Showing posts with label School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School. Show all posts

Monday, 18 May 2015

The Music Corner Episode 5 - Here I Am Lord

Hello Everyone,

As promised another arrangement here for The Music Corner on Monday, to help you through the week. Ok, so unlike the previous two episodes, which were original pieces, this is another arrangement of a hymn. This one is my absolute favourite because it holds dear memories in my heart. It’s called Here I Am Lord.

So he reasons why I love this hymn is because I once was asked to participate in a liturgy. My part was to “dance” for…you guessed it…THIS HYMN! ‘Course this was when I was a kid (around 7 or 8 at the time) and something like this was a huge deal for me! For someone like me, being chosen to be a part of liturgies and masses was awesome! It meant that I would no longer just be a part of the crowd; my voice could be heard! For someone like me, it was a relief to know someone was finally listening!

Needless to say, I felt blessed from that moment on, and because of it I joined the school choir where I felt closer to God through the songs we sang. Of course, not all the songs were hymns, we sang other stuff, but that moment stuck with me and that’s why this hymn is my all-time favourite.

However, I was quite reluctant to make an arrangement for something like this. Although I love this hymn, there were times when it was sung in my parish, and it was deathly slow. Not to mention, they would have a drumbeat going on behind it, which took the majesty out of it. So, not only do I have some great memories of it, I also had some not-so-great memories too, but I can’t fault them, I guess they did it because they thought people couldn’t sing to it if it were faster.


Oh and if you want to check out the WordPress page, where I've also uploaded the score, and the ScoreCloud version (no I did not spell SoundCloud wrong) then click here.

Well, anyway here’s the piece. I hope you like it just as much as I do. 

Here I Am Lord - SoundCloud

As always tell me what you think in the comments below, and I’ll see you all soon! As always, do with this post what you will, and God Bless. ^^




Wednesday, 26 November 2014

All Work And No Play

Well...it looks like self-deprecation is the thing that pulls people in...since I've noticed my post I Am A Horrible Person seems to be getting the most views...and from America no less...yes I stalk my own blog, so be it!

The truth is, I have a lot of free time to do whatever, because of:

  1. Procrastination
  2. Lack of friends
  3. Lack of anything I find interesting
Ok so the last one can be attributed to my own personal tastes, but what can I say? I don't have a piano in my home to keep me occupied. Yes I'm a closet pianist, and no I don't take requests because I don't know very many pieces.

It's as I said before, I'm living a half-life, because there's really nothing interesting anymore, and anything interesting usually involves alcohol or some sort of wild shindig that I don't really fancy. I mean come on! Is there nothing left for an introvert, like me, to do, without going out and partying as a drunk?

The truth is, I just sleep, once I get enough alcohol in me, I don't dance, I don't speak, I just sit there, like I'm stoned. It's no fun at all!

Oh and the title? Yeah, that was just something I thought fit, because I'm writing this on a day where I'm supposed to be at work, but because of travel disruptions (as always, when you're in London) I can't go, so I'm stuck at home, trying to piece together my assignment and waiting for a response from my employer about what I was supposed to do today.

So now I'm sitting here, contemplating whether or not I should have a game on League of Legends first, or work on my assignment...and as I got up to get my robe, because it is too damn cold even with the heating on, I decide, I'll do a little more of my assignment, and then I'll play a game...

You see! That's how sad my life is. I know you'll all probably say, "Get up and go somewhere, a park, a club, shopping, something, instead of sitting here and moping about and complaining!" but my response to you is..."WHERE THE HELL AM I GOING TO GO!!! I live in the middle of nowhere! Yes I may be in the city, but it is a far cry from city life! I live right next to Heathrow, which is where all the action is! Not to mention all that action is beyond security, I can't get past without a boarding card and passport! How the hell am I supposed to have fun there! Also, if I want to get anywhere, I'm going to have to commute! So what is the point!"

Yes that would be my argument, because I pretty much live in the countryside. While it may not be farm-land or the rural areas, it's a suburb where there are no clubs, no night life, and for someone like me, in a society where drinking is an everyday thing, or being loud is a social thing, I don't fit in at all!

Ok, I know this is slowly becoming a rant, but there's very little I can do about that because my 'dark side' has been unleashed and it's attacking me, and that's exactly what this post is doing for me. I don't know how, but it is.

