Emily
16111994
ex-Compassvalite
SCGS-
Trombonist
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breakthetrend@hotmail.com
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disappointed
This is bliss.
I'm unwinding, trying to make up for studying so much these two days. Amath and physics-the killer subjects:/ I didn't know amath could be so horrible, omg! I spent half the time figuring out what methods to use to solve the questions, sucksss! All the time my head was just a whirl of surds, indices, exponential equations and such, and like, I can count all the marks I've lost. It's so heartbreaking): Physics test was easier than expected. At least I can safely say that I get physics finally.
By just not studying for any common tests, it's the most wonderful thing to me already and I'm super grateful for that.
Yesterday band prac was just crap. You know, I always get this feeling that our band has got lots and lots of problems, which is so unlike other bands. Other bands have got their priorities right and they love band so much, and they always manage to get good results because they put in effort and they take sectionals seriously. I know all these because I've been through 4 years in primary school and this is darn shameful because I know very well that a primary school band can be so much more serious in attending practices than a secondary school band. The juniors, P2s and 3s, look up to their seniors and do EVERYTHING we ask them to do. Be it "shut up" or "play this note", they'll do so willingly. Even though we didn't know what SYF was all about, until we were outside VCH and trembling and thinking "this is it, we're gonna get the gold". Even though it was our very first SYF. We managed to get the gold, and we maintained the gold for three consecutive years ever since the band was first started. We didn't even know what it was like to get a silver. I was so, so proud of cvps band.
Then came secondary school. Once I joined band, I knew I had to be committed to it. We got a silver, and I was disappointed. Really. For rather petty reasons such as "why is it that cvps band can get a gold and our band got a silver?", and my brother was still gleeful over the fact that they got their third gold and we got a silver. I thought for sometime, and I decided that we must get a gold for the next SYF, my fourth and probably my last(unless I join band again in JC). This time, the whole band worked hard together from october last year till this year. We all worked hard together, all going through the same process. Why is it that we can't seem to improve as much as expected by the conductors?
Uhuh, we got scolded badly by Mr Tan yesterday again. The only silver lining I could find was that our section didn't get derogatory remarks such as "rubbish". I was really agitated when it was 3pm and like almost a quarter of the band was gone for freaking swim meet. Priorities, people. It was irresponsible and stupid to pon band prac just to attend the swim meet, whether to take part in the relay or just be the time keeper or whatever. It was a huge disappointment to those who went for band prac dutifully and had to face a tirade I know Mr Tan had suppressed for long. In fact, I was surprised at how he hadn't just screamed at us and walk out of the band room, given our attitudes. At least go for all the band practices if not for extra sectionals, given that SYF is in 6 weeks time.
And really, if we aren't already at a high silver now, I find it hard to even imagine us getting a gold in just six weeks time.
Perhaps, if we can take band pracs seriously from now on and push on, not talking during band pracs, taking at most one break during sectionals, understand what SYF really is for those people who have NOT participated in any yet, and put in the utmost effort on perfecting both pieces, I think, we may still stand a chance.
No matter how slim.
Alidia: Read and tagged.
Peishan: Ahhhh don't feel so sad lah, cheerup!
Suharyo: Lols, I'm still laughing at it.
Cheryl: I don't know, just not that enthu I guess..
EMILY