1st Day

Today 1st day of the common tests... Some of the people in class were saying that they would die from the common test while others like Jit Hin were pretty optimistic about it. As for me i think i did average, my marks will be around the passing mark area... So 2 lessons were gone like this, both of them spent on the common tests, skipping Home Econs

After recess was ACC no one cared about the teacher as she was so damn soft. People would just talk and talk right in front of her face. Whenever she asked the class to keep quiet the clsss would jus keep quiet for 10 sec then start to talk again... Art again was skipped as Mr Lim had something on... 5 art lessons skipped. WTH ?!

Hence we went home at 1.40, while the rest of the school were still listening to their boring teachers. On the way out, i realised something. One can actually classfiy people on how they exit the school. People who leave by the main gate are people who stay in school till late in the evening hence used to leaving by the main gate. While people leaving by the side gate straight away head home after school. =)

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Dont want to talk too much, back to studying

Stressed

Many things to study no time. Chinese haven study finish, science got alot of things not really clear... Nvm about that already... Just have to perseverethrough this week

Have been listening to the song 100 Years repeatedly. I personallly feel that this song tells the whole CHMA 2006 to me, allowing me to recall the hard work we had put in and the joy of finishing it well done. The time when i had felt this song was able to tell the whole CHMA was when the curtains were closed and the people at the control room were playing this song. This song be played repeatedly had created a lasting impression until the fact that i can remember what had happened backstage before the curtains were opened. Example was Sung Rui's motivational speech of telling us that this was everything we had done for..., Stage crew waiting behind the curtains knowing that this as the night if their lifes, knowing once the curtains opened the show started and we had to start work. The atmosphere that time had suited the style of the song... I dont know how to put it across but the song was just able to bring back the whole of CHMA 2006 back into my mind.

I dunno why dont ask me...

Whoa !!!

So today was the Friday before the common tests the weekend must study like mad people..

1st period was physics. Most of the people very nervous abt their results as they know that they had a high chance of flunking the test. So in the end i got 28/40. Damn wasted. I minus a hell lot of marks due to dumb careless mistakes. But well, at least never fail. =) The rest of the periods were quite sian (as usual).. I realised that i had not attended any music lesson since the start of this term, either it is due to holiday, CHMA or Mr Yeo just was not here...

After that was iMedia. Mr Wang showed us quite a number of short flims. Practically all them had very good camera shots or they just had a very good storyline. So, around 5 Mr Wang wanted to interview some of us. Me, MC, Jit Hin and Joshua Peh were selected from the sec 2 batch. We were talking on the way and guessing what the EXCO will ask us... I remember last year when Yu Hung and John were down for the interview, they were damn tensed and nervous. So how to de-stress? by playing CounterStrike on the tablets...

First up was Joshua Peh, he seemed as if nothing had happened to him. While everyone was having their interview, Henry introduced us to some ghost clips on youtube. Super scary all of us were like what the f***, then when something scary happened we would just back off from the mac... When it was my turn super nervous. Then 5 EXCOs + Mr Wang started asking questions...

Next week Friday... Common tests end. Buffet Lunch.

Ironic?

In school, all of us were joking school, laughing here and there, suaning teachers that we dont like. But who knows? Behind that stern and serious exterior face of a teachers lies a youthful sprit inside. It is like when we students are alone, we are normally quiet, sit away in one corner. But when we are together going out or just plain talking crap we can be very 'crazy' and talk at least pages of plain nonsense...

Ironically, the same goes with some of the teachers. Take today's event for an example(not telling you what) , teachers were talking here and there like how we chat... Laughing here and there...  Simple enough, teachers have shown that there is a time for relaxation and also a time for being serious. A little bit of both does good to you. Today, i think i had understood the teachers more... =)

Sian

Now after CHMA, life has became as hectic. During CHMA life was super tough, need to juggle homework and iMedia... Now projects are due this week, class tests are given this week, common tests are next week, considering the fact that time given to study is very little...

It seems that this term is damn short. To me the term had just started only on 17July, besides that the days before that my mind was on CHMA...

Damn stressed, got so many things to do so little time...

