4 years of comatose, I am finally back.
Interesting how the idea of visiting my old blogs just popped into my head.
& Poof! Now i'm here writing my first post of 2014!
Hmm...so much has happened i don't even know where to start!
Alright, let me just do a run-through on these 4 MIA years.
Ah, yes. I guess the reason why i didn't blog anymore since 2010 was because i was promoted to be a senior and had to prepare for my 'O' levels.
You could say 2011-2012, were both exciting, fun-filled yet tiresome years.
In 2011, I just got streamed into the triple science class taking
Pure Physics, Chemistry & Biology.
I was definitely elated that I got into the triple science class because it was my goal then and I did really managed to reach my goal.
I took English(duh.), Chinese, Higher Chinese, Elementary & Additional Math.
On top of that I had Music 'O' levels too.
Oh my goodness, now come to think of it, i really did not know how i managed to juggle with so many subjects.
Although I only did averagely for my 'O' levels, definitely not up to what i aimed for, but i was also grateful there weren't any Cs in the certificate.
Well, at least, except Higher Chinese.
& I finally got it over & done with on late November 2012.
I could still remember the joy & the sense of relief that i was finally done with exams. FINALLY.
Afterwhich i had this long 2 months break from December 2012-January 2013, i thought i could enjoy my holidays.
Alas! That was not to be as my aunt called me to work as a data-entry clerk.
And so.. i took up my first job!
It was a horrible 1 month going to work everyday from 8am-5:30pm, sitting in front of the computer all day keying survey datas.
Thankfully, i had awesome colleagues that made my days a little less miserable.
After collecting my 'O' level results, it was a definite path to junior college(JC) for me.
It was my intention & goal afterall to be able to get into a JC!
And so, my 2 months of JC started at SRJC. (2013)
During my application to the junior colleges, i was also offered a chance to be able to study a music teaching diploma at Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts(NAFA).
So i decided that i would apply for both institutions.
The academic year for JC started first so i went and registered at SRJC.
Auditions & Interviews for NAFA were also happening simultaneously whilst i was in JC.
In April, the results for NAFA was out.
I have been accepted into NAFA.
It took me quite a while to decide if i should transfer schools and give up on JC to study music at NAFA.
After much consideration, i decided that. my future was in NAFA.
& so i left JC and came to NAFA!
The academic year for NAFA started in July last year (2013), starting my freshman year there.
Now that 1 semester flown by real quick, there are just so many new things to talk about!
Not only new friends, but new knowledge too.
I feel that my brain has branched out the music sector of my brain.
My first semester here in NAFA, i've really grown a lot physically & mentally.
My course has only 5 people(including me).
So the bond between us is very strong, and guess what? All of us are girls!
The 5 of us (5 peeps, we call ourselves) are all studying a diploma in music teaching, training us to become teachers of the future!
Interesting how sometimes life bends its own way out.
Being so science-orientated since primary & secondary school, all i wanted to do was science!
And now, i'm here as a music major.
Music to me, is my everything. Without music, life is a mistake.
I have been an avid fan of music. Listening from records to walkmans to mp3s.
I also started learning the piano at 7 while the electone (somewhat sim. to an organ) at 8.
The music path I created for myself have come a long way.
From ABRSM exams to 'O' level Music, now i am here embarking on the real deal, the real journey to my teaching/arts/future career!
Til now, it is still unimaginable to me where i am now.
I wouldn't have pictured myself studying in an music institution ever.
Although it was a temporary goal when i was young, but then i got side-tracked into the science-orientated path.
Somehow, i am yet back here.
From where i started,
music.
The burning passion to understand it,
to perform it.
& the thrills of listening to it,
be it classical or whatever genre that is.
Music, speaks my soul.
