Saturday, December 31, 2005

Sec 1 Orientation

FRIDAY, 13th January 2005
2.15pm to 3.15pn
Performing Arts groups performing demo to the new Sec 1s

Followed by...
THE CCA Fair (where we need to set up shop)

Choir practice will be on Wednesdays (3pm to 6pm) and Fridays (1.30pm to 4.30pm).
Please note that absenteesm will need to be accompanied by an MC, or parent/guardian/teacher's letter. Mr Goh or Nadiah MUST be informed about the absence and the reason before the practice.

Just so that you know, CCAs will be bidded on, and the CCA department will ASSIGN the CCA to the student. We are aiming for 30 new members.

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

Thursday, December 29, 2005

DISCLAIMER

I refer you to the last entry by ms Koh, this is to clarify that that was not a planned choir outing. It was merely a gathering of colleagues, friends and students. And it so happens that 3 of the students are from the choir. Also, the primary objective was to watch Narnia, what happened after the movie was all impromptu. So to those choir members who felt cheated or left out, that was not an official outing and we did not mean to be exclusive. We decided on it last minute and whoever can make it just went. Please rest assured that we'll be looking into organising a PROPER choir outing which EVERYBODY will be asked to participate. Probably will take place after the new sec one recruits are properly settled in, so expect it to be in the March holidays. Thank you and Happy New Year!

-corcovado20

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

OUTING!

Shawn, Jaime, Samaria, Mr Goh and I went to watch Narnia this afternoon, accompanied by Royston, who has nothing to do with the choir, but who is fun company, and Mr Chen, the one responsible for rewriting the lyrics of our school song.

Narnia is good! Remember not to walk out of the theatre when the movie credits start rolling... there's a little bit of a surprise 2 minutes into it.

After the movie, we got went for elaborate chinese tea near Chinatown.

Drinking tea makes you smile LIKE THIS! *grin*

From right to left: Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Oh ok, fine...
(From left to right: Jaime, Samaria, Mr Goh and Royston)

The fragrance cup and the drinking cup on a tea tray

Then, in oriental jubilation, we walked through chinatown and went for a rather good dim sum for dinner... Shawn and Royston, you missed all the delicious food! Awwww!

After dinner, we found rain outside! We wondered what to do with ourselves... we thought and thought and thought...

And then an epiphany!!! We somehow came upon the ludicrious decision to take the longest possible train ride and ended up in Boon Lay.

And we rode and rode until at long last, we arrived at Jurong Point, which seemed to be on practically a different country from Serangoon Gardens.

"This mango dessert ah, very the special one... can only be found in the far west."

Where we had dessert, and headed home...

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Corcovado

In case you're wondering what the Corcovado is, its that statue in the foreground of this photo. This is Rio de Janerio in Brazil (I think!). So Mr Goh must call himself 'corcovado' because he always has his arms outstretched when he conducts the choir.

Psst! We should kidnap Mr Goh in Ms Leow's car and take him to the top of Mount Faber and get him to stand in the same position as that corcovado...

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

Monday, December 26, 2005

Season's Greetings

Ho ho ho how's everyone and everything? Hope you're enjoying your holidays. Well I am back from ma cruise and it's fun. Here's to give you my Christmas wishes and spread some cheer.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
let your heart be light,
from now on our troubles will be out of sight.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
make this yuletide gay,
from now on our troubles will be miles away.

Here we are as in olden days
happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
will be near to us once more

Through the years we all will be together
if the fate allow.
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
and have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

Take care and see you on Tues 27th Dec (that's tomorrow)
Please be punctual and for those who needs a wake up call, please inform sectional leaders or committee members. And committee members please set good examples, I expect you to be the most "ON" i.e. ON time, ON target, ON schedule, ON THE BALL!

Thanks for your kind attention, have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
-Corcovado20

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

Sunday, December 25, 2005

1 more week...

With one more week of school holidays left...

Here's wishing everyone a merry christmas and happy new year! Keep singing, keep smiling, and see you all on Tuesday as we prepare for the new school year's performances.

Remember... its Tuesday, 8am to 12pm. Music Room 2. Everyone who wants to be in the choir next year MUST ATTEND THIS PRACTICE! Please pass the message on to all the other people you know so that the practice will be well attended and therefore productive.

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

Sunday, December 18, 2005

School Website...

I need to put together a webpage for "Voices In The Garden" that will appear with the other CCAs in the listings - so that the new Sec 1's will see what wonderful, gorgeous, fun people the choir is and will sell their souls to us for 4/5 years. We intend to recruit 40 new choir members (new exotic flowers) from the new Sec 1 cohort, so the "Voices In The Garden" can bloom... then we can soon start our alumni choir with our old blossoms, which we can call "Echoes from the Backyard". Mr Goh, our head gardener, will be tending to the plants to make them bloom. We will also be removing the weeds that prevent our fragile flowers from growing, so that the garden can win awards and attract people from all over the world to see it. I will be linking this blog from that website so you may have curious people dropping in.

I need photos/info etc on what the choir has been doing... I've only known this group since July 2005 and there's 1 and a 1/2 years of valuable history that's missing. Update me! You can drop me an email at amandakoh at gmail dot com. Please do it soon, because I intend to get the website up and running by NEXT WEEK (that means, before christmas).

And WHERE'S THE LOGO?!?!!! Aiya... you all arh! *bish*

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Away on Retreat

Hi folks,

I'd be away from 14-16 Dec on retreat in Cameron Highlands. Meanwhile, take care and have fun. See y'all later ;)

-corcovado20

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

"This Is Me"

Do drop by if you're free - its a event organized by AWARE, the same people who are responsible for the WRC in Singapore.

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

Monday, December 12, 2005

Back from Africa

Hi everyone! I'm back from South Africa.

Have put up some photographs... click HERE to view them as a slideshow. There are 3400 photos in all, so this is just a little glimpse at the lot.

I hope everyone's been fine and I'll see all of you at the next practice after Christmas. Am glad that Mr Goh is back in civilization and that all is well and good in our world.

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

Sunday, December 11, 2005

December Holidays

Hi all,

Glad to be back in civilisation. Here's a note for y'all.
PLEASE MARK YOUR DIARIES LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
Tues 27 Dec 8am-12nn
Fri 30 Dec 1pm-5pm

These are the last 2 practices in year 2005 in preparation for January 2006 Sec One Orientation performance.

Attendance is COMPULSORY. Absence without medical certificate or letter of excuse signed by parents will be treated as TRUANCY and will warrant disciplinary action which may lead to your expulsion from choir.

If you haven't received a consent form or any notification on the above mentioned dates, that's because you have been missing from practice for too long. Please find out from friends what you've missed, and friends, please help to PASS down information to those who are not around. Communication is always very lacking and information gap is perpetually present. I hope this situation will improve in the new year.

Having said all that. Happy Holidays, enjoy whatever's left of your December hols, go out, play, eat, watch movie, have fun, be merry and take care of yourselves. I would like to see u in one piece. MERI KURISUMASU!

-your conductor

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

Saturday, December 03, 2005

REINSERTION INTO CIVILISATION

YOU GUYS WATCH OUT, COZ I'M BACK
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
-corcovado20

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir

Thursday, December 01, 2005

Bye bye for a while

Ok folks, I am off to africa tonight - everyone BEHAVE on this blog! Be NICE to each other!

Please attend all the choir practices, you KNOW when they are and so there's no reason to not be there. Be on time also, and concentrate and do what you're supposed to do. Mr Goh is boss, so listen to him and OBEY!

Our Voices Raise As One
One Heart One Choir