Hi guys!!!!!

Wow it's been forever since I used blogger someone updated this blog so HERE I AM. Aiyo someone please keep this place alive AND A TRADITION it is cool to have a tech-savvy section ok.

Anyways its time for a time-check and now it's 4 days to SYF!

Hopefully you guys aren't too stressed out because too much stress isn't a good thing aaand you still have 4 more days to go. Yes, it's scary- I'm not gonna lie, it's gonna be very intimidating and nerve-wracking but the bottom line is YOU GUYS WILL DO FINE. As the comm or whoever has been updating the SNCO twitter, us 'old seniors' have faith in you guys and we will be behind you all the way, especially during the day itself! We may not all be able to pon school but our hearts and minds are with you!!!! So put a smile on your face (alternatively, a papaya face is good enough for xia ri) and activate that lallang power!!!

On a more serious note, here are some things you can do to improve:

1) Coordinate
Gabrielle has very helpfully included a lot of annotations on the scores so I assume you guys have been reading it. Unfortunately, not everyone has been following whatever she wrote down ie 'nod your head' and 'look at Gabrielle'. Please coordinate whatever you do on stage on that day- make sure your bowings and your movements are similar if not exactly the same, and most importantly, BREATHE TOGETHER. That's the most important thing.

2) Move more+ Feel the music
Technically, you can't really move if you don't have a groove. It's always good to have a mental image of what you're playing- for example, xia ri will be a very tense and rara song in general so try to convey that mood through your playing. Play more forcefully/louder for the syncopated parts and really mean what you play! It sounds quite hollow and fake now because you guys are doing it half-heartedly so please do it well on the day itself!

Chun, on the other hand, is more PG and childlike so please play with the mentality of a very happy person. Imagine rainbows and unicorns and translate that in your playing!! And smile!!!!

It may sound stupid but trust me, it works.

3) Intonation+bowing
Do mind your pitching because it can get a little too 'interesting' at times. Especially for the arpeggio in xia ri. It's tough, but try your best yeah. Nothing much I can say here and you guys do know how to tune right (play open string and match your note to the open string)

As for bowing, try to play your melody lines more smoothly. It's important especially for the cellos because you have them in both pieces! Your turn to shine so please please please play it well! You can practice this on your own by playing to someone in the section and asking her to rate your playing or you can always record it and judge your own playing.

I meant to say all these when I came back but I couldn't tell the whole section this whole load of things so I decided to type them here! I hope you found this useful (or at least mildly entertaining) and here comes the biggest contradiction of all time:

On the day itself, just go with the flow.

You guys have been practising so hard for such a long period of time- I know it's taxing, it's irritating and the songs have probably been haunting you in your sleep for the past idk how many months. But remember, you've been doing this for that mere 10 odd minutes on stage, so do it once and do it well. On the day itself though, you'll be bombarded with a lot of feelings so you'll probably feel lost and nervous but keep your cool, remind yourself about what you're supposed to do and you'll do fine. Really. It isn't a good thing to load yourself with too many things- no matter what you do, just stay calm.

Play your hearts out on the stage, it's the last SYF you'll attend as a member of SNCO for the yellows and the reds, and nobody will judge you regardless of how much you sway on stage so play your hearts out and sway your hearts out! Enjoy your performance and don't leave space for any regrets!!
(don't cry after your performance too ok)

WE BELIEVE IN YOU GUYS. DO YOUR BEST AND BLOW THE MINDS OF ALL THE JUDGES!

Love,

Helloooo there!

ALOHA CHELLOBASE

Good luck for your upcoming EOYs! Although they might seem scary and life-threatening and whatnot, never give up! WE WILL SURVIVE THIS~~ Jiayou!


Lots of love,
Me

Hi blog you have been dead for about one month /revives

Now back to business. As you know, there are failures for RSC (yes there are failures in our section) despite us asking you all to practise and us saying that if you need any help, you can ask us. Besides, the CO store can be open for you after school or even during your recesses, all you need to do is ask. So the results are disappointing, we really hoped that you would do better. Yes, the cello you used might have been one that you were not familiar with, but if, touch wood, your cello were to go out of tune during SYF, do you tell the judges that the reason why the entire cellobass section was out of tune was because you used a cello which was unfamiliar to you? Do you think they will accept that reason? Do you think they will even care?