Things To Do:
- Periscope (Damn screwed, haven do alot of things)
- Geography Journal (WTF, today then let us know must next tues pass up)
- Studying for C.T
          - English, little to study
          - Chinese, 90 chim words to study in a week
          - Maths, practice only
          - Science, WTF...
          - Geo, logic thinking gets you somewhere in geo

F***ing many things to do so little time

Commotion

Simple enough, i bet most of you know what I am talking about...

Since the start of last year's term, we were made to pay our worksheets. Everyone was surprised and annoyed at the same time as no school makes us pay for our worksheets...

This year, more monuments/statues were built, everyone had suspected that the money had been used for these monuments/statues... Luckily, the student leaders had gave a assembly programme on this issue. This had eased our queries but it all started again when the statues of the 11 boys and the 灿烂的明天 came when all these came again. I heard rumours that it had cost a 4 digit sum...

Now the press are involved, we shall see how things turn out...

Hmmm...

CHMA 2006 was indeed a success, if you go around blogger and search for CHMA, you will see people commenting and saying how successful CHMA was...

I feel that CHMA has helped us bond together. Right guys? People who dont communicate with each other in the past are now talking frequently... You want an example? Lets take Ying Zheng, he joined iMedia barely a month ago and he was 'thrown' into the stage team... Now, after all these rehearsals everyone knows him well... And i had also realised something, if you were under more stress and did more work for CHMA 06, you will feel a greater sense of satisfaction. I just have to say something, thanks you guys, i feel that iMedia is the best CCA you can ever have. People say that secondary school life is the best as you will have the perfect mix of school work and friends, i now totally agree with that... =)

CHMA 2006

14 July 2006, 7.30pm, Catholic High School Hall

That day, the audio team showed their mixing skills

That day, the stage team showed how fast and efficient they were

That day, the video team showed that what they had done with their footage was as good as professionals

That day, the stage design team showed what they could do to a boring hall backdrop

That day, the publicity team amazed us with wonderful designs of the tickets, posters and programme booklet

Now, all iMedia's hardwork has been shown...

Audio Team / Stage Team:
Through out, we worked like mad people. It may seem easy to some people but it takes alot of preparation work. The people at the mixer seem to have a simple job by just moving the faders up and down and adjusting the volume. But they wrong. The men at the mixer have to make sure the configuration settings are PERFECT, nothing must go wrong, music must be played at the right time etc. On the day itself, i am sure that you all have seen that the mixer people were all very good. We the stage crew had the most tiring job on the day itself, and it really is tiring.... I am sure the audience would not have noticed this but we have only 10, TEN people backstage. 5 on each side and i dare say that we were efficient... Before the show, it was kinda hell for us. We had to tie up 13 wires coming from all different sides and hide it behind the amps so that no one would see it. Then preparing people so that we would fast and efficient was difficult. An example: The switch between Yang Qin and electone, i am sure you all know how heavy the electone is right, it will take 5 people to even lift it. And at the same time we had to clear the yang qin and bring out the electone...

Video Team:
I dare say what they had done was pure work of genius and a work of art. The timings of the video were perfect, they had put much effort and work in... What else is there to say? Let the video say it all : CHMA Video

Stage Design:
This was the best stage design ever! The stage team spent much time working on it. Including preparation of the logo, and hanging of the logo. And if you all think that the lighting effects which had helped enhance the design's beauty were just a lucky coincidence, you all were wrong, it was all planned... Stage design, you rock !!!

Publicity Team:
The tickets you all hold in your hand during CHMA 2006 is designed by the publicity team. They seem to not do anything but in fact through out the whole period they are the ones who are slogging their hearts out. The "feel the heat", "come chill" posters were designed by them, the programme booklet was also designed by them.

It has been 2 whole years of CHMA. Everyone in iMedia worked very hard for this particular event. And i am sure everyone was happy that it is all over. I am sure that those who had bought the tickets were not disappointed at all. Next year, CHMA 2007 shall be better, i PROMISE.

See you guys at CHMA 2007...

