Hi peeps!!

Today our exchange was kinda successful! (i think) but we need to mantain focus@!!! The main reason there was the MUSIC exchange (NOT weeding out potential girlfriends *ahem*Ahem*)
This was because we lack focus in our actions, so we should work on that...like disciplining ourselves to avoid BXXXN XHXAX's PX PXXXRXMMX.



=P And... would you believe that when i said i got A1 for chem sufi believed me lol!!!!
(that means, for those who dont understand, its NOT true that i got A1 for chem)

Sebas Tian
Friday, February 27, 2009:10:44 PM

haha ok.
since all the exams are over,
let's starts discussions of our papers :)

i'm sure many people screwed a lot of subjects. xD
same here lol.


ºŽâínŭ̺
Thursday, February 26, 2009:9:45 PM

Alright, these two videos here were taken at my hse. It was Sat 21/2 after band, karthik and zainul came to my hse to study lit. But we were so bored that we decided to do smth... Muhahaha....

It was so cool.... Wad nice pitching and sound produce... enjoy!

Samuel =)

P.S The two videos were not taken to insult the composers of the two songs. We repect your work and this videos only mean that we love your songs and are addicted to it. No harm or offence intended towards the musical abilities of the composers of the 2 songs. Thank you.

Karthik ;D

Sunday, February 22, 2009:9:49 PM

:8:34 PM

Yesterday's parade, music was better then sunday's soundcheck... but still not that good. It's extremely important that you remember what Mrs. Chua said. She and Mr Tan can only provide up to 80% of the guarantee of getting a gold for SYF. The other 20% ultimately still comes from ourselves. We have to depend on ourselves to get the gold. Even if other people try to pull you along, but you do not help yourself, nothing can be achieved and I mean nothing. You need to have the courage, and the determination to keep working for that gold. You cannot be put down by difficulties that you face. Cos' when you meet with any difficulties, there will always be someone there to support you. So never give up!

On another note, the TAs are like next week, and some of you might be stresses, not just for TA but for Band or SYF or any other reason too. It's perfectly normal. If you need anyone to talk to... I'm available:) my phone is always on unless its a school day or band parade. So u can jus call me or leave me a msg. I promise i'll keep everything confidential. (ahh yes dun forget. u can talk to samuel to:>)

Cheerio!

Benedick:)
Friday, February 20, 2009:10:02 PM

TA1 is coming up and u all must work hard, but u all must also practise your instruments, remember that when u have probs dont giv up and find a way to solve it, dont whine and complain but instead ask for help and find a way to solve it. All the best for your preparations of the exams!

Zuriel
May the Force be with you.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009:10:07 PM

Hey guys, attendence for PT has been far better than I had ever dared to hope. Thank you so much for your support. However, the batch PT has somehow involved into batch drills. I am not saying that it is not a good thing. Practicing and giving drills is important, which is why it was factored into the program, but doing exercise is important too. Please remember that NAPFA is in April, and attending the PT program will help to improve your fitness, no matter by how little.

Some people have given the excuse that they never bring PE so dowan to run. I am sincerely requesting that more people will bring their PE attire for batch PT so that we can carry out a more comprehensive program for the benefit of everyone. By the way, PT program will not be stepping down next week (Samuel Tan's idea), so if anyone wishes to take a break from studying, you're welcome to join us.

P.S Good luck for TA1. Work hard, and do well! :)

Brian Thian
Monday, February 16, 2009:10:16 PM

SYF Sound. check!
Quite okay la. Some of us were quite nervous and yeah... not prepared[quoted from zuriel and ryan. lol] I know I was damn nervous when I was on the platform but later okay already. Anyway, we must continue to work hard and to improve further, and also, be mentally prepared. And now... the much-awaited... BATCH PHOTOS!!!








Sunday, February 15, 2009:9:03 PM

Alright... So I'll just add on to what Samuel said.

So yeah la.. I think the running made us tired, especially those who ran all 3. I know I was freaking tired. Anyways, we got FIRST for our 8x100m. Nice one! For 8x200m, it was unfortunate that our passing got screwed and ended up people running twice and people running for wrong team, in the end, none of the teams finished. Next time, pay attention to your teams! especially those who are passing to you and those you are passing to. But nvm, we redeemed ourselves by getting a well-earned 3rd in our 8x400m. I honestly think the ex-203 classmates, ELTON TONG and BENJAMIN TAN ran the fastest and helped the batch a lot! So hats off to you guys! And also, let us all congratulate EDMUND SALIM on running the 2000m steeplechase yesterday! Nice one.

