不知到还有谁会偶尔来这里
曾经充满了回忆的时光， 随着人，事，物的逝去 也都慢慢的暗淡掉了
只有这里，还保留这我们当时光鲜的时刻

是啊
我们都长大了

当时带领着合音天使的机车都结婚了
Royston 求婚，Alicia 结婚一周年～
Yikang和嫂子依旧甜甜蜜蜜
我都快要大学毕业了

从那时候，刚刚上中学
到现在
没想到我以为无限的青春 就这样豁达的挥霍了

下一次再上来Po文
不知到我们会在人生的哪个阶段
发展怎样的故事

我只希望，
我们都能幸福

Even though I might be undergoing "life cleansing" process to remove away old baggage in my life before I start my new life journey, one thing for sure, I would never remove away the memories I had with HYTS. That wonderful period of time had been etched in me so deep, it can never be cleaned away. I will always remember her as being so lively and happy and walking among us, as this gives me the willpower to not break and crumble into pieces.

For those who don't know yet, I'm moving on to be Mrs in about 2 months time. I'm sorry I can't invite all of you to my wedding as we have really limited seating. But rest assured, I will invite all of you to my housewarming or baby shower party next year (whichever comes earlier :p).

Meanwhile, stay happy and enjoy the current phase of your life TO THE FULLEST!

XOXO,
Alicia

i dont know if anyone ever reads this blog..
or come to this blog by chance and remember all the happy times that we've had.

life has been very hectic for me, but i never fail to notice when the date 13 is drawing near.
after breaking down completely on the 6th month, my 7th passed by smoothly.

i think of you from time to time, but its as if ive used up all my tears.
all the times when i was so obvious that everyone around me had to keep me company,
all the other times when i look at the little things you wrote to me and cry to myself silently

life still moves on doesnt it.

cruel but true.


i wrote a song for you, just for you.
its my first attempt, so it isnt very fantabulous or whatever
but i wanted to make it into a remembrance.
at the 8th month, i wrote a song for you.

copied and pasted from my own blog.
i guess i want this blog to have happy memories:)
enjoy the read! and i love you guys very much.
3years and counting and our bond will forever remain there kay guys^^
cos we're an amazing class!


On saturday, it rained.
On monday, it rained.

On sunday, THE RAIN STOPPED FOR HYTS TO HAVE THEIR PICNIC AT THE BOTANIC GARDENS!!!!!

“Hi, my name is Shyrlyn. I am 17 this year. I joined this class because I love to sing and want to do it even better.”

It might be in Chinese, it might not be the exact wording. But the essence of her introductory sentence I remembered was simple, plain and direct. It spoke for her, and the rest of us.

This name, so commonly pronounced, yet so uniquely spelt. Yes, she certainly lived up to her name, being a unique friend to many.

She started the ball rolling, in any way possible. Be it this introduction, be it volunteering to try for some vocal exercises, her zest and energy grew in us, infecting the class like some contagious viral airborne germ. If the entire class had great chemistry, she must have been a greater catalyst.

On a faithful Friday, she brought the class out to supper. The journey was filled with laughter, and her confusion. She’s just being herself: laughing about almost anything while trying her best to navigate in Chinatown. Finally, we started our first Friday supper. Fast-forwarding the timeline, prata soon became a weekly staple. The Friday supper was a perfect bridge between a hectic week of school/work and the start to a great weekend. The supper club became bigger after a merger of two classes and it went on for years. A simple calculation would give a conservative 78 sessions (I estimate 1.5 years) of supper. If it wasn’t her initiative, the class wouldn’t have had so much fun and bonding within these 78 sessions.

It was through these 78 sessions I got to know her past. It was intriguing in a way as it was nothing like the norms of the social circle I was in. At a young age of 17, my most difficult times in my entire 17 years of living were probably some trivial examinations. At that young age of 17, she’s been through so much more life impacting dilemmas. Although younger, I’ve always talked to her as though she was an equivalent. At times, I did get confused as the level of maturity and mental strength she exuded and exhibited was simply beyond amaze.

She was truly an infectious one. I mean, who can forget her most ringing sound other than her singing voice? It was her unparalleled laughter that led to the birth of ‘Taipei 101’ joke. It was her laughter that reinforced the ‘stingray’ joke. It was her laughter that made all my lame jokes possible. I’m not the best joker in the world, yet she gave 100% support each time through her signature ‘highness’ and laughter. It showed so much she looked at things in the most optimistic perspective, even finding happiness in the most trivial jokes.

