Unfortunate Day
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008?Yesterday just had a performance together with my Chinese orchestra in SP. Suppose to feel excited over the performance but met with an accident that caused jitters along the way to SP.
Most people should know both my dad and bro are also part of the orchestra, so it seems pretty like a family outing to me.(My mum in charge of carrying clothes. Oooppsss..) We took a chartered bus with the other orchestra members with all the instruments too. This bus did not leave a good first impression to me actually. Partly is becos this bus look lok kok lok kok one. And once we step onto the bus, I can smell a strong stench smell.
AFter we board the bus then i fell aslp. Suddenly i heard a few uncles say "gg to bang le"(in chinese). I tot sure wont have anything since they are shouting to the driver, but before i know there is a collision that throw me to the back of the seat in front of me. Lucky my hand reflex helps a bit to block the force, if not my buck teeth now will go inner. (Eh, shd try hor.. Touchwood)
The accident happen pretty soon. We r at Bishan, and accident happen in Thomson road, between Prata house and Thomson plaza. I tink its still v sudden to most ppl cos alot of ppl suffered from the collision. Most ppl is the same as me, bang my face only. One uncle poor thing, bang his teeth.. And another bang her nose which became blue black ltr on. Haiz.. As for the bus, the wind screen are all cracked but not shattered. The bus bang into a 855 bus. The 855 back are all dented. I hope no one is thrown out from the centre seat of laast row. Don wanna imagine. =_=;
Anyway ltr the traffic police came and ask wat happen, then announce that this bus is unfit to drive anymore. So the chartered bus company arranges another bus to pick us up. While waiting, the uncles were saying 人算不如天算。Cos we are on the schedule and by right we shd reach on time. Who knows this happens which disrupt our schedule. Actually really cant understand y this happens cause b4 the collision the uncles are already alerting the driver but he stil din react in time. Wat to say? Suay lor.. After that my mum told me she is actually worry wat will happen if we all die together. E HDB will be given to the goverment. When i heard this i told myself lucky we survive. Hahaa..
But only lucky thing that comes from the accident is the next bus that comes to pick us is much more comfortable. SOmething like those we take for school outing, the bus one more like school bus or factory bus. But even if we are in the 2nd bus already, we still feel scared scared. Wenever the bus got abit near to another vehicle we will make some noise. CAnt really seat in peace.
This is not the end yet. After we reach SP, an uncle discover that while packing the instrument, they forgot to take his "luan". So i suggested to him to take the instrument that i’m playing "pipa" cos they brought along an extra one. Btw this uncle is my first teacher who taught me "pipa". He accepted the suggestion and i was v happy cos that means i no need to seat on the 1st row le. Hahah.. My mum was v concern if i’m presentable because i need to seat on e 1st row during all performance. Phew..
But just as we r preparing for rehearsal, i discover a more 晴天霹雳thing. One "divider" of my Pipa has dropped. = to there is a few notes that i cant play = there are some songs i cant complete = i have to act on stage that i’m playing. ITs v v v demoralising thing. Though i really have stage fright, but i do train for this performance too. I don mind not getting the glamour but i at least do hope that all the practises can be presented out. SO disappointed i finish the performance with my defective instrument. Haiz..
Its actually a concert from this music school that invited us to play like live band that kind, instead of they using karaoke system. Overall most of the songs we played ok, got 2 we really have to say sorry to the singers. But they are all v great singers i must say. They are the teachers of the music school. Great melodious voices.
ANyway this performance finally ended le, less one thing to stress abt. Nx one is my law test on nx tues which i haven start reading at all. Shall start studying after watching 篮球火. ITs really a nice show!LOves jerry.. Ahaha..
Enjoy ur lovely sunday!