You might have had gastric pains or whatever, but if it really affected you that badly, would you even be able to play? The main point is, even if you had any reasons such as anxiety or whatnot, RSC is a pretty good gauge of where you stand. So no, there will not be retests.

Anyway, here's what we want to say:

1) Don't talk so much during CCA
Yes, it's hard to resist the urge to talk but it is very distracting and do you always expect us to shush y'all when you get too noisy? Breaks are there for a reason. Speaking of which, if we try to help you improve your skills as a group, do listen and do not start talking among yourselves when someone's problem is highlighted as you might also have the same problem or similar problems which can easily be avoided. You are also disrupting us as we get distracted and it defeats the whole purpose of helping you improve.

2)Pay attention to the conductor
No matter if it is Liu Lao Shi or Vera or the Sec 2 conductors, it is important to pay attention to them, do not just ignore them and continue doing your own things, especially if they are starting a song. There are many instances when the conductor has already started the song and the bassists are still sitting down and the cellists are staring into space. Do take note of what's happening.

Speaking of which, bassists, you have to pay extra attention to Liu Lao Shi. He always has to wait for you to stand up so that he can start conducting the whole orchestra, so effectively, you're making the whole orchestra wait for you. So here's the deal: If Liu Lao Shi has to wait for you to stand up again, you remain standing for the rest of dazu.

Honestly, it doesn't please us to do this. Karyee has to spend her time composing smses to get you to behave yourselves during CCA and nagging at you like a old woman time and again, and she isn't joking when she says that she sends the most number of SMSes in the whole of cellobass history. We didn't even get such long smses during SYF,and we really don't want this to become a tradition.

On a lighter note, we do know that we have neglected you because of our SYF, and we are trying to bond more with you, however awkward or scary we might seem, so do us a favour and practise more so we have more time to have fun. We are probably going to have a section lunch or something soon, hopefully, we can be closer as a section!

SNCOCELLOBASSFTW<3

Lynn&Karyee

NEED I SAY MORE?
LYNN, ME AND YIZHEN WILL BE GOING, ALTHOUGH YIZHEN WILL NOT BE WITH US. BUT OH YEAH, WE GOT THE TICKETS.

WHO IS READY FOR ACTION? BECAUSE I KNOW I AM.

sidenote: anyway planning to go for SNSD's Asia tour next year? (Feb 2012) *___*

Hey guys!
It's been great being your section leader and being in the section with you guys!
Now that Karyee is your new SL, hope that you'll cooperate with her ! (:

I'll try to visit when I can.


<3,
melody

HI PEOPLE THE CONFIRMED DETAILS OF SECTION OUTING IS OUT!





Okay wait the last one has no link! Shit he kinda looks like me when I give the pedo look

Anyways, for you pigs out there, we're meeting at 8:30AM at HARBOURFRONT MRT! (in case any of you dk how to get to Sentosa, eg me.) BE ON TIME (I WILL WAKE UP AT 7AM OKAY.) Unless there is a traffic jam or you get lost somewhere. In that case, happy finding your way to Sentosa mwahahaha.
                                                (I'm kinda hungry now, oops, no link once again)
So I guess that's it! :D Sleep early and stay healthy~~~

Hi am really sorry for the delay! As most people have been daoing my sms, the date for section outing is back to the 17th of June. For those who don't know, it's Sharon's birthday on that day and Rachael's birthday is on the 15th of June whoohoo. So I guess we're gonna celebrate? HAHA.



The current plan is to meet at harbourfront and go to sentosa IN THE MORNING. Then head over to vivo for a movie in the afternoon. Please bring

1. extra clothes
2. money
3. food (eg snacks) 
4. bikini
5. water bottle! DO NOT DEHYDRATE YOURSELF YOW.
6. picnic mats if you have!
7. beach ball if you have!
8. sunblock! :D
9. And a hat if you need one.

In case you need rubrics, these are examples of bad hats.

 We'll be back with a more concrete plan later!

