Monday, April 11, 2005

realisation

Was on my way back home on the train yesterday, plugged in to my mp3s in my phone. As I was listening to a particularly touching sad song, my eyes fell upon a wrapped package dat someone seated infront of me was holding. All over the wrapping were the words "Missing You" with a fine print of a poem dat I had trouble making out from my distance. In my mind, I was wondering how coincidental it is for the words to appear just as the sad song played.

The packaging, rectangular and flat, somewhat resembled a picture frame or something along dat line. It was den dat the shaky pair of hands holding onto the package caught my attention. I looked up to see this lone man in his forties, looking somewhat grieved, staring into the distant, occasionally using his shaky hand to push up the thick rimmed spectacles dat he was wearing. I took a closer look, only to see that the man has obviously cried just a while ago, and that he seems to be trying to hold back his tears from his already teary eyes.

It was den dat my mp3 abruptly stopped, hp, dead. A realisation struck me.

Somehow, I just felt really sorry for the man, though I dun really have an idea wat he's really thinking or feeling at that instance. I felt the need for me to go forward and put my hand on his shoulder, and maybe utter a few words of encouragement. But I held back. I'm not really sure if the situation is wat I picture it to be. And I'm also not sure whether the man in question wants any attention at all. And so, I did nothing.

Just as I was alighting at my stop, I went past him, seeing the side of package dat's facing toward him. I saw for that brief moment dat the wrapping on dat side was torn at some parts, exposing parts of a black and white portrait. And as I alighted, the man was fumbling thru the torn portions and looking at the content of the package.. and returning to stare into the distance.. but this time, I saw him wipe a tear off his eye.

In my heart, I cried.

Cre8tivesparks at 4/11/2005 11:35:00 PM

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back again

Hmm.. it seems like eons since I last blogged.. ha.. (2 weeks plus to be exact) but seriously.. it felt like it's damn long ago.

Now dat I've been back in SAF Bands for 2 weeks plus le, finally have the time to sit down and blog. 2 weeks, and I seriously feel pretty much settled down and gotten used to the lifestyle in Bands. Initially thought I'll probably take some time to adjust back to the more regimental life of Bands, having slacked in MDC for like, 2+ months? But somehow, I now feel pretty much at home in SAF Band B le... haha~ And of cos, I have made lotsa new friends along the way~! :)

Looking back, I have already been through 1 major OCS parade and 2 smaller Guards of Honor (GOH) parades.. Not really anything impressive, but at least till now, I dun see wat's so dreary about parades. Maybe it's becos I believe in and practise wat the RSM of PROVOS unit once said: "You got to feel proud of yourself and you'll naturally look smart and feel good." Maybe dat's why I dun dread parades, ha~ Nor do I feel it's really damn xiong. You just got to feel good doing it, cos 'It's all in the mind', I guess.. ;)

Bands life aside, my personal life is also pretty happening recently. Just finished designing the poster for Braddell Heights CO's upcoming concert in July, and will have to follow up soon with the ticket design.. and ultimately the programme booklet in time to come. Quite taxing actually, given the very tight time constraints and the extremely packed schedule dat I have in Bands. It took me many sleepless nights, amidst days spent falling-in damn early for parades (6am?) to accomplish this. But still, luckily I managed to pull it off and completed a design dat at least I'm quite proud of. Here's a scaled down version, and do tag me ur comments:

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Must say this poster is one dat I put in the most effort so far, given dat I actually went so far as to borrow a powerful camera from Hansheng (thanks a million, bro!), get a model and also arrange for a photo shoot will the minimal equipments available. Ha.. must say it's quite a bold attempt to use a close-up shot of a person's face on the poster, knowing dat this will definitely put both my photography and photo-editing skills very much to the test. Met with quite a bit of obstacles along the way, but subsequently also learnt a lot. And I must say this is the most tedious poster that I've done so far, but also one dat I'm most proud of so far.. :) Some things can only be learnt thru experience, and I'm very grateful for being given the chance to experiment and create.

With this, I'll have to continue working on the tickets and programme booklets. Hope everything will be more smooth-sailing now.. *prays* Wish me luck guys~


Cre8tivesparks at 4/11/2005 10:03:00 PM

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Sunday, April 03, 2005

Firsts

K.. haven't been bloggin since my Big Day. Ha.. For the benefits of those who didn't know, I have officially been posted back to SAF Bands as of 28th Mar 2005. Hooray~!! =)

As of now, I'm officially a bandsman from SAF Band B!! Real glad the storm's finally blown over after 4 grueling months. It's about time! Right now, I couldn't be any happier. =D

These few days had been quite rather tiring ever since my posting back to Bands, due to my participation in the OCS Commissioning Parade, which is considered one of the major parades. My schedule's been packed daily with rehearsals after rehearsals since the 2nd day I got back (K.. I slacked for day 1. But dat's becos my Band left for parade rehearsals le. And I went running with Hans and wat's-his-name? around the camp lor..) For the records, it's my very first parade ('virgin parade', as wat a senior said) and I must say, I did feel a li' nervous initially before the actual parade commence. But once the drum major's mace shot up into the air, everything else went like clockwork. The hours spent on parade rehearsals didn't go to waste and all the anxiety was forgotten. Though I can't say there wasn't a single glitch, but I sure hope I didn't do too badly for a first-timer.. =p And that's with my sincerest thanks to people who have helped me out along the way by guiding me, people like Tianyou, Hanrong, Jeffrey, Hannasfi etc.. A big thank you to you guys! :)

Quite tired now.. will have to sign off here. *Yawns, rub eyes*

Will try and update more regularly~

Cre8tivesparks at 4/03/2005 12:14:00 AM

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