Nyanko's Basket

I was overjoyed that my visa documents finally came this morning, about an hour after my last entry. Perhaps the only problem now is that I'm very much buried in paper. ^^;;; (edit: just to clarify, these are the documents that I need when applying for a visa, not the visa itself ^^;;; )

I went out for lunch with my ex-NS colleagues (including my CC) for lunch at Ajisen Ramen in Lot 1 to celebrate a colleague's ORD (and as an unofficial "makan" which there wasn't time for when it was my turn last October) :P

The ramen that I ordered was pretty good (ton toro, with fried pork I believe), and it came with a side dish of chicken teriyaki. It wasn't very spicy and was easy to swallow. ^^ The same couldn't be said for the "volcano" ramen, though, which lived up to its name with a 4-chilli (for hotness) rating. :P Nevertheless, everyone who ordered it was able to finish it, and according to them, it tastes really great, if you can handle the spicyness. Perhaps I should try it next time. Any takers?

After that, it was time for a bit of brief shopping in which I bought two large spindles of CD-Rs and DVD+Rs respectively as well as a 60-page file clear holder for my loose scores, and then checked out the Winter Time warehouse sale at Jurong East. The prices are quite attractive, and I'll be going there tomorrow on Monday afternoon with my mother to actually buy stuff.

The cooking items may also be back on the agenda, because I don't believe that the import/customs duty will be that much. It'll certainly rebut show itsacz that I'm not that underequipped lightweight. :P

And... oh yeah, if you happen to be in the Esplanade/Raffles City area tomorrow evening, do come down to watch NUSPE perform "Da Capo" at the Esplanade Library from 5 to 5:30 pm. ^^

It went off pretty well, although there was some criticism of the piano's texture. At least there wasn't much (if any?) criticism of my piece, nor of most of the others.

Of course, my sister being who she is, had to criticize just about everything, from the singing to the piano, to the performances.

One thing they all agreed on though was that the Isle of Joy (the item immediately after mine) was carried off brilliantly.

Now, it's time for me to start catching up on all the projects that are pending. *le sigh*

NUS Piano Ensemble presents:

TOUCH 2005
Wednesday, 9th March 2005
7:30 pm
UCC Theatre, NUS

Tickets cost $10 (inclusive of $1 SISTIC booking fee).


(image courtesy of phoenixjean)

I suspect cl, among other people, will be *very* happy with it. =D

( The timetable )

If you are, then why not make your way down to the UCC Theatre before 8pm?



CFA October 2003 calendar

Check out the second entry in the list. :-)

So I found out that you don't wait for the previous people to come out first before you go in. *embarrassed look*

Anyway, found out some interesting stuff about ragtimes in general.
( The origins of ragtime )

In other news: My eyes are somewhat painful now...

I'm rather nervous...

There'll be debate trainings tomorrow and on Friday, and PE stuff throughout the week; don't know exactly when PE stuff will be though. And on Thursday I'll probably be offline the whole day (or at least most) because of observing precepts.

Some holiday this is turning out to be. *weak grin*

I've been appointed as the assistant stage manager again for the March concert ^_^;;; The first rehearsal is next week, and I wonder what I'll be doing this time.

Eventually, I do want to perform in the concerts. ^_^ Realistically speaking though, it might not be happening this year..