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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

The following note was posted as a note on facebook by our dearest Hai Ha, dated, 22nd April, Wednesday and it moved me to tears that I just had to share it with everyone else:

I am not good at writing down what i thought but the feeling inside me is so powerful that i cannot contain. i dont know how long i will take to recover from this n i dont know what how am i supposed to do to be back to normal. the feeling of disappointment just empower me that i dont feel like talking to anyone or responding to any question. i love the songs n i love the instrument i play. back a month ago i thought i would not feel for the songs at all n i thought i would just play correctly without emotions. but what i felt on stage today was overwhelming; i played with my heart n i just couldnt describe the feeling that built up in me throughout the two songs. i felt the happiness inside me n i left the stage wishing that i could be on that stage again n continue playing because to me the feeling was just too precious to let go. i was scared of the results, yes i did because i have seen people who really put in hard work and did great but received nothing in return. i have seen it before n i never forget it. i was scared that it would happen to us. at that moment i felt it was stupid of me to think that way n i believed that i was just overly scared. i never thought that it would really happen. n i cried because all the five schools under my conductor got bronze and so all the compostions by him are went discredited. i cried because we played with our hearts n the judgers really just didnt feel it. hard work may not be repaid by rewards, it's rule of life, but something that comes out from the hearts n cannot be felt by others, it just makes me feel more disappointed than ever. when my conductor said the song zafar moved him during the performance, i was elated. nothing would make me feel happier than that. we have given the two songs their credit n so there is no regret. i just prayed that we got the award that we deserve so that we could return to school with smile on our faces n pride.

to my conductor: what i want to say is i love the songs no matter what. to be able to play the kolingtung n the two songs is a blessing for me who got no music background n talent. there is not a single moment that i regret going through all of this and being in angklung. the beats are inside me all the time, i can always feel it. to me, the songs are the best ever for syf n they really deserve gold with honours. i want to say million times thank u if i can because u give me the experience i have never thought i would be able to have- the experience of creating music that touch people's hearts. to me, opening my heart is a difficult thing to do so i treasure the moment on stage today n i feel great even though the disappointment is undeniable.

to my angklung friends: i am not good at consoling people, really i am not. i felt sad n i just couldnt find a word to encourage anyone. we are the best ensemble ever, that's what i feel. i make great friends here n i hv never regreted joining angklung. i hv never said this but joining angklung is one of the best things that ever happen to me here. if i ever leave this place the memories that are imprinted in my mind is the time in angklung. these words are from deep in my heart.

yep after all today is a great day!

-Notes from Du Hai Ha-
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Well, like how I closed the 22nd of April with the 18 people who went to eat dinner at Bukit Timah Plaza's Pizza hut:

"Today is a..." I said in anticipation.
As if on queue, 18 people chorused in one voice,"....A GREAT DAY!" and hearty laughters resounded through the empty, but not so empty Pizza Hut.

And so, my 22nd of April ended like that, an atmosphere that was filled with mirth and joyful triumph. (:

-Jocelyn Lim -

posted by Jocelyn at 11:08 PM

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