(Tuesday, April 5, 2011 / 7:54 PM)
Hey dears,
just wanted to say how proud me and the other alumni are of you all today. Though we weren't physically on stage with you guys, we felt your nervousness and anxiety. Maybe the results weren't as expected, but i enjoyed myself listening to you guys today, and i really hope you enjoyed yourselves performing for us, and for yourselves.
words can't describe how i felt after sinfonia.. it was really spectacular, and i loved the last part. (: i hope that after this, you'll have learnt so much more, and keep striving for excellence.
well, hope to see you guys soon, and all the best! Miss you all super much. (:
P.S, your sinfonia and flyer are on my phone repeat. Loved every second of it. (:
Once a clarinetist, always, a clarinetist.
Love,
Weilin
19 days (Thursday, March 17, 2011 / 3:14 PM)
Dear senior band clarinetists,It is officially 19 more days to our big day. I'm sure it has been a long and tiring journey preparing towards it. Nevertheless, I'm sure the sense of satisfaction you achieve after each time of music-making is satisfying and rewarding. Now that band camp is over, I believe you guys can feel the intensity towards syf by now. The kind of atmosphere you have playing in the hall, it would be probably 100 times more tensed in SCH. However, I'm happy to say that I see most of you enjoying yourselves in the process of music-making with the band. Even though you guys are not the section with the best intonation, the section that has the best technical ability, the section with the most musicality etc etc, I see all of you trying. I see every single member putting in your heart and soul in every music-making process and that is what I want to see. Sinfonia Festiva is a very challenging piece and it certainly wouldn't have been possible for you guys to have improved so much within such a short period of time without all of your hardwork. If the section can survive such a great downfall together, I'm sure we can do it. Remember when we had the talk, I told you guys to take a leap of faith and believe that the section can improve together as long as all of us have the same mindset? I would like to thank you all for believing in each other and not giving up. After this band camp, I hope that the spirit of the section will continue. We have got 1 masterclass, 2 more mini syfs and it's the real big day. No matter how much more is there to conquer in the next 19 days, we will all face it together. I just want to take this chance and remind some of you that if you are criticised by the conductors or anyone on ur playing within this period of time, this is extremely normal. This just means that people have expectations of you and they believe that you can do better. That is why they care. So think about everything on the bright side, alright? Take these two days and have a good rest. PLEASE(emphasis needed!!) rest well and drink plenty of water. You guys need to be physically fit so that you wouldn't miss out anything too. (: We still have a lot more to work on but that will be done after your short break (:For the 4th year in this section, I can't say how much I feel for the section. Neither can i explain the kind of mixed feelings within me that I'm left with 19 days for my band journey with AMKSS band. Even though this is part and parcel of life, I hope that we will enjoy every single moment of what's left together.Keep striving and we will touch the finishing line together (: With lots of love,Chenning
Weilin's reflection: Pride, Discipline and Honour (Sunday, November 21, 2010 / 7:15 PM)
Hey guys, here's another post for the POP yesterday evening.
First off, it was a fantastic memory for me, and it was everything i've worked for for the past 4 years.
Though the parade was pretty much a disaster, i believe we've all gained something from it. I'm not here to pick on the mistakes we made, but rather to let you all remember what you've learnt from it. POP is to showcase what you've learnt, as sec 1s and 2s in your drills, as well as to train your discipline and togetherness. It wasn't as good as the batches before, but i believe that you all have learnt at least something, and put it to good use in the following years to come.
I was filled with pride when i saw everyone march off and weixiang throwing the mace and catching it. My journey is officially over, and i hope that at least i've taught you all a little something. Recollection band was something, where graduating members will play from important events. But i did feel the need to get some important sec 3s to play along, as they've played an important part to fill up the gaps which missing members left. And i'm glad we still had fun, reminiscing about the JBF, Limelight 2008, AYG, and finally Tasmania.
