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January 2006
Chinese New Year

February 2006

March 2006

April 2006
CCA Orientation
Volunteer for Henderson Home

May 2006
School Carnival
Performance at Grand Copthorne Hotel

June 2006
JCNet Sakae Sushi Treat
Ah Hong Jie Jie’s Wedding
CCA BBQ

July 2006
NDP Preview
Secondary School Carnival

August 2006
Teachers’ Day
CCA Phototaking

September 2006
RSAF Open House
56th Birthday at Lau Pa Sat

October 2006
Bro’s birthday
Outing with ex-classmates

November 2006
Esplanade Performance
Secondary school class gathering

December 2006
Standard Chartered Marathon Run as Volunteer
Replicas’ Chalet
CCA Bonding
Gamelan Workshop
JCNet BBQ Chalet
Xmas Carolling

First, i met shaun and went to his grandma house to see his dogs. This was the first time i get so close to the dog.

Then, i met my old classmates at marina square. When 4 girls meet together, gossiping always happen. We had our lunch at Yoshinoya and shopped around. Topshop was like a wardrobe for us. We went in and tried those nice clothes.

A brief  introduction of Gamelan. Extracted from wikipedia

A gamelan is a kind of musical ensemble of Indonesia typically featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings, and vocalists may also be included. The term refers more to the set of instruments than the players of those instruments. A gamelan as a set of instruments is a distinct entity, built and tuned to stay together — instruments from different gamelan are not interchangeable.

The History of Gamelan. Extracted from wikipedia

The gamelan has an old and mysterious origin. Apparently it predates the Hindu-Buddhist culture that dominated Indonesia in its earliest records, and instead represents a native art form. The instruments developed into their current form during the Majapahit Empire. In contrast to the heavy Indian influence in other art forms, the only obvious Indian influence in gamelan music is in the Javanese style of singing.

In Javanese mythology, the gamelan was created by Sang Hyang Guru in Saka era 167 (c. AD 230), the god who ruled as king of all Java from a palace on the Maendra mountains in Medangkamulan (now Mount Lawu). He needed a signal to summon the gods, and thus invented the gong. For more complex messages, he invented two other gongs, thus forming the original gamelan set.

In the palaces of Java are the oldest known ensembles, the Munggang and Kodokngorek gamelans, apparently from the 12th century. These formed the basis of a “loud style.” A different, “soft style” developed out of the kemanak tradition and is related to the traditions of singing Javanese poetry, in a manner which is often believed to be similar to performance of modern bedhaya dance. In the 17th century, these loud and soft styles mixed, and to a large extent the variety of modern gamelan styles of Bali, Java, and Sunda resulted from different ways of mixing these elements. Thus, despite the seeming diversity of styles, many of the same theoretical concepts, instruments, and techniques are shared between the styles.

Had chalet with my replicas. It was the first time i learning mahjong, and playing mahjong, and wining it.

During the first night, we could not get into sleep. The people at the next door were making alot of noise, and blasting the radio. The next day, we stayed up late to see who was that. Sitting outside the room were some ah bengs and ah lians. Gambling and drinking. So, some of us secretly sneaked away to report to the security guard. Then, the security guard came and scolded them. There was one ah beng, who doesnt have a good liquor strength, but forced himself to drink. In the end, he went to puke.. In front of so many girls. This was so embarassing for him.please..