Then, music. Not the best we can do la but still, i guess it was okay. You all heard Mrs Chua and her story about 'that' pregnant woman. I'm sure we all agree with her that whatever happens to us is mainly dependent on what we have done. Only we can help ourselves. We can get gold if WE want it. So try your utmost best! Seriously, we can do it.

Tomorrow, SYF rehearsal. Remember not to waste time!! Every minute is precious. You all heard Mr Tan ah, that ONE hour = $1200++ Which is like freaking hell expensive, its like one minute, $20!! So please be early, shift everything as fast as possible. Oh yeah, report in Half U, meaning –
Band tee/PE tee
with LONG pants
and BLACK shoes
AND BLACK socks.

Oh yeah, those currently not playing for SYF, try to come down tomorrow. If you practise you can make it, there is still a possibility, so just come down cause in the end you may make it to SYF after all. Hang in there, practise, we can do it!! And yeah, Samuel and I intend on taking a batch photo tmr, in our smart-looking blazers. So when we come back SJI and we dismissed, please don't leave immediately. Stay back outside 104, wear your blazers. I think Dom may be helping us take 2 quick shots tmr. So yeah, try not to rush off, PLEASE. Yeah thanks.

Determination.
Perseverance.
Concentration.
Focus.

Gold.
Saturday, February 14, 2009:10:57 PM

Today Mr Tan didnt come... so we jux run through SYF pieces. Wasnt as up to standard. Perhaps everyone was rather tired after running ..

So, Mrs Chua came to give a talk to us. She looks uneasy as she walk in. Then she was sharing some things that happened at Marsling Sec. So bandsmen were feeling stressed out there and wanna quit. But I think SJIMB bandsmen wun really that stress till we wanna quit i hope!?!! All we can do is have a talk with ME(Samuel).... Im a good listener..

Mrs Chua shared with us a story too. Its about ' Only ourselves can help ourselves' . And I totally agree with that. The band now have a vast improvement in terms of music. We have almost reach a standard of getting gold easily. But there still 1 last obstacle to pass. Thats ourselves. On stage , some will get stage fright and its cause by?? Ourselves. But wad can we do? Stay strong and keep our goal in mind. Ignore wads infront of u. Concentrate and focus. Be connected to each and every bandsmen. Listen to everyone. Look at Mr Tan, interect with him musically. Thats the way to get gold mans!

Hope we take in all advice and continue to work hard and practise.

Samuel =)
:9:54 PM

Lets all wear band jacket for tmr sports day, please pass this around.

Zuriel
May the Force be with you =)
Thursday, February 12, 2009:10:22 PM

Hey i hv a size L jacket but it was too short for me so i switched to the XL with alwyn. Alwyn does not mind wearing M so any1 wan L come find me i pass to u but u must pass an M size 1 to Alwyn ok

Dave
:9:13 PM

ahh hey peeps! try and look around for someone who has a band jacket of size L, but can wear M. we need one more L for Mrs Chua! QUICKLY!!!!! Thx:):)

Benedick:)
:9:01 PM

hey hey...

my first time posting!!!XD.anywaes, the band jacket looks freakin cool, whoever designed it...
most of the bandsmen wore it with pride all the way home today, which is good! haha, maybe we wanna wear them on sports day?

oh yar, tmr got band ar, rmb.report at 2.30pm in band tee and pe shorts.and rmb to also bring 20 bucks to pay edmund for the jacket.ok, tats all...

peace out,
elton =D
Wednesday, February 11, 2009:9:55 PM

Hey guys! reminder, ther rest of da bandsmen can collect ur jackets le. ONLI IF U ORDERED. Pls bring money to pay... its lik... 20 bucks. Also. ppl who collected today and havnt pay, bring money n pay tmr

Benedick:)
:9:23 PM

Heyz guys!!!! Erm. Tmr right, can the D.R, F.Horn, Flute, Saxophone and T.Bone section come down to the band rm aft sch tmr to collect ur band jacket. Other sections wait first. Cos these sections easier to settle. Bring along 30 bucks for payment. It doesnt cost 30 but jus bring to be safe. Hopefully you can remember your sizes. Tell the rest of ur sectionmates. Cheers:):)

