Sunday, July 01, 2007
Selamat sore, bagaimana kabarnya? Saya baik-baik saja. It means good (late) afternoon, how are you? I am fine. I hope there's no mistake...but yep, I'm doing a module in Bahasa Indonesia in the special term at NUS. It's quite fun and not too hard to learn. Those who will enter NUS in about a year's time and are interested to learn a language can consider learning it. I like the teaching style cos it's not rote learning. The focus is on conversational language and you get to practice it alot during class. Also, the project is quite fun like learning how to cook Indonesian foodstuff, perform Indonesian folk songs, learn Indonesian traditional dance, etc. So, enjoying myself.
Like sy, I prefer the new blogskin. The old one is just so.......yuck. But anyway, Sy, you're not going to Las Vegas??? Must go. Even if it's for a day..will not regret. If you do, go visit the Bellagio hotel, The Venetian, Caesar's Palace and just walk along Las Vegas Strip and take lots and lots of photos. Also, watch the performance outside the hotel named 'Treasure Island'. It's really really nice. Can video the performance too!! Really nice.
Like usual, I did not work this hols. BUT, I wasn't slacking. I was busy with CO stuff. Very busy esp since the vice-pres, secretary are away. But I'm planning to 'torture' the VP when she returns, which is soon. Had to prepare for a couple interesting external gigs. On monday (25 June), we performed at Shangri-la Hotel for the delegates of the World Economic Forum. Quite fun. And we got to eat the delicious food there - like the delicious green tea mousse, creamy and yummy cheese cake, coconut and passion fruit pudding....very yummy. Now, we're preparing for another very very interesting performance during the WOMAD music festival. A N. African performing group has invited us to send some members to perform with them. We will paly our chinese instruments together with them. It will be an interesting performance. We will be performing twice with them, once at NUS University Cultural Centre and another time at Fort Canning Hill (most prob on a sunday). The performances will be on 22 Aug and on 24/25/26 Aug. Will be fun. I'll have to do a workshop on Chinese Orchestra at Fort Canning during WOMAD with the VP too. If you all are interested, just let me know and I'll notify you again when the time approaches. I hear that us, the students, will be given special rates for the tickets to WOMAD performances. The performance at NUS will be free though.. really looking forward to that.
This is quite random but to all the girls: I discovered this really good wash-off face mask. It's a charcoal face mask from Origins. Really good. Apparently charcoal has natural purifying abilities. It's a little pricey, at $42, but it's really effective. At least for my sis and I.
Anyway, got to start studying Bahasa Indon. have a test coming up soon. take care and hope the girls are enjoying the hols. Don't work yourself too hard now...must relax a little to rejuvente your mind and soul ahead of another gruelling semester! Mari!
Kaixian
rmb to sign off! sang at 3:17 PM
