Sunday, January 15, 2006
The Memoirs In NY - The Two Cliques (Part I)
Chapter 1 - Starting of CO circle
The first day wasn't an orientation. All of us didn't know most of us there. After the allocation of the people to their respective sections, we quickly had our sectional practice demanded by the conductor. No orientation on the first day?
I was the only J1 guy in TBY section. I just don't feel comfortable with it. 10 years in a boy school. Boy, it really takes time to adapt. Moreover, I was also uncomfortable with the instructor [also our conductor] when she says how good I am and how they should work hard. It's just very weird. Didn't like that. Then I'm always the neglected one when the rest practiced with the instructor. But it's inevitable cause they really need to instructor to be there. So, I'm always facing the wall practicing on my own.
When the instructor wasn't around, I had to assume her job. Sometimes, it's just very difficult to talk music to them. They just don't get it. Sometimes, I'm quite pissed off but then I still have to continue as it would not be good to leave them alone and the whole CO is being 'lian lei-ed'. TBY must be the best section! Always fight with the CGY section.
Imagine carrying something close to your own weight up and down a stairs after travelling from the old science block and passing the corridor of the hall. It's damn sian after a few times. I cannot do anything cause the new music room wasn't up yet and we need to use the 4th floor classrooms. These things had became a routine for me. Hopefully things turn out to be better when the new room is built.
Chapter 2 - Remembering of Names
After the committee election, I was given the post of the secretary. So, I'm obliged to remember everybody's name in a very short period. If not, taking attendance of people can be quite a chore. I would always mismatch their names. Stephanie is a good example. I'll always ask "You stephanie right?" and they will say "No lah, I'm XXX"[with an anxious tone]. After 3-4 tries, finally got the right stephanie. But then after a few practices, she didn't came back anymore. So, it was alright.
Chapter 3 -Fusion of the East and the West
Synergy was the event for all performing arts CCA. It was quite a new experience for me as we[the CO] will get to work with the CB [don't think otherwise if not, you are other than wise. sounds like Mrs Wong~lol.]. It's quite nice to be in a stage filled with people at every area of the stage floor. But I was anticipating a brand new compostition to be written for us. It came out as a disappointment as it was another rendition of "Yao Zu Wu Qu". But whatever, since it was another experience with the CB. Everything ended rather smoothly. Or isn't?
Chapter 4 - Pre-SYF Period
It's the competition again. It would be the third time and the last time I'm taking part the SYF. We got our choice piece ready. It was a brand new composition written for us. But it was too difficult for most of us. So we had to choose another. "Gan Jie" was it. All the practices were tiring. Had to go home late and all that. Luckily I stay near NY~ Halfway, we managed to use the newly built music room at the new block. It was smaller than the CB's room but it was cosy nonetheless. You'll think that you're trapped in Siberia if you stay in the room for too long.~
Chapter 5 - SYF
On the actual day itself, everybody was hyped up. But we didn't perform our best that day. So clinched a silver. Many were disappointed. Some cried. It was like a deja vu I've experienced it some 4 years ago.
Chapter 6 - Post SYF
We stepped down from CO and pass down to the next generation. The J1's organised a farewell bbq at east coast but it seems to us seniors that it was more of a J1 gathering in conjunction with some judo people coming to 'taste' some of our food cause their food sucks to the core.~ Well, they said they had prepared a farewell gift for all J2's but they are still in the preparation stage on that day. Wonder if it's true or just a 'fu yan' statement? Whatever. I won't ask for it anyway. The J1's enjoyed themselves more than we[J2's] enjoy watching them bonding and waiting for the food to be served to us instead.
Chapter 7 - The Revisiting
Went back a couple of times to see how they are doing. Still the same. Wonder when can we meet up with the HC/NJ/TJ that standard...
DSZeng scribbled this at 12:24 PM