Benedick:)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009:8:17 PM

:DDD my first post here.. ta1 is ard the corner so if you haven' start mugging you gg liao. i think. unless you are godlike like thaddaues. XD jk. anw just a gentle reminder for the whole lot of events coming soon...
:3:50 PM

Ahh monday..Scubillion day... for some reason i always get headaches on monday...last week also... tmrw theres... nothing band related so enjoy! and prac us music and MEMORIZE Overture No.1 For Wind Band and Jericho as well!!!
Monday, February 9, 2009:6:33 PM

Just saying to keep a strong front and no matter what keep moving on, if u have a problem, then search your feelings and find answers u will.

Zuriel
May the force be with you. =)
Sunday, February 8, 2009:10:04 PM

Heyz gyus. Tmr thr's morning assembly. Dun forget. Rmb to bring ur ties and dont be late. Also remember on the way up to the bandrm dun stroll up. Dont run but dont walk too slow either. Let's rmb wad DM said:)

Anyways on a lighter note, heres a quick advertisement: 13-14th Feb, at MGS. Love With A Cause, from 4pm to 4pm. I think i may hav invited some of u over FB but still... jus go down at anytime. If u wan more info i got a lot of flyers:) jus take one:):)

Benedick:)
:9:50 PM

SYF coming, exams coming. Surely we all will feel stress. But fret not. There is nth much to worry mans. We all just gota learn how to adapt and cope well. As for those who are sick, we pray that they may recover soon and join bak wif us in sch. As for those injured, may they heal asap so can have fun tgt. Lets try to help one another in work/music especially those who have missed a couple of days~~

Samuel =)
Saturday, February 7, 2009:10:47 PM

Alright. Today was quite a good parade I guess. We have improved quite a bit. Overture sounds great from where I was sitting. Heh. Seriously, a gold is not far away, we just have to keep improving by practising more and concentrating more[as BS has stated]. However, I realise some of us still lazy to write down simple things on our scores. Like the 6 soloists for jericho partC, alwynn, ben tan, zainul, desmond, raphael and ryan, Mr Tan told you all to have extra practise together, but I din really see you guys write down on your scores to have extra practise on that part. You may think that you will remember, but it may not always come up to your mind. So just write down, and anyway, we all now have to have a pencil on each stand.

Oh yeah, sec 1s come in already ah, must welcome them well and also remind your sec 2s that they are now seniors to the sec1s and that they have to be more responsible and well-behaved. That's all. Enjoy your Sunday, make sure you complete all your homework ah!

Byebye,
Karthik ;D
:8:27 PM

Okay. Parade tomorrow 7.50am to 2pm. Don't be late and let's try our best to impress Mr Tan and not piss him off again. Don't make the same mistakes we've made before. Alright, that's all.
Goodnight, sleep well for a tiring, long parade.

Karthik ;D
Friday, February 6, 2009:11:56 PM

Yo guys! Wassup.
So today's music was slightly better than saturday but still room for improvement. Mr Tan told us today that we are not improving much and stuck at where we are, because we are making the same mistakes again and again and that he has to remind us certain stuff EVERY parade. So what can be the solution to this? PRACTISE. Everyone, let's make an effort to come down just ONE non-parade/sectionals day to practise, even if its just for 30 minutes. You are bound to improve gradually. For example, you are in the canteen waiting for your parents and they say they are stuck in traffic jam and to wait longer, just come up to the bandroom to practise. No need bring bag up and all.

Also, write down whatever Mr Tan says about our music even if it may seem easy to remember like "play slightly louder" or "you are a bit sharp". You may remember for that parade but compelled to forget the next parade. So just write it down on your score "play louder/watch intonation". Keep your score outside of the pocket and a pencil on the stand at the beginning of the parade, so that you don't waste time.

Finally, discipline for today's parade not say excellent but quite okay I guess. When we were asked to shout "charge", some of us were lazy or not putting in effort to actually shout to the top of our voices. We should be listening to our tops and do as they say, in other words, respect their decisions. Yeah.. so, just try your best for everything[including studies ah - TA1 in 2++ weeks] and achieve that SYF GOLD. Cheers!