She was the greatest caretaker. Potato salad, tiramisu and pi-gu looking sushi that was meant to be a heart shape. She loved to cook, but she loved to share her cooking even more. Her extra effort in maintaining and appreciating this bunch of friends was felt beyond the lesson, beyond her presence during every supper.

Then things changed. From a close friend, I was subjected to more pressure from school and the friendship between Shyrlyn and I drifted at an exponential rate. From regular chatting on MSN, I didn’t even appear on MSN. I did miss the days in OB, but heavy amount of school load allowed me to conveniently push my friendships and days I’ve had in OB into my memory bank. I resigned to thinking those were good times that couldn’t be retrieved.

The last outing, again, even though it wasn’t my choice, but I placed my career assessment test above this outing, thinking that I would just need to appear in the next outing. If I would have known it would be the last time we could get together with Shyrlyn around..

But there’s no ‘if’s in life.

Her departure made me reflect a lot. How did I allow a close friendship to dwindle to such a point? To a point I was asking Regina what was she busy with before her departure? I didn’t even know if she’s working or studying. And I didn't even get to meet her when she was in her short hair. I know nothing about Shyrlyn for the past year. Nothing and no news, until this news.

So friends, stop blaming yourself for not being a good enough friend because a worse friend of hers is writing here.

She made me realize with a hard awakening that I’ve let so many other friendships slip past me just like that. She made me realize that I need to treasure those I really care for. And I do hope we carry on what she believed in, maintaining this bond that we share.

Though physically it is already impossible to hear her laughter or see her smile, the power of our mind would constantly remind us of how she would optimistically laugh it off cheerfully. Let’s learn from her and face the toughest moments in life with a laugh. And whenever we did, we make sure it is so high that it’s always higher than Taipei 101.

RDSF = Retarded Default Smelly Face!!

Please do not tell anyone hahaha!!

hello my dearest hyts angels~

im here to stop this blog from rotting too much!!
so i'll be posting up details for our annual HYTS gathering!


DATE: 26 MARCH 2011 SATURDAY
TIME: dinner time but we should meet up earlier to buy our bbq stuff.
hahahah..
VENUE: ecp

i honestly cant wait to see every single one of you again!!

<3 laolaoda.

I'm back!! Hope we still can make it in time for new year!! Frankly speaking, I didn't feel that it was chinese new year at all.. There aint any yu sheng lou hei, 拜年, ang bao, mandarin oranges..

But still we should meet!!

HYTS come come!!

AK aka HJ

happy new year pull your ear! i'm just trying to be funny SO LAUGH UH!

HEHES ;D

merry xmas and a happy new year..
"欢"乐的"节"日快来临.. wrote this~~

Hope we have a gathering soon.. I damn miss all of you!!

~~Turning into ASH in TONs..

wahhhh! i havent touched blogger for damn long so i didn't realise that there were soo SOO SOO many new posts!

sighs, how nice uh last time! we had suppers, and jokes and yes, the very unforgettable mistakes like "stingrays are swimming birds"
is still haunting me right now. AHHAHAHHA!
but i got smarter kay! i was young! you'll have to forgive me!

okay! i hope this blog would be there till i become an old grandma so i would remember the good old days even when i have 老人痴呆症。

and i guess i'll see you guys real soon! ;D

love,
THE HAPPY STINGRAY (:

Read Royston's post!! Very meaningful!! HYTS is my most valuable and precious class ever... Thank you all!! :)

Thank you for the last few reads. They were excellent material in proving that my 1 year plus or so in OB wasn’t wasted. I’ve found great friends like you all.

By the way, it was a pleasant surprise to read so many revival entries. Out of boredom, or out of curiosity, deep down inside us, we still bothered to click on HYTS blog, despite knowing that it will be more or less dead. Well, here’s my turn.

We came together because at different ages, at that same phase of time, we made a decision to quit secretly like singing but pursue it wildly. The common passion together with our homogeneous frequency sparked off this unique chemistry of HYTS. I was 21 back then.

This blog was created because something so unique is worth keeping, or recording. True, indeed. Your classmates are just a random bunch of people who come together involuntarily to study. You became good friends with them because of circumstance. Your CCA mates come together because of common activities, and depending on whether you enjoy these activities, it can go either way. But we come together because we voluntarily joined the class simply due to the fact we like singing.

And that was how the original HYTS was unique to me.

And I appreciate every supper we had on Fridays. Trust me, I’ve never eaten so much suppers in my life! Sometimes, it wasn’t the food (though it was still awesome), it’s the company.

When I was in US, I did have a lot of fun, I had a new passion other than singing – photography. I learnt, I enjoyed, I explored. Each time I feel excited about a new place I’m going to shoot (with my camera), I remembered the same excitement before supper, (just to prove i'm not a glutton), before exams, before guan mo hui, before our outings.

