Hi everyone.

I have just created Baracuda Batucada's official MySpace page. Do check it out and tell me what you think! And, if you have an account, add up before me and Tom get lonely in the friends' list! :)

Faz

MERRY CHRISTMAS PEOPLE!

There'll be a little Christmas dinner on the 25th, at 5 plus in the evening, at my house! Food and drinks and booze will be provided! Although if you want cake you have to go buy yourselves!

Report at 5.30pm at Bukit Panjang LRT Station (take MRT to CCK, then transfer over to LRT), and i'll meet yall there. Drop me a message if you're going!


Yingxin, hello.

HELLO PEEPS!

Updates on upcoming performances this weekend :

19th & 21st Dec: NP Christmas Event @ Ngee Ann City
Attire: Friday: Green or red tops, any bottoms*. Covered shoes.
Sunday: White Baracuda Tee, any bottoms, covered shoes.
Time: 5pm at clubhouse.

*Ladies, there is a minimum length for shorts. Shall tell you girls about it on Wednesday.

See you! [=
WeiLin.

Updates.

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone of you are doing fine with the upcoming common test and submission of your projects. You guys can do it yea?

Anyways, just an update for this months' gig. For now, we're having 2 shows at Ngee Ann City on the 19th and 21st of this month. It is still tentative but I'll keep everyone posted.

Lastly, practices will resume on 15th Dec 08. Hope to see everyone at 6pm so we can have dinner together.

Do take care and have enough rest for your papers and projects.

Regards,

Haris

WHEN THE GOOD PARTY STARTING

14th Nov 2008

Be at the clubhouse by 5.05PM
There will be rehersal for Parent Seminar.
We have to reach the Convention Center by 5.15pm!


15th Nov 2008
Be at the clubhouse by 8.3oAm
Attire : White Baracuda Shirt and Long White Pants.


19th Nov - 21st Nov 2008
Give your energy to RED CAMP!

I will update you about your team once again when the time is nearing.
Everyone is expected to be part of this red camp.

Those who have not been coming for practices and still do not know the red camp song
please do something about it.
Take the responsibility.


You people better take note of all these okie.



Warm regards,
FAIZ

New Webby.

I need a photo of each and every one of you ALONE. This is for the new website. It's 90% complete. Please try to do it as a section for similarity purposes. Send it to me via hotmail with your section as the subject. Taking pics with your instruments would be great! =)

DO NOT send me multiple pics of yourselves and ask me to choose anyone.
DO NOT send me a picture of poor quality. (E.g Blur, shaky, color corrouption)
DO NOT send unglam pics of yourselves. No brainer. =)

Also note that the picture has to work against the website's BLACK background.

Cheers,
Eugene =)

Hey !

As mention,

For Friday Performance,

Reporting time : 3pm at Clubhouse.
Attire: White top with berms
Venue: The school stadium ( near canteen 2)


See you peeps!




;)

HEY PEEPS!

UPDATES

For the CET performance which is taking place on the 21st Oct,
Performance Time : 10.10AM
Reporting Time at the Venue ( Convention Centre Foyer) : 9AM
So, those who are performing will be at clubhouse latest 8.45AM

ATTIRE : WHITE BARACUDA

For tomorrow,

You guys DO NOT NEED to come down for rehersal !
So, just be at the clubhouse by 6.30PM when practice will start as per normal.

Faiz.

YO PEOPLEEE!

Welcome to another new sem !
Hope u peeps are enjoying school !
School very fun right?
;)

UPDATES ON GIGS

20th Oct : Rehersal for CET OPENING.
Attire : whatever u are wearing on that day.
Time : 5pm
Therefore , be at clubhouse by 4.30pm for those who end earlier.
For those who end at 5pm, rush down okie!

