I Think I'm In Love With You

Monday, February 02, 2009

I went for Audio Image concert at Lee Foundation Theatre (NAFA) at around 8pm and I was shocked by the loudness of the band. Probably due to the band having a lot more brass than Woodwinds, the band is VERY LOUD. Well, the hall also contributes to that as well, as I think the hall is far too dry and every single note played from the instrument will be reflected out towards the audience seat without anything stopping it.

I was a bit late and I missed the first 2 movements from English Folk Song Suite. Seriously, I nearly wanted to take my leave when it comes to the last song before the Intermission. The clarinet's intonation was like super out and it's killing my ears. The first movement was so badly played and I nearly wanted to say (if I have the chance), can we stop this movement?

The last movement was far to fast (Banchannle), which caused the band to be quite messy. But suprisingly, they played the Movement for Rosa quite well (minus away the dynamics and the last part, which gets a bit messy as well).

Second half of the concert was not as bad, but still, the band was still very loud. Oboe and English Horn played was at his tip top performance I believe, he sounded very LOUD as well.

Conclusion, the band was LOUD, and there isn't any DYNAMIC for all the pieces. But I think the hall plays a very big part as well, or many there are too many PROFESSIONAL players? Not up to me to comment on this as i totally have no idea about.

Coming to an end of the concert, a star player came (non other that Zi Sheng), and was like wohoo~ so stylo can!!! Haha. Kidding la. At least he manage to make it for the concertt.

After the concert, I waited for them to finish up their packing and smoking before heading for supper with them (the them consist of Thomas, Bryan and Zi Sheng). Went to Esplanade for supper before we headed home. While eating, we were like talk cock sing song till like nobody business (everyone like had a drop of alcohol in their blood, but non of us drank). While chatting, decided to go for a Malaysia 1 Day trip on 22 Jan and ZS and Thomas planned to go for a drink coming Friday (don't know where is their secret meet up location.. haha).

Well, it's the 1st of Feb and I got this disappointment and gets pretty affected again (the last time was 1st of Jan). Well, it's still the smoking issue that I'm talking about. Yes, I'm still very affected with it and felt kinda bothered with it as well. I didn't want to bother about the smoking issue, but I saw it (and I really saw it in front of me) that he is smoking. Saying hi to me at the same time blowing out the toxic gas of the hundreds and millions mixture of killer substances. At that point of time, i felt a suddenly pain in my heart, it's kinda someone stuck a knife into your heart kinda feeling, which I never felt before. I believe that my facial expression did changed at that point of time (I can't help it). I didn't want to bother about him whether he smokes or not, but then I'm bothered by it, though I don't say it out. Sacastically, I even asked if they wanted to find a place to seat which allows smoking or not (at least Bryan knows that I dislike smoker and asked "you can take smoking meh", do you want to find a table that does not allow smoking then? Thanks Bryan for the understanding). Think only after February then will I be able to move on. Till the day of concert ends, that will marks the end of my heart for you, which I will disappear and you'll not see me pestering you and bothering about why you smoke.

All the best!

love goes around | 1:30 AM