Sunday, January 21, 2007
A particularly lousy dayLast Friday, was probably the lousiest day of my life, when nothing seems to go right or at least the way it should.
Right from the very start of the day, my group screwed up our family project. I made a relatively small mistake and I am sorry. But what really pisses me off was the mistake a group mate of mine made. It was unforgivable, even though I had told her it is alright and it is a mistake we made as a group. I truly believe that it is a mistake we made as a group, I can get over that. What I cannot get over is the fact that I actually raised my doubts on her stand but I was not strong enough to stand by it. I shrugged my doubt off because I thought, ‘Hey, she’s the smart one if she said so, then I trust her enough that it is so.’
Lesson learned, to never EVER undermine my intelligences again.
Next was my choir performance, I can truly say that the performance we had for the open house, for the three days, were the best we had. An improvement! =)
On Thursday night, I was told that the choir’s time slot on Friday had been moved forward from 3:45 to 2:55. So we were there at 2:30 under the scorching sun, we waited and waited, then we realised the band had taken our time slot because their conductor requested for it. (I contemplated doing the sorry excuse for a man some serious permanent physical damaged.) And no one, not even choir’s advisor, had the courtesy to inform us, so we waited like fools till 4: 40 when it was finally our turn.
We went on stage, the first song went well, but the sound system went off for the second song and we were left on stage looking like fools. We were not given a chance to re-do that piece there and then because there wasn’t time. But of course there was always time for other stuff.
We requested to perform again at another time slot because that technically was not our fault. We got either a slot later that day at around 6 or the next day. We voted for the 6 p.m. slot but had to go for the slot next day because of some unforeseen circumstance. While I was out and about, back in the choir room, some people decided that we should sing some other songs that we haven’t practice. I am outraged at the sudden change. In the end, I call it off for the day with most members feeling bad. I felt bad too.
You think that is as bad as my day is going to be? You are wrong! I had one of my members whom I consider to be my good friend, coming up and telling me she wants to quit. She told me she is getting too busy with school and work, I cannot bring myself to believe that is the whole truth but I know she cannot commit to us anymore, so why force her?
One thing about me, I give a lot of respect to people who are honest, people who have the guts to come right up and tell me things to my face. At least that gives me a chance to explain myself, instead of doubting myself.
Anyway, when your day gets really lousy, it is fortunate to know you have your close friends to stand by you. Thank you, Sin Yee, my darling. =) for listening to my ranting of my whole lousy day and finally giving me some of the soundest advice ever.
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JOANIE
I am pretty much like every other girl. Perhaps not that much. I like thinking for my own. One thing I can't tolerate is for people to tell me they know me. I find that terribly arrogant.
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