21st Oct : CET OPENING
Attire : White Top with any berms / bottom
Time : I will comfirm again

31st Oct : Tree Planting @ Science Hub
Attire : White top with Black berms
Time: I will comfirm again



* If anyone have any questions, please come to me and ask!
;)




FAIZ

On Saturday 11 October meet at Khatib MRT station @ 6.30pm for Siraj's house dinner. SMS or call Jaslyn at 93824963 by tomorrow. Late comers will not be entertained cos his mom has to cook!

Yums...

Eugene

SELAMAT HARI RAYA!!!

PEOPLE OF THE FISH! OUR FAVOURITE BARANG BARANG INDIAN MUSLIM FRIEND HAS GRACIOUSLY INVITED ALL OF US TO HIS HOUSE THIS COMING SATURDAY ( 11TH OCTOBER 2008)!!! SO PLEASE KEEP THAT EVENING FREE SO THAT WE CAN MUNCH ON THE DELECTABLE TREATS PREPARED BY HIS FAMILY!!!! FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE DISCUSSED ON MONDAY(6TH OCTOBER 2008)!!!!

Thank you for your attention.......and now.........you can go back to what you were doing!!!!

TAKE NOTE


Please be reminded that for tomorrow's photoshoot
come with any white top ( must not have any logo)
and any black bottom ( be it 3/4 pants or jeans )
and most impt, covered shoes!

If i see any toes sticking out from ur footwear,
I WILL BE DELIGHTED TO STEP ON IT
;)


I shall see you people tomorrow at 11.30am!!



yours lovingly,

To be continued.....

Exam Results!

We wish you all the best for your exam results. Don't worry about it! =)

Remember, yo!

Baracuda Batucada!

Upcoming Performances!

6 Sept, Saturday: YMCA at High Point. Reporting time is 8am at Aljunid MRT station. Our performance slot is scheduled at 10.45am. Attire: White top, any bottoms. (Done)

13 Sept, Saturday: Hort Park, Alexander Road. Attire: White Top, any bottoms. (Done)

17 Sept, Wednesday 12pm - 1pm: NP Corporate Video. Filming at Green Mall (tentatively) near block 56. If the weather is not ideal, it will filmed at Blk 73 Music Studio. This is a filming event for NP so there is a must for proper attire. This will be confirmed soon. (Done)

25 Sept, Thursday 7pm – 8pm: Chinese Garden Lantern Festival. Pretty big gig for us, est. 250,000 local people will be attending the event during the month of September. (Event Cancelled)

15 Nov, Sat 9.30 - 12.30: Parents Seminar 2008 at Convention Centre.

21 October, 9.30am: CET Opening Ceremony LT68E. More info soon.

Regards,
Eugene

Edit: Performance on 16th Sept changed to 17 Sept.

"I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places" =D

Practices

Disregard the message sent to you on 24th! Practices will start on 27th! Not 25th! Sorry someone read the blog wrongly! =D

Eugene

Jobs, Camps and What Nots.

Yo Baracudas,

This is pretty important so I decided to bing it up ASAP. I believe that many of you are planning to take up a temporary job during the holidays.

It is not imperative that you should not take up a job but it is important that you plan ahead during the holidays as it is during this time that Baracuda would be packed with events. There would be a significant increase in the number of outdoor performances (previous post) and there would most likely be more full day practices if required so be prepared to come down earlier than usual.

Every single person matters in performances and it is important that you all expose yourselves more, especially the soon-to-be-fishes.

Another thing, we are still unsure if there would be a camp but this would be discussed with everyone as soon as possible on our first session.

So remember, plan your holidays wisely to prevent any clashes.

PS: Remember to refer to the post below regarding the upcoming shows. Thanks Haris for updating.

Edit: For those of you who finished exams, please remember to practice. You bought your drumsticks for a reason. =D

Regards,
Eugene

GIG CALL!!

Hello everyone.

I hope all of you are doing fine with your exams so far.

Here is the upcoming show for the end of this month. Yet to confirm whether all of us are performing for this show, but do check back to see more updates!

