When a Knight won his spurs
When a knight won his spurs in the stories of old
he was gentle and brave he was gallant and bold
with a shield on his arm and a lance in his hand
for God and for valour he rode through the land

No charger have I, and no sword by my side
yet still to adventure and battle I ride
though back into storyland giants have fled
and the knights are no more and
the dragons are dead

Let faith be my shield and let joy be my steed
gainst the dragons of anger the ogres of greed
and let me set free with the sword of my youth
from the castle of darkness the power of truth
---Jan Struther

read the last stanza again... that was what hit me. from what started off like a fairytale to me, then i saw how this song attaches itself to life.

Let faith be my shield and let joy be my stead
gainst the dragons of anger the ogres of greed
and let me set free with the sword of my youth
from the castle of darkness the power of the truth

doesnt that say a lot? i dunno about all of you out there, but i find this very meaningful. when i listened to it, apart from the beautiful singing, it was a deeper meaning attached to it. not like this song was used for preaching, but there's a purpose to it. for youths. to have faith. to be joyful. to not succumb to anger and greed. to go from the darkness and into the truth. the light.

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Its tiring having to wait. And to be anxious. what else? my results... haha... seriously though, i'm getting quite fed up about calling abrsm office everyday. haha. how funny. i alreaedy know the answer i will get and yet i call them. here is an example of the conversation that has been repeated 6 times:

You have reached the ABRSM representative office. For assistance, press 105. *1*0*5*
Hello Good afternoon.
Hello. I would like to find out if the Diploma results have arrived?
May i know which month u took your exam in?
August
Sorry, they are not here yet.
Oh. May i know when they might arrive?
Oh we do not know actually. In fact, we've only just received the July results. But don't worry, once they arrive we will call all the candidates and inform you.
Oh ok. thank you.

how funny. just received the July results? i would believe it for the first time but not after one week haha. oh wells. i'll try again tmr at noon. seems like they change an operator everyday so well its not so bad. and if its here already i'll rush down first thing.

hmm...
It's a challenge now trying to pitch. and gauge the wierd intervals. like F to Ab. ah i used to do those flawlessly. haha. Now, looking at a C major score and trying to sing in D major, wow its super hard.
And my voice production technique. ah i sound so airy... so bad. not a singer in other words. hmm... need practise. but im lazy... *See Lazy chee Hang*

oh wells...
Shall not ramble on and on and on anymore.

thumping... hammering... pounding
-Chee