And ): to those who can't come. We miss you!

Heys guys, this is probably one of the last times I'll be posting here yeah. Haha, just some stuff i settled. Wanted to tell you guys during sectionals but we didnt really have any sectionals after SYF le so yeah.

Pairing up of sec 1s and seniors:

Matilda -> Claris & Jacelyn
Xin Wei -> Yi Zhen and Gabrielle
Denise -> Sharon
Gladdys -> Lynn and Rachael
Verene -> Karyee
Pei Yao -> Janessa


Gosh, you guys really need more bass sec 1s next year manz. dont forget who's the junior under your care! (:

Cellos allocation:

Sharon -> the new cello i'm using (take care yo! i wanna see it intact everytime i come back to visit! gonna miss it damn lots ): )
Rachael -> Cello 6
Lynn -> Cello 9
Yi Zhen -> Cello 10
Jacelyn -> Cello 11
Claris -> Cello 8 (i still have feelings for this cello!)
Gabrielle -> Cello 4
Gladdys -> Cello 7
Matilda, Denise Xin Wei -> own cellos

As for the bass allocation, karyee you see how luh k. You and janessa can take the newer basses or something...


So it shall be like that. Hope that the sec 1s will be able to quickly catch up on the practices they lack and hopefully yeahhhh.. whole section standard will improve. More of yellows and reds bah. Gambate!


<3,
melody

여러분 안녕

After months of absence, I have decided to make a comeback (?)

Anyway, I was talking with Lynn and we both agreed that we are in a desperate need to a section outing during the June Holidays. And I wanted to create a poll to ask you guys opinions, but my knowledge of blogspot (or lack therefore) prevents me from doing so. Tsk. Which reminds me, I have another question. Guys, don't you think it's time for us to move to another uh, blog site? I mean, blogspot isn't all that nice (fine, for me, since i have no idea how to use it.) SHALL WE MIGRATE TO LIVEJOURNAL? :D (BECAUSE I KNOW HOW TO ADD A POLL TO LIVEJOURNAL)

Okay, and back to the main question. This invitations extends from the Greens to the Reds.

You are cordially invited to a Cellobass section outing in the June Holidays. But the thing is we don't know what to do, when to go, where to go. So, I'm just gonna ask (because i can't add a poll in here) whatcha all want to do?

Choices includes:
1. Sentosa, chill/play/dump Lynn in the sea and maybe cart her off to malaysia
2. Movie/Video Marathon at idk whose house.
3. Go to kbox and sing our hearts out and hopefully they have friday so we can introduce that wonderful song to Weien.

4. Other suggestions?

Ideas, anyone? (&do remember to reply to the question on migrating. A yes or no is demanded)

And the yellows, it's not that we don't welcome you, but uh, well the greens don't really know you so it might get pretty awkward. So, yeah, no hard feelings.

I know you guys missed my spam right (LYNN)

Hi Lynn, abuse me somemore and I'll take my revenge on you like this one day

Let's have fun during the June holidays

/incoherency

And this is just heart-wrenching. (what am i doing ;_;)

And lastly, well, SHINee.

Okay, remember to reply okay. (livejournal livejournal livejournal) Section outing; RITZ CARLTON TOO.

/weien&lynn

LOL. RACHAEL the emotionless girl IS SO AMUSING. XD haha

MySpace-Countdowns


Hi guys. Hmmm.. So, syf is coming real soon so lets all give our all okay? I know that you guys are practising hard but as mr lee said, the judges look at the outcome, not the process. So no matter how hard you prac, if it doesnt sound nice, it just isnt nice. Sec 2s, some of you are really not playing very well so do prac okay! And take recess prac seriously, even though it may end up to be only like 20 minutes or something, it can make a difference. . . I understand that you all have like tuition and stuff on some cca days but do try to make it for practice okay. Afterall, its only 25 days more. Its time to chiong. Last time slack can, but now, no. We have improved for the zheng1 begining and the plucking, but im sure you can tell that its still no-no. What we need is the HARMONY, so sound TOGETHER, and move the judges. . . One person's effort is not enough, we need to whole section. So jiayous!