Details:-

“Sentosa Beachfront Dinner – Uniquely Singapore”
Date: 28 August 2008 (Thurs)
Time: 7pm-10pm
Reporting time: 3pm.
Attire: Baracuda All White.
Venue: Sentosa, Sapphire Hall

And,

HONG KAH SECONDARY SCHOOL
15 ^th ANNUAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Date : 29 August 2008 (Friday)
Time:7.30AM-10.45AM
Reporting Time: 8AM
Attire: White Casual
Venue : Chinese Garden (New Carpark)

Regards,

Baracuda Batucada

EXAMS!

Hello Everyone,

Exams are here so,

good luck and all the best!

We will be meeting up again after our exams finish, on the 27th of Aug. Timing is normal, at 6.30 pm. Attendance is compulsory for everyone.

Please have your dinner before that.

Hope to see all of you soon and do take care.

Regards,

Baracuda Batucada

Nurses' Day Details

Details as follows:-

Event: Nurses' Day
Date: 1 August 08
Performance Time: 2.45 + pm (For seniors) & 5 pm(For Juniors)
Reporting Time: 11 am.
Attire: White Top+ Long Bottoms
Everything should end by 6 pm.
Excuse letters are given for all of us.

Do give 101% for this show cos this is the last performance until our exams end.

And all the best for your upcoming exams.

Regards,

Baracuda Batucada

GIG CALL!

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for informing you late but here are the details:-

Event: F1 in School
Date: 23 July 08(WEDNESDAY)
Audience: Secondary school students
Venue : Convention Centre
Report time: 1.30pm(meet at clubhouse)
Attire: White top, casual bottoms
Performance time: 2.45pm. end about 3pm
Excuse letters: 1pm to 4pm, 23 July

Pls tag on the blog if you can make it!

Next one will be the NURSES DAY on 1st of August.

Pot Luck

Hey my lovely PEOPLE!

According to FAIZ , the BBQ has been changed to Pot Luck, this means you bring your own food and we share! It has also been postponed to 24 August.

Please tell FAIZ what food you are gonna bring to prevent duplicates!

I STRONGLY recommend that you guys ATTEND the event!

PS: Food to be Halal.

Avenue: Desmond's house
Time: To be announced.

Cheers,
Eugene and Faiz!

Friday GIG CALL!

Here is the details:-

Performing for: Singapore Nurses Association Annual Dinner & Dance
Date:18th July/ Friday
Reporting Time: 5.45 pm
Performance Location: Blk 81, LT 77-79
Attire: White Top With Long Pants/Jeans

For this event, performing time would around 7-7.45pm. We will end by 8.30 latest.

Take care and Rest Well,

Haris

LET'S NOT WASTE ANY TIME HERE!

Alright Guppies! Friday's performance was pretty good! The bus-stop and canteen one performances were pretty assuring for me. In the sense that you guys CAN work together ( more or less ) and that the future of Baracuda is/will be pretty stable.

However, there are a lot of things that we ( the seniors ) have to talk to you ( guppies ) about. First of all, ATTITUDE or rather your CHARACTER as a person. The seniors have been observing and certain things have been brought to my attention. I have to say that I am the least bit happy about the INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERS in the band. All I'll say now is that we're here for the music. Well at least I am. Are you (guppies and some seniors) here for the same reason?

The second thing is the OVERALL SOUND OF THE BAND. It is crucial that every section has a complete, or at the very least, a partial understanding of how OUR band should sound like. We have to understand that the band is huge right now. We've never had this many players before in our history. Try looking at some youtube videos of other batucada bands. Not just the ones in Singapore. Try and understand how the band works to allow every section to be heard. The seniors will not spoon feed you with every single detail and I refuse to allow them to do that. Sooner or later, the guppies will run the band and if you guys know nothing then that'll be the end of Baracuda. So dun be lazy! Wake up! Do some research and bring in some ideas for the band. It can be a part for a new song or a way to improve the band's sound or anything that will/could benefit the band!

