Sunday, March 11, 2007
Congrats to the JC1s who make it to NJC. All your hard work through your O levels had paid dividends. JC life is indeed different from what you 've expereineced througout your secondary days. It's gonna be a mixture of fun and never ending stress.
To further emphasize on what I've said yesterday during practice, I do hope that all of you(JC 1 and 2) will reflect upon yourself and rediscover the "confuco" ( Dzul, correct me if I'm wrong)within you so as to be able to do justice to the song that we will be playing for SYF.
Do bear in mind that all those things that I mention about the added stress that you will feel once SYF started are all true. Once other CCAs start getting their SYF results and announcing it during the morning assembly...you will then realise what I told you are indeed the truth. (
Maybe the grand seniors or even the super grand seniors who had gone through it will be able to vouch for me.).
You know what guys, a lot of people believed in our abilities. For the past 3 years, we've shown the college that Angklung Ensemble is not just a mediocre CCA. We've managed to place Angklung Ensemble high up along the other so called more prestige CCAs as such we are able to experience and get what we requested for eg ability to appeal for students, increase in budget, invitation to perform etc.all these were never experienced by your seniors before 2005!!
But, more importantly, like I've stressed on for so many times, Angklung Ensemble is about you guys. I want Angklung to be able to provide the opportunities for the members to excel in not only leadeship ability but also academically. I want you guys to be able to reflect back when you graduated from NJC and to be able to say that you 've benefitted from joining NJC Angklung Ensemble or NJC Angklung had made you into a better person.
Enjoy your 1 week break and hope that after the holiday practices, we will be all passionate and geared to perform for SYF.
Below are some of the excerpts from yesterdays practice.