Oh and as a side note...if any of you, who know me, and came from my primary school...GREAT JOB! As I said in a tweet a few weeks ago, you've successfully made a train-wreck of me, all the bad memories and self-loathing from all those years ago, have come to surface, and won't go away...So give yourselves a pat on the back, because yes you've succeeded in making a mess of me, because all the times I'll be crying over pretty much any little thing, I'll be thinking of you, and how you teased me. All the times I'll be angry at myself, I'll be remembering all the secrets you told each other about me. All the times I'll be ashamed of myself and wish I were dead, I'll be reminiscing on the times you backstabbed me because I was that gullible. Yes, gullible.

So the next time you see me and I'm putting on that mask of a smile, know that there is a broken person underneath and it was all because of you. Well done, you should all be given prizes and awards, but unfortunately I don't have any, so you're going to have to make them or buy them yourselves.

It's funny how life can screw you over like that. After seven years together (we were aged 3 - 11 at the time) you'd think they would know to stop harassing me and understand that I'm a sensitive person, not just physically but mentally and emotionally too. Also, it's thanks to them that any source of interest, for me is in books and fantasy novels and, yes, fan-fictions too. That's why I have quite a wide ranged vocabulary. Now I can write all the things that they did to me, but without implicating them.

Oh now that I think about it, it's funny I really should blame them, name and shame them, but because of who I am, and what my beliefs are I won't, because I'd be sinking to their level. The only reprieve I will probably have is that they would feel ashamed of making this mess, of making a monster out of me and they can never fix it because they won't ever see me again. They probably don't even know I have this blog and don't even know that this post is about them. Sure they may stumble across it one day, when they remember me, but I don't think they will. There is probably one in a billion chances that they would find it.

So for now, I will enjoy what freedom I have here on the internet, because they're probably never going to find this. They're probably too busy to even care, and I am so glad for that. I can say "SCREW YOU!" as much as I want and there is nothing they can do about it!

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Another Day At School

Just popping in to say hi. I am currently in my school's library, and have finished my homework, due in this afternoon...it was just the last question in a question pack that my teacher gave me and an activity sheet that accompanied the topic we're learning about...and yes I know I should have done it before today, so I can study more today...but seriously...this is a similar layout to friday, albeit that I only have three hours, instead of five...but still, you don't expect me to continuously study.

Anyway, since I have finished what was necessary, I can now go onto correcting a certain "personal statement" that I need to finish, before the end of term, so I can send off my "UCAS Application"...I feel very drained in this process. Seriously, why can't my personal statement be ok for the universities to like!!! I mean, I did the best I can, and I don't know how to improve!!! BECAUSE I AM OVER THE CHARACTER LIMIT!!!!!! UCAS tells us, 4000 characters (WITH SPACES) is enough to write a personal statement...IT IS NOT!!!!! Not when you have had loads of experiences, and need to get it all down, including WHAT you learned, DID you enjoy it, WHY did you you enjoy it, and WHAT you would like to do in the future, because of it. SERIOUSLY I'd be over the limit by like 1 000 000 words, if I could add every detail of my experiences...which is quite contradictory in terms of what the teachers (I've been going up to) say...They say include details of the experiences you had...but don't overdo the limit...HOW THE HELL DO I DO THAT!!! IT WILL TAKE A FULL DISSERTATION TO TALK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES!!!!!!

You know what...I will just forget about it, hopefully what I've just recently sent, is good enough for them...hopefully...not gonna happen...anyway...

So, today I have biology, and I think we'll be learning about the transfer of energy through ecosystems...I've read ahead...yay me *pats back*...urgh...do I want to know about energy levels...this is why I dropped PHYSICS, and failed it in my first try of AS Levels...It just DIDN'T WORK FOR ME!!!! WHAT DO THEY EXPECT ME TO UNDERSTAND!!!!! I give up...Not only is this school eccentric in terms of their teaching staff, but their syllabi as well! I mean it's all good and well, if they're trying to get people in who can teach, and understand the students. Fair enough, the teaching staff do know me, and they are friendly, but when it comes to actually teaching a large group...forget about it...they don't even control the group...as I previously went on about with my last rant...

So now, I'm just hoping to get some revision notes done, so that I don't have to worry about my coming exams...NO PROBLEM!!! As well as get to the final part of my personal statement, which won't happen, with all the criticism I'm getting so far! No pressure at all...

Oh and my contacts are giving me hell...seriously, stop rubbing!!! I've had experiences with you that I really was bothered by, I don't want to upset my balance today, so stop hurting!!!! ><