365 Days.

The Year 11's have finished their IGCSE Papers.

Which means they most probably won't be around school anymore. Cempaka Cheras isn't going to be the same without them around.

I think I've reached the stage of life where I start seeing people take their own paths while I take mine. I'm not going to say goodbye, because our paths may cross yet again in the unforeseeable future. The Fates were never that unreasonable.

This also means that I have just about a year until I finish my IGCSE Papers. Ergo, I have that amount of time before my highschool session ends; or at least that's how it appears for now.

I'm making my highschool venture in Cempaka count.
















_{There exists a star above that always steals my stare.}

Kaleidoscope.

HANDS Drumming Festival 2009

Jom Jam Drums!

This year HANDS adds a little more scope to their annual student concert series, "Drum Slices". Kaleidoscope is intended as a learning festival for drummers, percussionists or for any music enthusiast for that matter. Highlights of the festival are performances by several groups, including drummers from several schools under HANDS tutelage. Having various drumming troupes participate, each with its own experience, makes it a great way to share, and to learn skills and knowledge, for both participants and contributors. Moreover, having different groups of people together will create "sparks" which will ignite into a wonderful learning experience for all concerned. We hope this first festival of ours will set a tend for our ever challenging artform.

Interested?

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Venue: Pentas 1, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC)

Date:10 - 14 June 2009 ^{*cempaka beat's performance is on the 14th!}

Time:
• 12 | 13 | 14 June: 8.30PM
• 13 | 14 June: 3:00PM

Ticket Pricing: RM72 | RM 58 | RM38 ^{*purchase 15 RM 72 & RM 58 tickets, free 2}

Box Office: + 603 - 4047 9000

Enquiries:
• + 603 - 6141 4480 (HANDS Office)
• + 6012 - 274 4292 (Jason)
• mail@hands.com.my
• www.hands.com.my/festival2009
• Location map: www.klpac.com

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Friday, June 12 2009 - Ran to the bottom of the stairs of the N₁ Block today, the one closest to the bridge, at 11:45. Grabbed an assortment of buckets and ran over to the guard house at the top of the hill.

Left school in a bus at 12:05 to KLPAC.




When we arrived we were led to a holding room and were left in there until 3:00. Most of the corridors were in complete darkness (them being painted black didn't help) and only the holding room and the gallery were properly lit. I slept from 2:00 to 2:45.








Following my rude awakening, we changed into our costumes for our first rehearsals on the stage. The seniors were to wear white shirts, jeans and the sportiest of shoes. Juniors changed into this very martial artist-looking red and black coat -- I thought it looked pretty slick.

We sort of got used to the place by then, knowing which stairs and corridors to take. The place is huge with a complex network of dark corridors and stairs.

The stage is pretty huge too, but it seemed smaller than my last visit here as a spectator.

The lights are blinding. I found myself many a time blinded by flashes of light (me not wearing glasses didn't help).

For some reason, the booming of the drums were much more solid here. Huh.

Regarding our piece, it's a completely Cempaka Beat choreographed work and is about 10 minutes long. If you came for the Hearts for the World concert event, you would've seen a snippet of the piece -- a preview if you will.

And it's all coming to you the day after tomorrow.


















_{We played (and are going to be playing) on Golden Drums. WOA.}

Moments Like These.

Time seems to have slowed to a crawl.

Sunlight seeps through the zinc canopy, finding the steel pillars and the rough concrete. Dust swirls in the air, twisting the light and filling the air with an orange palette. A boy sits on the steel rods that protrude from the pillars leaning onto one of them, cherishing the smaller tales that unfold around him.

A couple of guitars played by familiar faces beside him, released acoustic tunes into the still long corridor. On the other side of the pillar he is leaning upon, a sister and a singer discuss about their futures in the arts. Cars swerve in, as people run to them, opening the doors prior to entering them.

Not too far away, he sees students exchanging hand shakes and stories without being able to hear them. They had smiles stretched out on their faces. Some sat, clutching their hands, constantly checking their watches, hoping that time had moved just a little faster; desperately looking at every car for the reason of returning home.

The boy who held one of guitars took out his hand and raised it up, expecting something in return. The one who was simply sitting down, took out his and slapped it firmly. Both smiled at one another.

& that boy is me.















_{A picturesque score of passing fancy.}

There She Goes.

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More details on FAME: The Musical coming very soon.

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Drum Slices '09
At KLPAC
14.06.2009

The Electronic Entertainment Expo.

It's that time of year once again.

Twitter will become my new best friend for the next 72 hours. I've already had a hundred plus tweets from the multimedia news and reviews websites that I follow and they're not stopping there!

The next few days are going to be chucked full of previews and announcements, and I'm finding myself wanting more each time I read one!

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Electronic Entertainment Expo
02.06.2009 - 04.06.2009

A Crack In Time;

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya.

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Electronic Entertainment Expo
02.06.2009 - 04.06.2009

The Old Republic.

Just watch:
Click: here