I missed singing in the States, I’m sure Tiffany does too. I missed it so much I joined the choir, only to realize it’s too hard cause everyone reads notes faster than my eyes blink. Constrained in an English environment, I’m really deprived of releasing Chinese music from my mouth. (not the nicest way to describe, but still the best way)

I’m really glad the previous outing happened. A pity Tiffany the Singing Queen and Shyrlyn the Laughing Queen and Alicia the Beauty Queen weren’t there. But still, familiar voices, familiar topics, familiar laughters of the same OLD topics, they never get boring. =)

As time passes, other bigger agendas in lives dominated how we need to spend our time. If we have 100 hours a day, or the distance between Canada/USA/London and Singapore are about 20km, I’m sure none of us would hesitate to maintain this friendship on a more frequent basis.

Many of us are not as fortunate as HJ Laoshi to be able to make music the centre of our lives. But in the midst of studies/work/beauty pageant/being overseas/relationship/new hobbies/new friends, I hope everyone can occasionally take a break and withdraw from all the hectic work, and re-embrace something which we once felt so strongly for.

With Tiffy and Royston back!! We will have an outing real soon! Counting down!! Thank you BGN :X

我

不知道 应该怎么开始。
这篇的第一行 应该写了有10次了吧。
全都被我写了又删。


我很想分享 合音天使对我的意义
认识你们这一群疯子
彻底的改变了我人生和态度

我其实还蛮胆小的。 怕失败所以怕尝试。
来海蝶是我这一生 做过最神经的事。
[ 当然， 认识你们之后， 做过更疯的。。 但一切还是因为参加歌唱班而诞生的。]

我还记得， 我们第一次上课 是在 B-class.
我还记得， 当我们开始认识。。 从一起回家
慢慢到每一个星期都会先去吃宵夜。

星期五有了新的意义。
我对它有了期待。。 开始期待上课的时间
上课的欢乐， 吵闹， 认真 和 努力。

我们一起过了初级 和 中级 的考试。
而最令我难忘的
应该就是 合音天使 的 观摩会。

这是属于我们多么特别的事。
这些都是我们仅有的。


有些时候， 我很怕其他的人
认为合音天使很耍大牌， 很exclusive.
可是， 我还是会想坚持这份独有的身份
因为。。 我相信没有人可以取代我们的意义和存在的价值。
你们在我心目中， 就是无可取代的。　

对于老师
你是我最敬爱的老师。
我有说过吧。
谢谢你看着我们的成长， 一直教导我们。
虽然你很机车
也一直把我们搞哭！！
但是， 你是知道的..
我们都好爱你!!

［所以。。人气上升！］

我知道大家都有了各自要忙的事。
但是我相信，
相信大家跟我一样
在心里，一直
一直都会有合音天使的位置

我不会忘记。
我们曾一起走过的日子。
和你们成为朋友
我只想让你们知道

我有多珍惜。

<3
老老大。

嘿嘿
笑一个吧！

Alicia was here!!!! =D

congrats heyintianshis!!!!! you guys are going into advance level!!!!! i'm so jealous!!!! i'm still stuck at beginner level :( thats so pathetic! anyways you guys all did a great job! how i wish i was there to hear you guys!!! why do i always miss pk?! That's unfair :P

lol didn't expect i will blog this post right? haha i decided to blog to keep this blog alive and i felt i should contribute my views as part of the class right? :)

Hahahah!! I've managed to psycho my course coordinator to change all the 11 Friday classes to Thursday!! And so, my new timetable has got only 2 Friday classes!! The rest of the 9 classes will be on Thursdays! ^ ^y

I feel so blessed man! I don't have to be caught in between school and singing!!!

Wooohooo!!!

Ooops, I know this is irrelevant.. But I'm so happy that I can continue to be in HYTS class (is that a good thing or bad thing to u all?)! Hahahhaa!

See you all soon! =D

Oh, BTW, poor Shyrlyn got attacked on her blog by my blog's stalker, all because of me. =( I'm so sorry, girl! Sorry to drag you down in this mess. >.<


Just Me!