Karthik ;D
Thursday, February 5, 2009:10:46 PM

hey guys!

hope u all enjoyed band today... sorry i couldnt join u all... I was down wif high fever, flu n throat infection. and apparently i missed a lot... but from wad i heard the band improved so.... goodd job guys!:) continue to work hard:):) oh yesh. tmr's temp. taking so dun forget to bring ur thermometers (however u spell it)

Benedick:P
:9:50 PM

.Today's practice is ok, good at start, then bad in middle, then the best at the end. Actually our music sort of depends on Mr Tan so u all must make good warm up sound and good music for intro. Like that he will be impressed and be happy, then when he comment us, we also happy then we produce better music. But if we do fail to make him happy from the start, TRY AND MAKE HIM HAPPIER in the middle, and benedick is better liao coming school tmr. So lets all strive as 1 band and produce 1 great sound to achieve what we hv been fighting for... our GOLD.

Zuriel
May the force be wif u =)
:9:47 PM

Congrats to all~~ Today music was played rather well. Mr Tan not as pissed as last Sat.... Perhaps we should really concentrate more. Maybe its becoz of the new arrangement too.. Like I said " New reed New sound New life" so now is " New arrangement New sound New life" Oh yea!!! Oh, and not to 4get , may Benedick get well soon and dun 4get about TA1!!

Samuel =)
:9:38 PM

Hii! tomorrow theres BAND, so don't forget your BAND TEE!! and ym..nothing really ... lets all try our best in music and drillzzz tomorrow! Lets aim for a gregarious GOLD instead of a stupid SILVER (lol) !!! (Am i using too many "!!!"s??


Sebastian
Wednesday, February 4, 2009:7:17 PM

Hey guys. Tmr thr's still batch PT.... i tink. lol PLS TRY UR BEST TO MAKE IT FOR TMR! Err... It'll start at 2.30... ENd at 3.30, 3.45 latest. I need to end early cos i hav appointment tomorrow aftnoon... True to my superlative I got injured again:)

Anyways! PPL WHO STILL OWE ME CEREMONIAL STUFF!!!!!!!!! FASTER RETURN. and once again, sam return me the pin when u get a new badge=)

Benedick:)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009:8:20 PM

For someone who is so enthusiastic about MICHAEL house, he sure doesn't even know how to frogging spell it! Lol. Idiot. Anyway, tomorrow, as the 'michealite' mentioned, there may not be Batch PT because of the reasons he mentioned, but do try to come down on your own to practise and have your own regiment of exercises you can do and SHOULD be doing if Batch PT is not on.
Once again, let's try our best for that SYF GOLD and break that 10-year 'silver era'.

Cheers!
Karthik ;D
Monday, February 2, 2009:9:56 PM

Pretty nice video by our former QM Qi Lin.


Nat Hui
:9:18 PM

As some of you may know already, Desmond suffered from the hyper-ventilation earlier this morning. Just before the morning assembly. If I'm not wrong, he was sent back home during school.

On behalf of the batch, we hope you get well soon :)

ºŽâínŭ̺
:8:52 PM

HELLOOOO! Tomorrow's sports heats, so I don't think anybody's coming for batch PT. Anyways, nobody went for it today. Soo.. I just wanted to say, good luck for all those having sport heats tmrw! :) Have fun but most importantly, make your class and house proud. :D MICHEAL ROCKS!


ºŽâínŭ̺
:8:42 PM

Hey!! Whoever's going and IC-ing for tomorrow's batch PT, err. Plz note. Dun do it on the third level, especially near the music room. Cos my tutor will be coming over fr like an hour? from god knows when onwards. So pls dun hold de PT thingy near musicroom.... DUn distub him. K? thx.
Also... PPL PLS TURN UP!!!! lol
Oya ppl who up till now, still owe me ceremonial parts..... PLS RETURN ASAP:) Samuel jus return me the pin when u get a new badge

Benedick:)
:8:01 PM

Tmr got morn assembly! [Remember ties and badges. Some of us still forgetting. And remind your juniors as well.]
PT Session- Elton and Raphael ICs (if im not wrong) [Please do come down if you haven't for the whole of January]
Please come down practise if u can!
Lets work hard for SYF!!!

Samuel =) + Karthik ;D
Sunday, February 1, 2009:9:15 PM