We are a group of carefree students who have gathered together,
regardless of bawahs, normals, atas, kulintang and percussions
to create music like none other with our conductor, Mr Dzul. :D
Teacher i/cs: Mr Tan Chor Yean, Ms Sun
Thursday, January 04, 2007
yep, u read e title.
it has been a long while since i met any of you juniors, except maybe the OGLs, and especially Mr Dzul. missed his jokes a lot... probably he's going to give u a start-of-e-year motivational talk about jc life n time management this month. i wouldnt be surprised if he has done so alrd =)
i have juz read e post about all e activities n achievements in 2006, n i must say that i m impressed at what we have been able to achieve within a short span of just one year. strictly speaking, the nature of the accomplishments, eclectic, angklung enrichment n all e invitational performances has certainly put njc angklung ensemble high up in the arena of musical groups playing traditional n ethnic instruments, whether u like it or not. all this has been made possible thanks to our our ever-inspiring Mr Dzul!
it therefore pains me to find out, after some conversations with Mr Fuad, tt some of u question e necessity of having to go out n perform, eg. the opening of e malay language month at tpjc. yes, i remember the stress n e nerve of having to perform in public when i first started in 2005 for e opening of Taman Warisan. but then again, think about how many groups and people actually have e opportunity to showcase themselves n make a headline or two. what more when they are once-in-a-lifetime and exclusive events. along the way, we were able to leave a deep n positive impression on the "people up there" and e "people out there". remember Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his way out at tpjc? for joyce's n freddy's batch, remember PM Lee Hsien Loong taking pictures w us at Taman Warisan? i, for one, feel greatly honoured to have been part of the transformation of njc angklung.
so i hope tt in 2007, e list of achievements will be a lot longer n more impressive than tt of 2006. start e new year w a renewed strength n enthusiasm. u may think tt u hav played all e songs tt u ever will play. n some might even have gotten sick of hearing those songs =) but trust me, Mr Dzul will bring in more interesting music w e new year to keep everyone enlightened m interested. w syf this year, n w Mr Dzul getting more inspirational in his music, i have a strong confidence tt a gold w honours is within reach.
but forget not abt e process of nurturing e juniors to b interested in angklung n its unique music n conductor. inspire e incoming juniors just as your seniors n Mr Dzul hav in 2006, n u shall have a memorable n fruitful experience being in the angklung ensemble.
if anyone asks what is it about angklung that is so special? tell them tt looks can be deceiving. it is not juz abt e hardware; it is e heartware...