Hello.

Okay people, there's 25 more days to our destination (excluding today).
I know many of you are feeling stress out already and with all your grades not up to expectations and pressure from everyone, most of you are drained already.

But, pressure can be a form of motivation too.
It depends on how you all see it.
Just bear with it all for three more weeks, for this last lap of ours before our big day.
Gold With Honours is not everything. It's the process that matters.
& I truly believe, you reap what you sow.

The amount of output depends on the amount of input.
So, please please persevere on and remember everything Sharlyn says.
Don't just keep saying you will do it. SHOW IT to everyone that you are doing it.
Actions speaks louder than words.

I know everyone is busy with this and that, but just sacrifice and concentrate for this period.
There's no free lunches in this world.
The band room we are using now, the buffet clarinets, concert @ Esplanade, trip to NewYork...
Ask yourself, didn't any of you gain from all these benefits?

If you all want the glory but don't want to work hard,
do you think we can get to where we are right now?
Plus, those benefits we got were the hardwork of previous batches.

世上没有不劳而获的事。

We are all trying to reiterate all that had been repeated gazillion times.
Don't be disheartened if you are cut from playing whichever parts.
It's for the good of the band isn't it? Definitely, all of you would have the chance to play.
If it isn't now, it would be some other time.

Some people can't take the stress, and they chose to give up, to quit.
But I am sure, all of you are strong enough to stay on.
Not everybody can be a band member. It's taxing and you need the discipline.

And I hope, all of you can put yourselves in Sharlyn's shoes and try to understand.
She had been really trying her very very best to help all of us.
At least, at the very least we could help, is to DO what she repeated many times when we play.
Being an SL is not easy okay, and I really feel that she had done a really really great job.

She put the section before self and I bet none of you know how much effort she had put in for all of you and how much she love the section.
Maybe at this point of them (esp. the sec 2s) you all won't understand yet.
Two years down the road, you will.

Like it's till now that I finally realise how hard life was for Cheryl back then.

So, jiayou okay!
We can do it.
No matter what kind of problems we are facing,
Remember: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
We are all going through this together as a section, as a band.

Lastly, I hope you guys are inspired to work hard.
No matter how fiercely Sharlyn/Mr. BT/Mr. DS/Mr. DC scold us,
remember that they do so because they CARE, because they BOTHER.
Yea, so all the best people.

We are all tired, but we will, we can, and we shall perserve on!

love,
yuqing.