Fifa investigates Zidane red card

Hope something goes well for Zidane...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5169342.stm

Overnight camp

i knew CHMA overnight camp was going to be a fun event but not to this extent...

In the morning there were lessons, damn sian. Then there was the excel fest. Lots of pressure during the actual thing, must make everything perfect so that wont screw up...

Then came the camp/work. When i got in to the studio, the audio crew was slacking. WTF. Supposed to do work, but lin de sit at G5 play games, John lie on couch listening to iPod. Ask them to do work, but John said: "everything finish liao !" Then came the drama... Lin De had canceled John's game which was in the process of downloading cause he said that it was taking 2 days more. But john said that the computer was wrong one. Then they started arguing... Lin De got so pissed that he just slack on the couch. After a few minutes, he say: " no more work already right? I go liao.." WTF?

So i waited till SW, came then we discussed the event layout Mr Wang. Next we went to have our dinner, we could not confirm where we were eating so we split up. After dinner i went home and put my bag down and bathed. Then, it was only when i went back to school alone when i knew that it was a creepy place. When i arrived at the studio, i was sweating both because of the reason that i was afraid and running. For details ask SR, MC, SW, john lim. Then me and SW disscussed the stage transition, layout all the way from 9-12. SW left for home and SR went to bathe. After the bath we had finally finished it at 1.30am.

Next i went out to play soccer with MC, Ceph, Yu Hung, John Lim, Jit Hin. There were some laughable instances and some really beautiful plays... We went back into teh control room after we had realised that we make Mr Wang mad after whacking the studio door countlessly... i watched scary movie 4 for 10sec then i went to sleep.

Woke up at 8.30am. Went to play soccer to 'wake' myself up. After that we went for breakfast, John went to Mac without telling us and make us envious of his breakfast. Then we went back to the studio to do more work. Then we went to play inkball on  Mr Wang's tablet. We broke Mr Wang's record of 0, by scoring 21000++. Then after that i went home to sleep...

That was a good and fun preparation camp... Now i can't wait for the september iMedia camp...

oh and by the way the lucky draw prizes for CHMA are damn sexy...

1. I've seen some of the students having it. However, ours is better.
2. It is really sexy.
3.
It'll help if you memorise your ticket's serial number (at the back,
top right hand corner). You don't want to read it wrongly under the dim
lightings. Oh of course, please retain your ticket throughout the show.    Taken from www.chmusicawards.blogspot.com

I know what it is but not going to slip my mouth and tell. Just buy the tickets...

Firefox Theme

Found this theme for firefox, will appeal to those who have flyakite installed

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1830/

Homecoming

Waking up at 6.50am on a saturday morning, i had expected it to be a waste of time going to the homecoming but i was wrong...

0720 : helped class set-up stall,  none of the food as there, quite worried
0825 : set-up dedication booth and chma booth
1200: went to the studio and do minus one
1300-1430: Walking around

The dedication booth not bad got quite some business that day. I had managed to persuade Zhe Wen, pop, Deddy and Kong Ying to come for CHMA. We won't dissappoint you guys !Our class the nasi lemak stall alot of business, did not know how much they had earned but i think they had earned quite a sum.

CHMA

Many people think that CHMA is just a dumb talentime show but you all are wrong, here are some reasons to persuade you...

1. We go for quality over quantity. Meaning that we don't hold CHMA because every year must hold it. Instead we hold it because there is really quality to showcase
2. The tickets are only $8
3. I am sure you all have heard the bands at the homecoming, so if you want to listen to them, buy the tickets !!
4. The sound and lighting are proffesional... I dare say that we are as good as the Singapore Idol PA people. Dont believe? Go here, http://homepage.mac.com/imedia_chs/Menu9.html

Audio Crew

A sigh of relief... Mr Wang had approved our minus one. 20 hours of hard work on converting a pathetic midi file into a good minus one. I feel that our hard work had paid off... The minus ones are almost completed...

Samuel ---- Piano
Jared ---- Comppleted
Bei Yang ---- Completed

Now in 2 weeks, 2 minus ones are to be completed and 5 recordings to be completed... More hard work!!!