" I was born to make it in life. My fall does not determine the end. For it is only when I get up and begin, from where I fell today, that will determine my success tomorrow."



-melody

Hey people:

PRAC PRAC PRAC! i've noticed A FEW ppl who's standard arent up to par ah. im already trying my best le, so prac hard too peepo! Okay, and remember to MOVEEEEEEEE while playing, esp the set piece. MOVEEEEEEEEEE with the music, MOVEEEEEEEEEE as your bow goes up and down up and down. Feel the music in you, feel it running through your head, through your heart. Okay, Um i'll need you guys to check if you have any mutes hidden anywhere k, esp if like it dropped in some cello case or something. Argh, damn mafan luh, i thought we had more than engh mutes. And now the basses are short of mutes and im like WHAT! since when. HAHA. OK, so for tmr's prac if can, gooooooooo earlier to prac k <3 and just put the pur una cabeza asight, in simple terms, heck care it. i just want you guys to concentrate on syf songs!
and look at me for zheng1 last note! i will breathe, then lean back abit then when i sit upright again then we all pluck tgt. just try to picture that in your head luh. you get what i mean. haha.
okay, as for the syf sitting arrangement right, if im not wrong, it has always been this thing that seniors will sit in the middle followed by juniors at the side. but for this yr, i'll combine that thingy with skills kay! so its like i'll see how. the sitting arrangement wont be very confirmed yet :/ i'll needa hear you all play! haha! so seniors prac hardr, dont lose to your jnrs1 (except lynn which is a TOTAL exception) haha.

ok, so see you guys tmr. im bringing sweeeeeeetttttts


<3,

melody

Hi boobs of the world.

While we're all mugging like crazy and going out of our minds, dear Rachael has been partying/sleeping/dunno doing what at home for the past two weeks. /JEALOUS. Okay the point is, I'm kinda bored and haven't posted so I'm reviving cellobass too lol.

Okay so good luck for all your CAs yeah? And when it's over we can all party like






And eventually return to CO .____.


Okay great now my gifs are not moving wtf. Anyway. You get my point. Bye!

ME

Dear all cello bass juniors!

Happy Vday!
<3 ya all.
Miss the vday in sn :(
Haha anw
To all ppl, all the best for ur CA1!
Must mug hard k?
After CA must focus on SYF!!!
:)

<3 Shi Min

Heys peepo :)

Yea, as you guys know, today's performance was rather screwed. Especially the second song, beginning was damn out of tune. I'm sorry that I played quite off tune too luh ): Anyways syf is coming and i hope that we will perform well then. So lets all play (the cello) hard yeah! (: jiayous . btw, all basses got to go syf but only 7 cellos (selected le), unfortunately luh. at first it was only 4 basses and 6 cellos -.- but anyways whether you are chosen or not, reserve is also very important k! (and reserves get cca points too so make it worth it!) as for who are chosen, not sure if i can say (since some ppl didnt really want to say but yeah) just put in effort k

have a happy chinese new year <3
but rmb to study for your CA1s too!



love,
melody

안녕!

Firstly, TGIF. And this is a TGIF present for all of you. :D (&cause Lynn wanted it) Presenting to you, 김종현's Pic spam!

Warning: Very, very picture heavy, so if you don't like him or hate looking at so much pictures, DO NOT read this post.

Warning 2: I swear the pictures below will let any Blinger out there go crazy. (It's totally awesome.) So if you want to retain your sanity, I would advise you not to look at the pictures. (I lost mine alr, so it's fine)

I'm doing this post in a different way. Instead of going according to the time line.