The third thing is the band's energy. There are certain individuals whose energy when performing is evident and there are those whose energy is simply non-existent. Baracuda is a performance group and not an advertisement for medicine that leaves you with a drowsy effect. If the audience doesn't see that we're having fun then how can they enjoy our performance? When we're out there, give it your all! JUMP! SCREAM! FLIP YOUR STICKS! Do whatever it takes to get the audience hyped up! One thing to remember is that WE GO TO GIGS TO GET GIGS! Remember this for the rest of your lives! How can we get gigs when we go to a performance looking like a bunch of zombies? A performance should be visually exciting and rhythmically enticing! Baracudas should be FIERCE yet HUMBLE. One wrong move and we'll be at the throats of the offenders but yet we'll never brag about the murders we commit. WAKE UP GUPPIES! You guys are old enough to understand this.

Lastly. I feel that we do not have enough performances. Seniors, if there are any "in-school" events that you hear of please approach the organisers and ask them if we can perform at their event. My goal for the amount of performances per month will be 7 a month. This will take effect from JULY 2008. Which is tmr! So far we've got 4 performances this month. Guppies if you guys hear of any events happening please do inform the seniors!

I feel that what I've said here has to be discussed as a band. Therefore I am calling a meeting on Friday. Probably at 6.30pm - 11pm to discuss everything I've said on the blog and anything that the band wishes to discuss. I am expecting everyone to be at this meeting as it is extremely important. It's time to wake up and smell the coffee. WE MUST MAKE BARACUDA WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL AND THE COUNTRY!

`VIVA LE' BARACUDA!

Shawn!

Guppies First Performance!

Alright lil' fishes! It's time to PERFORM!!!!
The nice people who are running the Blood Donation Drive have agreed to allow us to perform at their event.
The event will be held at the atrium!
Reporting time is 3.00pm at the clubhouse.
PERFORMANCE TIME 4.ooPM!
Attire: Any WHITE tee with minimal designs. Any bottoms ( preferably berms/ 3 quarts for guys & Shorts for girls) COVERED SHOES ARE A MUST! WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR GIRLS!

I know that most of the lil' fishes were at taka to see the seniors perform. I hope that you guys learnt a couple of things abt how we perform and stuff.

Thats all for now! ALL THE BEST! AND! JUST RELAX AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OK!!!

`Shawn 'WTF' Jason

Guppy Performances!

Yo Guppies listen up! After going through all that training and camp, it is time for you to perform!

27 June 2008, Friday: Your first performance would be held at the Student Plaza! The attire is white top and any bottom! Report at clubhouse at 5pm!

3 July 2008, Thursday: This performance is for the National Accounting Quiz at the Convention Centre! Attire is all white! Please get your white bottoms ASAP! There will be a rehersal on Wednesday night (usual prac day) at the Convention Centre!

If you are not able to get white bottoms, PLEASE TELL ANY OF THE FISHES SO THAT WE CAN HELP YOU! Reporting time to be CONFIRMED!

See YOU when WE see YOU!

Regards,
Eugene!

Congratulations!!!!

Hey people! Hope you guys had fun tonight! =)

GUPPIES:
*Please remember to submit the forms to any Baracuda (Shark) by friday ( 23rd may ).
*Please inform your parents about the Baracuda camp thats coming! And if they ( your parents ) need any seniors number for any reason, just give them mine! ( Shawn)
*Please ask your parents if you have any allergies! (food, drinks, panadol, etc.) SUPER IMPORTANT!!!
*Anyone with special medication for any medical condition that you have, PLEASE BRING IT!!
*Girls you are advised to bring AT LEAST ONE dark colored T-shirt.
*Please purchase a pair of Pro Mark sticks before the camp dates. http://www.promark.com/
*Please pick a pair of sticks that are fairly heavy and sticks that have ball tips.
* Any questions on sticks just call me! A couple of Baracudas will accompany you to purchase the sticks!


