Internet Doesn't Work

For those who are wondering, "how the heck did he post this blog if his internet doesn't work?" I'm actually at Cyrus' place now, yeah he sneaked me in -_- Coz he's not supposed to bring ppl into the Uni Village, but he did anyway. Except that he didnt tell me that I had to sneak in... grrr, but thank God that the security guard went out just as we arrived at the village! How great is that?



Anyway... Internet didn't work, so I randomly sms-ed people and end up coming to the city. The Festival of Lights is great! Here's some pics.



Anyway, it wont let me add more pics... sigh... well, we are going to Hahndorf (is that how you spell it?) and wildlife park tomorrow, ho ho ho, with Alison and the rest =P

Well to end this post, in the words of Cyrus, "your eyes are the best camera." Go check out the Lights Festivals yourself! =D

P.S. that building is the Elder Hall, my uni xD

May Choral Concert

Massive May
Enjoy the ethereal beauty of Vaughan Williams' celebrated Mass in G minor, the effortless counterpoint in Byrd's Mass for Four Voices, and the sombre and haunting sounds of Howells' Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing (written to honour the memory of John F. Kennedy) and Tallis' Lamentations of Jeremiah.
May 24th
Vaughan Williams Mass in G minor
Howells Take him, Earth, for cherishing
Byrd Mass for four voices
Tallis Lamentations of Jeremiah

Location dunno yet... Haha, but it's going to be a great concert! =D We already started rehearsing Tallis and Vaughan Williams, and I absolutely adore both of those pieces. As for Byrd, it's also reeeally beautiful but I don't know about Howells.

In Uni's computer lab now and I want to crap.

CCM stuff at Union Building

CCM stuff tonight. Didn't do anything much at all during day time. Anyway I met heaps of people in CCM, aint going to list them coz I'll forget many xD

Can't be bothered writing about how it goes coz my eyes are tired from playing Zelda the whole day... But here's a photo, as it's said a photo says a million words!

Uni

Yesterday was my first day at uni, albeit just an Orientation day (and week). Woke up early and timed myself with the bus so that I would be there around 45 minutes - 1 hour earlier than the opening. Un/Fortunately I got on the O-Bahn bus, the bus that travels through a track, and I was taken to the city in less than half an hour and therefore I was there 1.5 hours earlier than schedule. So I just roamed around the place for a bit.

The VC spoke to us in the Bonython's Hall at 9:30am, the usual stuff and the CEO of Rising Sun Pictures (apparent a graduate of Adelaide University) spoke too. For those who doesn't know, Rising Sun Pictures did the special effects of many Hollywood movies like Harry Potter, The Seeker, Lord of the Rings, the Last Samurai, this and that. I drank a cup of cappuccino and didn't go to the toilet, so I was suffering while listening to the speeches and presentations.

Next was the Con's greeting. It was in the Elder Hall.. This and that spoke and they performed. A Hornist played R. Strauss's Horn concerto, just the first movement, but it ended in the dominant, so it might even be just the exposition. The a Jazz trio played two similar jazz pieces, the ones with just walking bass throughout and the pianist plays the melody/chords.

Then, off to meet my composition teacher. Mr. Charles Bodman-Rae, very British. I met 3 other composition students, Joshua, Andrew and Lauren. After a brief briefing (we were told to meet him at 2 tomorrow and bring our compositions), we left. I was just walking with Andrew when we met Johanna. Andrew is born and raised in Aussie but he is a British, while Johanna is a K.K. Malaysian, with a scholarship to do Piano degree!

Anyway we talked and talked, they are really friendly. After that we went to the MUSCORE briefing and then we left. I then went to the clubs area. I want to join the Adelaide University Gliding Club! Like fly man! Fly! It would be sooo awesome! After that I went to CCM's corner (Christian Church Movement) where Allan and the rest are there packing up already (I went late). They made me carry a cutter and the poster, and they left me there, thinking that I was going with Vivian (whom thought that I was going with them). So I had to go back with a bus. But it's good too, coz when I waited for them for a bit, I saw the Choir Club, and I joined it while searching aimlessly for them. First meeting today at 5:30pm.

Nothing much happens after than other than sleep, chat, eat, msn, etc..

Roaming

Roamed around Adelaide city's north side (not North Adelaide, near North Terrace) today and took some photos.

Adelaide Train Station with Tram Stop and a Tram on it, sky city is the casino

King William Street, taken from Rundle Mall

Somewhere near the Fringe Festival and the Botanic Gardens

Rundle Mall and Rundle Road pedestrian crossing

Hope Adelaide's Worship practice

Outside the house they practiced in

Adelaide things...