You all have no idea how much you all have impacted my life, and how much i've gained from you all. The pride the whole batch felt when we threw the blazers is truly a reflection of how much we've worked through the 4 years.
I hope that the batches after mine will continue to feel the same pride, after putting in the same, or even more, effort into band. Enjoy band, and stay strong you guys. (:
We'll always be rooting for you all.
Love,
Weilin 2010.
P.S: JUSTIN CHONG!!!! CONGRATS!! :D
POP 2010 (Saturday, November 20, 2010 / 9:23 PM)
Hi clarinets!
So POP 2010 is over.
Before I leave Singapore tonight, I would like to say a few things...
Today officially mark the end of the band journey of our dearest sec 4s too.
First and foremost, I want to congratulate Weixiang for getting the Best Cadet Award and Justin for getting the Best Recruit award. I was really excited and happy for you guys. Felt really proud that you guys have done the section proud. I'm very sure every single member in the section felt the same way, even the alumni who were there as well (hi sharlyn, yuqing & joey) :)
Congratulations Weixiang! For your awesome mace work as well :) I bet everyone was feeling the tension and excitement for you. Haha :)
Secondly, I want to thank all the sec 4s. I don't have the luxury of time to thank every single sec 4 individually, cuz I'm actually competing with time right now. Hahaha.
Thank you Weixiang, Weilin, Demi and Devin. For everything that you guys have taught and passed down to us. For all the fun, joy and laughter.
All of us with different characters could actually get along so well for several years. Which is truly amazing :)
Thank you for being there for us through all the ups and downs in band.
I didn't shed a single tear today not because I didn't feel sad or anything.
I didn't know how to say goodbye words to the sec 4s... Haha, just in case if you all don't know, I suck at expressing such stuff.
Especially when I feel super touched/sad etc, I don't know how to express it...
But my heart was wrenching throughout.
When we starting playing the recollection band pieces, I really felt like... That's it, this is the band that I'm going to miss playing in.
I really felt like tearing when I read letters from our graduating seniors. While listening to the wonderful music we once made together...
But I know that this is part of life and we've got to learn how to let go.
Nevertheless, I hope that our lives somehow still intersect one way or the other. And you guys will not feel shy coming back as alumni! Cuz the door is ALWAYS opened for you all :)
Thirdly, I want to thank the graduating seniors for having the faith in me that I can bring the section to greater heights and pick it up from where it dropped. I'm not sure if I can, but I would assure you guys that I would try my best. As long as I'm still around for a day, I would not give up :) To lead every single junior to the right path and let every single one of them enjoy music making. Just like how you guys did it :)
Fourthly, great job to all juniors. To sec 2s, you guys have finally completed drills. It might be a good thing to some of you. But I'm sure you guys would definitely miss doing drills :)
To the sec 1s, I hope you guys are inspired by the good role models in your section! And strive to become like them. Perhaps one day I would see one of you throwing the mace too, haha.
To round this post off, POP 2010 ended off on a high note!
We didn't have to use tears to show how much we can't bear to leave each other. Cuz I'm sure we all know it deep down in our hearts.
At least I do :) I hope to see the graduating seniors coming back as alumni as much as you guys can :D For the future band camps, pops etc :)
Lastly, I hope to see all of you for the section outing on the 29th Nov!
And 30th nov for the band picnic.
Signing off,
Chenning :)
Farewell, my dear sec 4s...
(Thursday, October 14, 2010 / 8:30 AM)
Hey people,
Wei Xiang here. I think my email's used by someone I know, but I don't know who. My new e-mail is
wx-94@hotmail.com. I don't know what weird messages that person will send, but ignore it. Thanks:)
Bye,
Weixiang
(Monday, September 27, 2010 / 9:13 PM)
Happy Birthday
Chiew Chenning!
May your life be filled with Happiness Laughter and Great Music each day!
:D
Love you LOADDSSSSSSSSSSS as ALWAYS!
MUACKS x100.
whoowhoo~
( / 8:56 PM)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHIEW CHEN NING !(:
