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May 12, 2007
little did i expect it to be the University of Auckland Graduation Gala Concert & Competition, i attended it anyway to give support to our dear sarah f. (who will be playing her french horn). watching the procession winding its way through queens street as graduates parade in their colourful academic dress throughout the week, the emphasis and importance placed on the event are evident. while i found academic dresses with white furry hood silly looking on guys, i was envious and amazed nonetheless. astounded at the extent of elaboration and envious of their release from the sea of reports. haha. what does nus do during their graduation ceremonies anyway? hmm. if they ever get us to walk around the campus or along the busy roads of Orchard Road, i wonder how many would actually do that under the hot and humid weather conditions. haha. the chancellor would probably sneeze to his deathbed with all the cursing and complaints made behind his back. wahaha. (**each faculty has a different coloured hood and planning has a green hood!!! it's the green like that of Gryffindor's in harry potter! so pretty!!) the symphony concert itself was in fact an evening of classical music with a competitive twist as they call it. together with the players from the University's School of Music players and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO), the three soloist from the School of Music virtuosos each performed a concerto of 20 minutes. my favourite piece was Tchaikowsky Violin Concerto in D opus 35 (1st movement) by eugene lee (violin, 3rd year bachelor of music, student from south korea). while his facial expressions were peculiar and hilarious to some extent given the frequent twitching of his right eyebrow, he did a beautiful job in his delivery. so needless to say, he was the winner of the day. haha. the weird part of it was that the soloists seemed to know the results of the competition before they got onto the stage. they lined themselves according to the competition outcome instead of their sequence of performance AND there was no trace of exhilaration shown on their faces as the results were announced. so no fun can. hmmm. fake. and oh oh, all three soloists were asians (taiwan, south korea and dont know where)! hmm hmm. oh well. hehe. the highlight of the night was the CARAMEL FUDGE & WALNUT icecream and WEDGES! wahaha!! it was drizzling when everything ended and nothing beats having an icecream in the cold!! the best part is...the icecream smelled so damn good! thick and gooey caramel fudge in a milder tasting vanilla icecream with savoury walnuts. *awww* the smell of caramel lingered on my lips even after finishing the icecream and my wedges! and of course, to smell it, some skill is involved! hahaha!! pout your lips so that the upper lip touches the nose! hahah!! sorry to say, i was doing that the whole night. awww. so once again, this serves to remind me the reason why i hardly buy lip gloss or lip balm with vanilla or fruity smell. i EAT them. hahah! mama mia~ Posted by dew at |
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