BARACUDAS:
I will be calling you guys down on certain days for meetings to discuss performances and the camp. We have lots to do for the camp so I'm seeking everyone's full cooperation. For the performances on this coming friday and sunday, if something pops up and if I can't make it,(assuming all the seniors listened to what I said before we made the cut) EUGENE will be playing the repenique on friday and JUSTIN will be playing the repenique on sunday. If these two people CANNOT perform on these days then on friday JIV will play the repenique and on sunday HARIS will play the repenique.

If anyone,(guppies or baracudas) has any questions just gimme a call!

SEE YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'Shawn Jason

Welcome Yr 1s! and also GIG CALL!

Greetings to all!

To our new yr 1s joining the school, welcome to Ngee Ann! ^^

And for those who are joining Baracuda Batucada,

lets ROCK!

We are having auditions this week for all interested yr 1s. Don't worry about the auditions! Just be yourself and show us you can ROCK! Those who have any inquiry, do tag in our board yea?


and our GIG CALL;

25th April- 20th Inter Statutory Board Games
Happening at LT26 @ 5pm
Reporting time:4.30 pm

30th April- Music in the City @ Ngee Ann City
Happening at Ngee Ann City @7 and 8pm
Reporting time: 5 pm

10th May-Event For City Developements Limited
Happening at Mt Emily Road@ 5.30-10pm
Reporting time: 3pm

23rd May- Ngee Ann Alumni Grand Opening
Happening at NP @ 6.30 pm
Reporting Time: 5.50pm

25th May-National Runway Cycling & Skating 2008
Happening at Paya Lebar Airbase @ 9.25 AM
Reporting time: 8 am.


Hope to see you there!

Baracuda Batucada.

Up Coming Performances.

Hey.

the gig list we have so far.

29 March: Performing for Youth-out at Eunos.
Performance time: 6.30pm till late.
Attire:Baracuda all white.

9 April: Performance for School of BA and MDE orientation.
Performance time:from 12.10pm, 2.10pm, 4.20pm for BA
Attire: Baracuda top and berms

14&15 Apr:CCA fiesta for freshies. Timing to be confirm soon

16 Apr:FUN 2008. For freshies.
Performance time: between 3-5 pm

17&18 Apr: NRA Song and dance, Fantazia.


10 or 24 May: Performance for CDL(external).

25 may: National Runway Cycling(external).

somewhere in the first 2 weeks of May: NP Alumni opening.

20 june: Dinner and Dance event at Shangri-la


8 July: Bishan Park Family Day


30 Aug: Mendaki Award Ceremony @NYP.


Timings for external performances will be updated when i get more info. Sorry for the late post as I was busy collating the above info. Thx.

Haris

Baracuda Camp

Hi guys,

Sorry for the late updates as I just confirmed the details with the organisers.

Upcoming performance:-

1st March: Singapore Biathlon
(we need to stay over in school as we need to leave by 6 am)
Also, we will be playing for each leg of the race, mainly at 0730, 0745, 0800, 0815
and 0830. And a stage performance at ard 0845 to 0900.
Attire: B (baracuda top with berms)


BARACUDA CAMP

Things to bring:- sufficient clothings to last 4 days
toiletries
SLEEPING BAG(no blankets for this camp)
DRUM STICK(for your practice)
$60 + (for eating out, buying stuff.)

Leave a tag if you have any qns yea?

Thx!

Haris

BEAT concert

Hi guys,

got this via baracuda mail.
Give me a call if you wanna go!

and do make your next Friday(22/02/08) free cos we'll be having a meeting. after lunch?

all the best for your exams!

Haris.

ps:eh shawn, when can you pass me back my #@$@! pants ah? (:

break for cny and exams

Hi guys,

there wont be any practice this wed since I just realise CNY is this coming thursday. (sorry ah. i technically not celebrating it. :P)

but,

the room will still be opened ya? for those who's hands are itchy for some drummin.

happy chinese new year to all!

and

happy valentines day in advance

and

good luck for your exams. i believe we all need it so ya. (:

stay cool and chillin,

Haris

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