Low Battery

I'm on LOW BATT. As in, me, as a person, I am running on low batt. I feel my attention/concentration-span waning. My memory failing. My voice detaching itself from me. It has even become independent. It can go to sleep without me. It's amazing. In the past one month (exactly), since Nov 17, I've handled: - two major exam papers - a full time office hour job at Singapore Police Force HQ - intensive classes (5-day block teaching that starts at 9 and ends at 5 on Sats and 3-hour lessons from 7pm-10pm) - intensive choir practices for our carolling gig at Flutes@The Fort which takes up days when I don't have classes (Mons, Tues, Thurs) - performances on Weds and Thurs this week and Tues, Thurs, Fri next week. I don't know how I've managed to come by this far, but I swear I'm going to be dying out soon. I've got my pay but I haven't had time to go shopping. And it's becoming easier to find me. I'm either at Toa Payoh (classes), Marine Parade (practices), Fort Canning (performance) or Novena (work). Or you can try looking for me at home after 12am, please. Anyways, Flutes@The Fort is a really nice place. Alright. Nice is an understatement. To quote from fellow choir member, "it's a place that looks like a page out of a Lifestyle magazine." Flutes is a restaurant that serves fine-dining. You know, Foie Gras, Red wine, more than one pair of cutlery on your table, that kinda thing. Or ya, at least 3 different types of wine glasses too. One for ice water, one for red wine, one for any other drinks you order. Yeah well, Flutes is also a place for rich pigs to go to. A standard dinner there will set you back about $120 per pax. And that's BEFORE service charge, GST and CESS. Will take some pics when I go there on Tues next. They have a real cute waiter too. Bwahahahah. And rowdy ang-mohs. Seriously, I sometimes think Singaporeans don't know how to enjoy themselves. We performed for 2 groups last night. The alfresco was occupied by a group from a US-based company and Fire Chief's Room was occupied by a group of more-local diners. The contrast in the two was like chalk and cheese. Oil and water. White and black. The ang-mohs were thoroughly enjoying themselves, drinking themselves silly and they came in costumes. Christmas costumes. When we sang, they sang along and clapped excitedly when we finished. The local diners were rather quiet and (dare I say it) rather dead. I don't know why, maybe it was the songs we sang inside or maybe we didn't sound very good. Wahahaha. But either way, they looked like they couldn't wait for us to finish and the response we got from there was lukewarm. I'm quite disappointed at that fact. I would have thought the X'mas season and the ambience would loosen up us straight-tie people. But obviously not. While the ang-mohs were having a ball of a time, the locals looked rather out of place at a X'mas dinner. I really don't mean to compare. But as a performer, I would much prefer to perform to an appreciative audience rather than to a group of "can't-wait-for-you-to-finish" crowd. We mingled around with the alfresco crowd after our performance as one of the bosses has kindly offered to buy us all a round of drinks. Girls had a sweet cocktail and the guys had a glass of Kilkenny's. They were very nice too, they talked to us, asking us where we were from and telling us how good we were and how much they enjoyed our performance. Hee hee. And a very pretty caucasian lady approached me and told me I have a beautiful voice. Ha ha. Pardon me. I just have to say that to satisfy my narcissistic self. I have been singing for 8 years!!! And it's the first time an audience tells me I have a beautiful voice. Wahaha. And I wasn't even singing the melody line. I'm an Alto. I don't get to sing nice melody lines. I sing harmony lines. The kinda lines that make them melody lines sound nice. Yay. I'm over the moon. And high from drinking that cocktail. And tired. I have half a mind to skip International Business Economics tonight. Doubt I can absorb anything anyways. Should I or should I not. Oh yes. I'm home alone. Mum and Dad have gone to KL and left me HOME ALONE. Bah. I'm acting director today. And I'm bored. *Yawnz* I wanna see Rachie's new puppy!!! Leslie!!! Yoohoo!!! *Gone*