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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

9:24 PM

Yesterday was a scary day.
We had band practice at 8 in the morning, ending at a torturous 5.30 which dragged on to 6.15 anyway. But the worse part was probably the morning, when I woke up and saw the evil clock grinning maliciously at me, saying 8.00 AM. That is to say, I overslept. And I have to get to school as soon as possible.
And I have to admit, I wanted to report in sick. I always want to do that when I oversleep, because the superego nature of mine just wants to deny any wrongdoing of mine. Then I can comfortably come for the next band practice and say, "Oh I had a terrible headache...."
But anyway, instinct also propelled me to also take a quick cold shower (without washing my face- so that might explain the volcanic craters on it - ouch) because the usual punishment was to hold in pumping position for the amount of time for which a person is late. Which is rather inefficient because not only you miss band practice during the time you're late, now it's doubled. Just that you suffer intolerable pain half the time. And the other time you worry about the intolerable pain.
Which was what I was doing on the bus, muttering inanely to myself, "This is the day. The day where my arms are going to drop off my shoulders." because I take at least 20 minutes to get to school, and this is the time taken when they cleared the road for only 157 buses which go from my house to HCI.
When the bus finally reached the school, I was still imagining life with 2 remaining limbs and on the way up the menacing slope to the field where they were training, I met the Drum Major who practically ignored me. But never mind, that's usual.
When I clocked in and asked for permission to fall in, it was -guess- 8.30. Which is about a miracle, but still, 30 minutes! Maybe I wouldn't have to amputate, but I'll still need crutches. I'm lame enough as it is... NOOOO I don't want crutches!!!
"Fall in," Yong Jie (a rather stonish band major) said rather anti-climaxly.
Oh. Alright. So I fell in. Edwin snickered a bit. I said under my breath, "Whatever." And that's it.
It almost felt like bliss but now the fear of my arms dropping off has only been postponed. So potentially my arms could drop off anytime in the near future. Not that I wouldn't liked it to be later, but having the odd sense of dread is scarier.
So during the water break I went to the Drum Major and told him rather awkwardly,
"Uh, I'm late,"
He eyed me rather silently. He's getting good at mind games.
"So by right I should be holding in pumping position for 30 minutes,"
That he responded with a little chuckle that could encompass a variety of emotions. Which is the thing I hate about who he's become. I get the feeling that Liu Zhen has matured in more ways that I could comprehend, and fundamentally I hate things that I don't understand.
=Maths.
=Computers languages
Anyway.
The day was quite alright actually. Besides sweltering outdoors and a near solo playing.
Yeah I should stop dreading 10 hour practices more.

signed, jiasheng

19th Sept
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