I took some photos today (like 3 photos?) and I'll post two of them below =P

Elder Hall

Rundle Mall

Well, Elder Conservatorium is the Conservatorium I am in now (part of the University of Adelaide) and this was their 2nd building (the first was far away and not used anymore). Other than this building are the Schulz, Hartley and Madley buildings.

Rundle Mall is like Pitt Street Mall, only way bigger, but that's coz it's the only big shopping place in Adelaide; while Sydney has like George St., Oxford St., Eastgardens, Chatswood Mall, Bondi Junction, etc.

So far I have been enjoying Adelaide greatly and everything is so cheap. I have a master bed room with a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite bathroom which cost only AUD110 per week (compared with a share room with no bathroom for AUD180 pw in Sydney).

The City has been great, free buses and trams within the city and the bus tickets are so cheap! Unlike in Sydney which is so expensive. On top of these, to make things better, South Australian Government allows every Tertiary Student Card Holders to buy concession tickets on buses, so I pay like half only =P

Let me see... A peak-hour multitrip ticket (10 charges) cost me AUD13.50 (AUD1.35 per charge) while off-peak hour multitrip ticket cost me AUD7.30 (AUD0.73 per charge) only. And plus one charge can be used for unlimited times within 2 hours.

A day trip ticket, for concession of course, cost AUD3.80 for me. Ho ho, that can be used for the whole day. Sweet right? Unlike all of you pitiful people in Melbourne and Sydney who pay so much for transport! Muhahahaha

Oh well, I'm going to the city again tomorrow, I haven't finished exploring.

Internet...

The new place didn't have an internet, but then after a while of trying to configure the internet and a long while of getting, "please hold the line" from the ISP, we finally get an internet and atm, I am writing with home internet in the kitchen, erm because there isn't wireless modem...

Anyway, I went to Adelaide Uni yesterday and did the welcome briefing stuff. It seems like I am a magnet to Hongky because the first person I made friend with is a Hongky -_- Oh well, and then I met Stephen Whittington and he kindly took me around the Music Faculty in Adelaide Uni, and maaaan, it's reaaaaly huge! It doesn't have a single building + location like the Con in Sydney but this place is the place to be!

Schulz building from 4 - 11th floor is occupied by the music department, and that 11-floor building is basically monopolised by the School of Music. Then the buildings around it are actually mainly used by the School of Music too. And there is the Elder Hall which was built 1900 in a Revival Gothic style. They are all awesome!

Oh, something Felix might like very much, the technology department in the School of Music has two computer labs, both filled with at least 15 MacPros each! One of the rooms uses normal computer's monitors but the other uses these nice Mac monitors! Felix, if you were there, you would be "lau nua"-ing.

Anyway so I enrolled and the subjects I enrolled in for the first semester are as follows:

• Composition I Part 1
  
• Music History Foundations IA
  
• Introduction to Theory and Analysis
• Music Technology I Part 1

This is going to be really exciting, although I have to attend class everyday, thanks to Music Technology! T_T 1 Class on Tuesday due to Mus. Tech. And Introduction to Theory and Analysis Tutorial on Friday! 1 Hour classes on both Tuesday and Friday, how crap!

Well, let's see how things go. I'm going to the city to get a wireless modem now. Till then.

Adelaide, New Place

Meh, I have moved to a new place.

10 Portland Street
Windsor Gardens - SA 5087
Australia

Ho ho ho, and I'm updating from my friend's gf house.

I got a master bed room yay! And its so cheap there xD I'm sorta glad in here =P

Oh oh oh, The Music faculty in Adelaide Uni is reeeeealy huge and the technology department has like these two rooms full of MacPros!!!! They have like at least 30 of those!!!!

And I gotta go now. Housemate going back home.

Cya

Adelaide

Flight was great and I got to Adelaide on time. The first impression I had was, "All the grass is brown... -_-"

Anyway, I might be moving in to a house tomorrow. Tonight, I'm staying at the Royal Adelaide Hospital's Residential Wing. The place, however, is not as fancy as the name sounds.

Weather is great. It's pretty chilly today and I just remembered I lost my jacket... I think I left it at 92 Gale Road or something. So I have to buy new ones tomorrow or later.

Tomorrow morning is the enrollment. I'll go to the welcome briefing, etc. And then I will get enrolled I think. After that, I'll go to my new place (hopefully, coz this RAH place I am at atm is UGH).

Nothing much happened after that, I just went out, walked at Randle Mall (it's like Pitt Street Mall, but way bigger) and then ate at Hungry Jacks and here I am in the State Library to get online.

More updates soon.