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2004Once again, andre is back to invade this blog after a considerable time of absence. since everyone is giving small testimonials about their lives this year, i shall follow suit. 2004 was a rather eventful year for me, and i guess for many of you guys too. For one, it was a year of many tough decisions, school, subject-combi, cca(it was for me, initially) etc etc.. A year of many changes too, with a new approach to learning(mass lectures) and studying which stressed on discipline. Nonetheless, despite the alterations and choices we or I went through, 2004 was also a year not to be forgotten. Band. Admit it people, 2004 without band would simply be WRONG. I can truthfully say, band practices were usually very long and very frequent, BUT i guess it was due to these practices that band really impacted many of us this year. Anyway, to me band really made life very eventful. I must admit there were times when i really felt like quiting (not just the cca but just to put down everything and just stop). a year filled with changes. changing from 3 instruments in the course of 1 year isn't a simple task, ask me. from alto to bari and the the barriest - tuba. kinda ironically, the change in instrument was something that made me grow closer to this band i guess. not to say that the whole process was fun and such, i still love playing the saxophone and i will still continue playing if not i would have wasted 1k on this metal piece lying in my room. Anyway, more ironically was that the change in instruments was something i had wished for a year ago. ( i got this feeling this is going to be a very long entry) one of my wishes at the end of 2003 was to 1)improve on my saxophone playing and also 2) learn how to play a brass instrument. God works in wonderful ways and though he didn't teach me wish (1) or (2), i guess circumstances made it possible. By learning how to play bari, my low notes on the alto sax improved, not forgetting breath support. And learning the tuba is a start to learning brass instruments. Tuba- this instrument did bring about its woes yet it also made me a better musician. to start, i guess when stuart conveyed mr glosz message on how one of the reasons he stayed for our batch was for our persistance and what Addi and I did is kinda wrong. No doubt, Addi and I did make sacrifices, but i guess everyone in the band must be praised for this too. haha, its as though you go up to receive a prize and you wanna say some words of gratitude. "i would like to thank my parents... friends... more importantly all the people who constantly pushed me and supported me as i struggled to pick up the BIG instrument." 2 people i would most certainly like to thank is Addi and Kok, awww. Addi for his patience and guidance and stuff. Kok for his endless support in more ways than one. haha. to everyone in our batch, you all sure made my life in band very meaningful, through our performances and stuff we did together as a batch. i think what went well for our batch was that despite the various obstacles we still managed to overcome them all. Let all the sweet memories of batch games, wonderful performances and practices remain and those 'not-so-nice' memories of scoldings, quarrels and unproductive practices be forgotten as we approach a new year!!! *message to the guys in the band: our soccer team has made this year special too, not just coz of our wins against other teams but the times we spent on and off the field. Btw, this mon have another match?? hmm.. come on.. lets look for our next win, maybe this time we less help from our imports. haha. once again. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALA, i guess u need to tahan for a week more, as julius seems to be the next candidate for our daily dose of birthday laughter. to the laydeees: each of you are damn special in some way or another (actually this goes to the guys too) and many of you do bring about laughter and joy to the band!!! so thanks for all the fun moments and memories. anyway, was intending to write about school too, but realised that my brain is kinda drain and there are still tonnes of stuff to write about band and all the individual members as everyone has impacted my life to some extent. To everyone, lets not forget what we set out to do since this year and achieve what we aimed to come next year. also, not forgetting our school work as i believe musicians are a breed different from the rest as we can excel in both our musical talents and accademic achievements. let tomorrow be a day filled with fun and laughter as we celebrate our christmas party! try the puddings i'm bringing. its DEE-LEE-CIOUS alright! And wishing everybody an early MERRY CHRISTMAS. P.S remember attire! band tee (your ever-friendly UO) at 9:29 PM 0 comments 
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