating friends birthday, knowing new friends, being hurt by friends, facing the problems all by myself, cooking, buying groceries, a routine that i've never done regularly before, and also experience music again through a university music conductor in an individual teaching which at the same times had help me and encourage me and give me strength and its going towards the end of a year of studies in here.
Due to the hurting from friends, some unconsiderate neighbour who plays music with no mercy (at least is sorted now through time arrangement and communication), i could not finish some of the assignment which has been due in previous month. It really makes me really hurt and could not concentrate. The mind of giving up has been continuously floated out from my mind, the feeling of not going out to see anyone are also there. But, in the middle of all the mess, i was blessed by god through strength that he provided and the angels who he assign to support me including Doctor, helpzone assistant, and my lovely tutor which always penetrate positive thinking and mind in my brain which will at least help in the strength to move on with it. Now, i am in the midst of processing one of my delayed assignment which are going to due in tomorrow after the extension. and its already 10.09 pm!!! I am going to crazy! (It maybe also due to some components of laziness and the feeling of not to do it, with have wasting two days in finishing a 16 episode drama without sleeping at night [POSEIDON ^^]. I am now kind of regretting of wasting the time at there. T.T Although i am sort of happy with the movie ending and feeling satisfy >.<. Am now going to shower and then continues with my work and not gonna able to sleep for the third night which is the consequences of own choice.
Two days to go to enter a new months. ( Where my birthday was at that month \^O^/ with all the assignments need to be done within T.T) With knowing that, i need to work hard and hope i can continue my faith in god and keep up the habits of reading god's words everyday before i started everything for the day and pray hard, worked hard with not forget some free times ( Hope does not gone too overboard which again will influence the progress of my assignment >.< ) I CAN. GOD IS THERE IN HELPING. WORK HARD. USE IT AS A GLORY TO THE GOD WHETHER IS NOW OR IN THE FUTURE CARRIERS!!!! AZA AZA HWAITING. ^^
(P/S : Uri Joon Soo are handsome ^^ His singing is brilliant !!! MOZART!! I AM, I AM MUSIC !!!!!KYAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!...........@.@ Fainted for him ^^ keep it up)
Going now!!!!! if staying at here i am not able to finish my work, have to meet with tutor tomorrow!! GOGO!!! Bye ^^ See you another time ^^
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