귀여운 미소 (Cute smile) :


Srsly, his smile is what attracted me in the first place. It's so nice, right. (Not taking No for an answer.) He gained a lot of fans during the Hello period (and i think you can see why. Look at that smile, and the fanservice ;__; It's so cute. /squeals) &can I just buy all the plaid shirts available in the world for him. I'll send it to their dorm. ;_;

섹시 Jawline/veins/throat :

LOOK AT THOSE SEXY JAWLINE, SRSLY. IT'S SO SEXY. I love his jawline, it's so masculine and sharp and ASDFGHJKL. &when he tenses his muscles, esp when he hits his high notes all his veins pop out AND IT'S SEXY. I LIKEEEEEEEEEEEEE. (&i think he knows that he has an awesome jawline/jawline-that-people-die-for so he flaunts it. YES, PLEASE FLAUNT MORE, 제발)

Plain cute:

HI, YOUR PUPPYEYES MAKES ME WEAK. I JUST WANT TO PAT HIS HEAD. (&the heart was meant for me, yes /shameless) &when he scrunches up his nose, I JUST WANT TO SQUISH HIM. HE'S SO CUTE; AND DON'T RUB YOUR EYES LIKE THAT, YOU LOOK LIKE A LITTLE BOY WHO JUST WOKE UP. IT'S SO DAMN CUTE, I THINK I CAN CRY. (sidenote: look at Key's pants. IKR. He always have unique fashion sense.) Jjong, wrapping a towel around your head isn't going to protect you from UV rays y'know. They will just pass right through. (but cause you're so cute, i'll let that go)

Sexy back/muscles/body:


Yes, you've established yourself as the sexy icon of SHINee (even Key said so!) And i'll bet bucks that whoever read till here just died. And revived themselves. (YES, HE'S SO DAMN HOT. IKR. LOOK AT HIS SEXY BACK, AND THE TEASEEEEE) &did i ever mention? His bodywave in Ring Ding Dong is one of my favourite parts. If you see it, you'll understand what i mean. (FINE, IT'S MY FAVOURITE. SHEESH) Look at these pictures makes me Keysmash. ASDFGHJKJHGFDF. Srsly, i feel so proud of myself for having such nice collections.

Pouts, Tongue actions, Lip biting and everything nice:



Dying. That's all I have to say, i think it conveys my feelings perfectly. (WAE? WAI ARE YOUR POUTS SO CUTE? AND YOUR TONGUE ACTION/LIP BITING IS SEXY. ;__; How can you be so cute in one moment and sexy the next? My weak heart is deteriorating fast.) &i don't think i mentioned this before, but Jjong has the most number of fanboys in SHINee. (IKR) And your signature bang-flipping action. ;__; AND YOUR WINK. AFGHAJIAIJWEWNATWBTUWTWK

Emotion Overload :

You guys don't see that Jonghyun fools around, jokes around, but his emotions have a lot of up and downs. He cries easily and he get touched easily. When they got their first rookie award; when they win Mubank for the first time; when taiwan shawols showed him their support. He's a huge softie at heart. ;__; The grossed-out expression with Key was when Minho was introducing the next group and he winked at the camera before being embarrassed. Jjong and Key doesn't like it, thus the grossed-out expression (Best friends indeed. Even their expression and thinking's the same.)

종키 순간 (JongKey moments) :


The above pictures are for Lynn, who likes JongKey as well. (I LIKE THEM SO DAMN MUCH) Sleeping on the airplane on each others shoulders is so cute. ;__; &look at them staring at the script for Muzit together, not to mention couple tee. :D And look at Jjong celebrating their win with Key immediately &Key whispering into Jjong's ears. (YES, KISS HIS CHEEKS PLEASE, AND I'LL KEYSMASH SO DAMN HARD) Yes, we all know you're number 1 in skinship. (Proven by your unrelenting kisses with YooGeun) Hello, couple dance, I LIKE. The picture with Jjong bending over Key's bowl is in a variety show. And it was damn funny.

MC: What are the good point of your best friend?
Key: He's always around when I need him.
MC: What about the bad point?
Key: He's always around so I get sick of him.

Jonghyun: [Good point] He takes care of us very well, just like how an Umma takes care of her children. [Bad point] He nags wayyyyyy too much.

SHEESH, IT'S SO CUTE, THAT CONVERSATION.

Okay, so it isn't THAT picture heavy as I expected, cause I'm tired and there's still so many. So I'm just stopping here. Maybe next time I might continue, idk yet. (Lynn, I'll bet you stole every single picture, admit it, I have an awesome collection) I'm damn tired now, just came home from a basketball game. So, yeah, enjoy and nosebleed and idk what.

/weien