MWUAAHAHHAHA ITS ME.
i tell y'all. im super free and siann-ed. i got NOTHING to do.
nothing. zomg.
ABSO NOTHING.
i went buffet eating, movie catching, party playing, arcade gaming, prawn catching, cousin staying over, shopping, eating, psp-ing, laptop watching, youtubing, being jealous, eating, sleeping.
ETC. darn, can holiday job start?!

so anyway.. sorry for digressing
i shall do the FUTURE PLANS IN SINGING thing.

actually im very uncertain about my future!
i have no idea what to do about it except to pia and turn muggerfied next year.
yah maybe sometimes i sound like wahh.. i know what i want to do lah etc etc but because i think like TOO MUCH i will worry about the future career.. the possibility of achieving it etc.
which brings me back to my point about being uncertain.

all i know is that.. i like singing.
and i like performing.
its like this super happy and fulfilling feeling when you finish your performance on stage and then you get applause for your hardwork and suddenly all your MONTHS of slogging pays off.
yes that happens during eds night.
no matter that practices were 4 times a week till 7pm plus i had comm stuff and school tests and assignments and WHAT NOTS.
that few hours of eds night cancelled out every negative feeling i had about it.

so i decided i really like performing.
there are many things i can lie to myself about and then eventually accept or dont accept.
but i really like singing and acting.. being on stage.
EVEN IF I GOT STAGE FRIGHT.
[damn i am super contradicting can?!?!]

so my future plans will be continue in haidie and hopefully i pass my exams.
ALL THE EXAMS! intermediate and advanced alike.
i have to force myself to take part in auditions and stopped being so freaked out and scared.
and.. hopefully mummy will let me take up violin!!
[i gave up on drums]
and.. continue with dance even if its not my thing cos i think its cool.

i am totally inspired by BoA! zomg! she's sings in 4 languages. can dance. is chio. and what not man. her new mv is how nice!!!!!
thats why i shall continue with dance hahahahhaa.

and umm.. continue with korean cos i like korean entertainment.
then can sing korean songs. cool? =D
shyr you can learn jap. then you sing jap i sing korean HAHAHAHHA!!!!

yalor thats about it now.. heehee

xoxo
laolaoda

i've only posted once in this blog. so this shall be the second :D
i can't really see my future in music yet, but i'm super influenced by it.

it hink music is something that can fill an empty heart.
but i guess what i'm singing now aint close to that, its just trash currently.

i'll improve! i'll try my best to improve. to make singing an important part of
me in the future. i believe that not only i should enjoy singing, but i
should make others enjoy my singing.

& since i'll be having such long holiday soon,
i shall spend the time taking a step closer to my dreams.

1.vocals
(i've got alot of problems & i hope to curb over them first before taking it
to the stage)
2.dance
(i need to brush up on my dancing, its getting rusty)
3.keyboard
(i think its one of the basic instruments i need to learn in order to be a
performer)

until i think i'm fairly well at the above 3, i cannot see my future in music.
cause i'm not born pretty, so "ou xiang pai" wont work either.
it takes hardwork to be a performer, i wont go throw face until i'm both
mentally and "skill-y" prepared.

future... there are plans, but being a right brainer, i dont know if i will
go according to it. hahas, but i'll know i will work towards being a performer :D

BWAHAHAHHAHA!
betty (:

i bet you all are still happily having supper! haha.

well,  been neglecting singing for quite some time, school's been so busy, and my throat's not doing me any good either. and this blog is certainly going to die off soon.

So let me try reviving this blog! Let's start with saying what are your future plans in music and singing? A spin off question from Ashton in his lesson today.

For me I guess after exams, I'll b working hard on my duet with my friend from ntu to qualify through the audition for Impresario 2009. Objective is to expose myself to more stage experiences and overcome stage fright and stress on stage/in front of ppl. This will be my 1st official competition!

Meanwhile will be working equally hard to master an instrument, which i've chosen to be guitar. Currently still learning the classical part of it, but i believe once i mastered the basics it would be easy to do pop guitar. 

Since you all confirm more eng eng ceng ceng than me, you all better share what's on the musical side of your mind! don't let the music die, don't let the blog die!

I'll join you guys for supper 2 weeks later, meanwhile I must go back to my books! Have fun during your holiday my singing friends!

Labels: future plans, royston

Even though I might be undergoing "life cleansing" process to remove away old baggage in my life before I start my new life journey, one thing for sure, I would never remove away the memories I had with HYTS. That wonderful period of time had been etched in me so deep, it can never be cleaned away. I will always remember her as being so lively and happy and walking among us, as this gives me the willpower to not break and crumble into pieces.

For those who don't know yet, I'm moving on to be Mrs in about 2 months time. I'm sorry I can't invite all of you to my wedding as we have really limited seating. But rest assured, I will invite all of you to my housewarming or baby shower party next year (whichever comes earlier :p).

Meanwhile, stay happy and enjoy the current phase of your life TO THE FULLEST!

XOXO,
Alicia