Hawaii (II)

Day 2:
We headed for Pearl Harbour and the USS Arizona memorial. We took a lot of photos and bought lots of souvenirs too. It was a golden opportunity.
Some pictures :



We then proceeded for our rehearsal. We then had our own lunch in another fast food restaurant, I presume(I can't really remember). We then went to Ala Moana shopping centre for our performance. The crowd was really encouraging. Despite playing quite badly(for one of our pieces), one of the audience complimented us, saying that that song was really nice. Their cheers and claps were just so motivating.

Day 3:
We went to Pacific Beach Hotel for an hour of workshop. Afterwards, we had an exchange rehearsal with a band from California, Mountain View High School. Despite our age difference(I was 14, they were 17,18), they managed to break the ice and we became good friends in that short span of an hour. We exchanged contacts, and even added them to our facebook. We managed to try their playing their performance piece, "Hounds of spring". It was much fun, especially at the end, when they gave us some presents, and even gave us thei school badge. Afterwards, we went back to the hotel to prepare for our dinner and dance at Pacific Beach hotel.
In that occasion, there were many people from all over the globe, gathering here for this joyious occasion, including people from Japan, USA, Australia etc. The meal was delectable. I enjoyed it. We also danced wildly to different music. Personally, i don't like dancing, so i was basically walking around the whole time...

Hawaii Trip (I)

Well the whole trip was generally real great. And i doubt i can squeeze the whole experience in 1 post. :D

Day 1:
We arrived at the Honolulu airport and then proceeded to the Ohana West Hotel. However, we only had 3 rooms at first(I am not sure why), and we had to squeeze all 55 luggages and instruments into that small area. Then we headed for lunch, as sections, on our own. For the first 30mins or so, we were wandering aimlessly in the vast city. In the end, we decided to fill our stomachs at Macdonalds...
We could finally have our own rooms! We then separated into our groups. Fortunately for me and my group, our's was the corner room, which was much bigger in size compared to the pthers. We were then allowed to spend some free time exploring the whole of the Waikiki area. My whole section ended up staying in one room playing cards and talking. Afterwards, we went for dinner at another fast food restaurant, which one I forgot(we went to too many places), and enjoyed our meal there. The portion is relatively bigger, so we went back to the hotel with round stomachs...
We enjoyed the rest of the time bathing, watching TV and playing cards before going to bed.