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inseperable ties.dearest band ppl, so..we've come to the end of a journey that ended as quickly as it started..here are my memoirs of sajcband and what it meant to me,means to me and will always mean to me. 2004 term 1; i wasn't in sajc during the 1st 3 months last year coz of my shit prelim results and it was one of the reasons for me not being able to catch and keep up with work once school began the following term.but i was aware of sajcband's activities such as balloonhat and etc from kok and yf. 2004 term 2; this was the start of a somewhat different journey in school life and life in general for me.the band had decided to conduct a musical as part of our concert.And i tell you,there were many points during the preperatory period where i asked myself,why don't they just get rid of this stupid idea and just play pieces.i also had to play eupho for a couple of weeks after playing horn for 2 years.after some time i was back in horn and out of the musical band and into the props dept.Was pretty fun building and making stuff from scratch and for the 1st time,got to work on such big tasks with people i hardly knew.Many things didn't seem like they were going the way they were supposed to be going.People were asked to do what they were at times not the best at.there was band camp at sas as well,and the rehersals at that point weren't very convincing that we were heading towards a successful musical production.This period was also filled with much politics.A group of us j1's and some j2's,found the ways of the then leaders of the band,very difficult to work with.We just didn't comply to everything they said.We weren't rebelious or anything..just dynamic and different in the ways of our thoughts.This group of J1's,then know as X-co(not ex-co) is now commonly known as the brotherhood.At this point band started becoming a dread,making me think why i did i have to come here through appeal.Then came of the day of the concert.(290504).VCH was fully packed at 7.30pm that evening..so full,we had to bring bandroom chairs to capacitate.after the 1st half of relatively tough music we moved into the musical mode..the crew in black and the actors in their brilliant costumes.i had the opportunity to look at the crowd while they watched the musical as i was doing the props and all..all the hardwork paid off,people were laughing their asses off at something which had become immune to us.At the end,the crowd cheered(just like last nite).it had been a long yet successful concert to prepare and execute.that was a moment i'd cherish all my life.my perception of sajcband was to change from then on.i left for overseas the very next day and wasn't around on the last performance we had with our seniors.I still regret not staying back. Term 3&4 screwed up results became part and parcel of life for me after common test.(ct:OFF promo:OOO).the environment wasn't the same.seniors weren't around.People started quitting for the stupidest of reasons.the band had no tubist.after SFW,a few souls made the sacrifice to shift around and pick up new instruments.we all had our fair-share of problems.No dout.events drew close.open house,junior school performance and many others.disputes were rampant.somehow,me managed to overcome all those.but then,things began to fade once again when we felt mr.G was giving up on us..hardly turning up for practices at a certain period in time.the present j1's,we might seem like a good band,but that was not until december 2004.the band really progressed during the "toccata" band camp(as named by jie).but that was thanks to mr.G of course..he really maximised our pontential at that period of time.the year came to a close with a chirstmas party and stuff.Smiles on all faces. End 2004. Kumz. at 2:30 PM 0 comments 
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