my my ... again?!

i'll go straight to it.

"But the fact is that, how many such people are there"

you seriously don't know. there's how many schools in Singapore? let's say 100+ plus secondary schools. there's a few JCs. One taken by Mr Leng (Anderson), Mr Oura (RJC) and Mr Glosz for SA? 100+ schools. and there's polytechnics, local bands, SAF CENTRAL BAND. and this is just Singapore. imagine the USA, there will be alot. 51 states. let me tell you, in the world .. there's alot these.

"We are living a developed country and jobs look at certificates."

yes. that is why, when a bandie is passionate he'll go study music. it's the same bachelor's degree you'll get. Example, Degree in Saxophone performance or Degree in music and even Degree in instrument maintenance.

"If because of the passion of band and one day you failed to be one, what can you be?"

Failed? take it another time? if you've been playing long enough, you'll get that degree.

" Also, with little pay you can't possible lead an enjoyable life in singapore in the future."

Little pay? conductors don't get paid like a clerk. they get paid somewhere around a legal secretary to a lawyer. and that's 1 school, Mr Leng ... gets paid a 5-digit sum (sources :seniors) from one school. he takes charge of 5 schools. the lowest 5 digit sum is 10000 and 10000 x 5 = 50000. even it's a 4 digit sum .. x 5 ... hooooplaaa.

"i've a degree and even jobs that i don't want would beg me to join their companies. (did i exaggerate it? well, i guess so)."

so you trying to say a person who studies music won't get a degree. it's worth like a normal medical degree.

and you exaggerated.

"Since you are saying about the studies of band, why not say about mine, chess? Currently my senior, sec 3, one of them is the top student of sec 3 2006. the other 2 of them is within top 20."

the reason i didn't mention chess members is ... i don't know any freaking sec 3 there.
and i'm saying if he has a good grade average with a high-receiving CCA point group, it'll be better. duh.

"Acctually for goodness sake, did i ever mention how i loved or my passion playing chess"

first things, it's 'actually'. second, i never said you were committed. did i? i'm just saying what i get it from chess.

"each session with each school is around $250 or so"

and it's 1 session a week? 250 x 4 = 2k?
mr sukit (3 sessions a week)? 550 x 12 = 6k+
on holiday practices? mazel tov.

"As i mention just now, at lease i have a degree. For your case, if you fail to be your whatever-person, well.. what can you be?"

you keep mentioning 'degree' and 'if you fail' .. what if YOU fail and YOU don't attain a degree?
and ... if i attain .. saaay ... a degree in saxophone performance .. i can 1)become a soloist in different countries 2)conduct 3)join a renowned band and 4)TEACH A UNIVERSITY CLASS.

oh yea, WHAT CAN YOU BE?

and one more thing, WHEN DID I FUCKING SAY I WANTED TO BE A CONDUCTOR or anything with band. all i gave was 'if's and 'probably's.

I said i would have a hiatus till SAF band. i have one other aspiration (nothing with music, more toward criminal & forensic pyschology)

"Walking down the road one day maybe you would remember about kaijun and blame yourself why didn't you listen to my comment when you are nothing as a whatever-person-you-are."

so you're saying people only can excel in science,maths and syllabus studies? IF THERE WERE NO COMPOSERS, no comedy chase scene would have Rossinni's William Tell Overture.
the movies you watch, suspense-wised, what can you hear? the oboe, flute and horn.

and have you ever heard of 2 degrees? i COULD get a degree in music AND saaay psychology.
if you were to get 2 degrees, both would probably be in the same league (syllabus-based,9-5 etc.) MUSIC degree is different.

the point is, you started with the putting down of band. Anonymous said something true. don't comment on others. FIRST RULE when in school, don't publicly shame a CCA. people will get you back.

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2nd round

"it's close to 9, my eyes are still crusty and there's good on tv. so i blog hopped from one blog to another to another to another, and so on so forth.i landed on a blog. it was by a schoolmate, a close acquaintance .. so to put to use. my habit of going to blogs is that i just read the posts and don't bother about the tagboard. BUT, as i said, 9am .. crusty eyes .. yadda yadda. I don't mind anyone commenting, but don't give such excuses. And what really made you a real loser is that : .. "

what excuses? i wake up with crusty stuff in my eye, and i woke up at 8.40, and blogged closed to 9. there was really NOTHING on tv. so i went to your blog, read your tagboard then the posts ... then i blogged. whoopdedoo.

and seriously how does this make me a loser:

and ps i think i know who anonymous is. and the fact he's from another school, just makes you an even bigger a-hole. and if you were ever thinking i was the anonymous because you know i enjoy being in the band, HAR DE HAR HAR. check the ip addresses.

I just said that I may now who Anonymous is. If he is Anonymous, he IS from another school. your post before the latest one insisted that it was a Montfortian, which makes you sound dumb because he isn't. and the human mind ASSUMES. i'm clearing my name

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What Anonymous said.

anonymous: Arem

10 Aug 06, 23:00

(ok, this i don't know.)

anonymous: Hark. Look who is talking. Been superficial lately? Thank goodness you're not a band member

11 Aug 06, 22:05

(he's talking about the August 9th post. He said you're superficial because you're comparing a Sec 4, Sec 3, Sec 2 MONTFIESTA 9 Band to the National Day Sec3, Sec 2 and Sec 1 band. He's thanking god because you can't understand how is it to be worked up in a band.)

anonymous: Before you start passing unjustifiable judgements, please remember to review what about you are going to say. You don't want to sound like a hypocrite, don't you?

11 Aug 06, 22:06

(This is very true. it's similar to "don't anyhow say before you know anything".)

anonymous: If you can't remember.. tsk tsk! Heck, I bet even someone's Grandmother who has been riddled with Alzheimer can do better..
(he's saying if you can't remember to review what you're about to say, he feels sad for you. And by saying someone's grandma with Alzheimer can even remember to do that, he's saying you better remember well)

summarized : He's saying don't say anything bad about someone or something before knowing the truth behind it. and you made a freaking long post about a person telling you to follow a virtue in life.

and don't insult the band when the band didn't insult you. insult Anonymous (though he didn't do anything wrong)

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many IQ tests will show someting like "A glove is to hand like a shoe is to ____" so i'll say this "Band to me is like you to (saaaay maths?)" you keep saying if you do well and all the crap, and you fail ... whatcha gonna do? i know you get A1s from math, i get accomplished 'A1's from band. if you're saying i cant excel in the field of music, IS similar if I say 'YOU may not get what you want in life."
before i close the post, we don't just blow instruments. give a thought for the percussionists too.