man, we rock.

man, we rock.

we are the batch of 2010. and we rock.

On behalf of the batch, JIAN YOU, I wish you a very happy birthday and may this day and all other days be awesome for you man.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIAN YOU!!!

Karthik ;D

Tuesday, April 28, 2009:9:42 PM

study groups

Yo wassup people. Since the music room is now open till mid-years, I believe the study groups can definitely continue. Especially since the music room has air-con which we all desire and find conducive for studying. So please try to come down as it would be good for you and everyone else, cause we can share our knowledge and help each other. Also, some Sec 2s will probably come down too, so we can help them since we have already gone through our Sec 2 year and done what they are doing.. That kinda thing. So yeah, Mid-years is 10% and I think last term not everyone did very well, so we should be trying harder this term. All the best.

Karthik ;D

P.S If you are coming down, we must try not to make too much noise...

Sunday, April 26, 2009:10:49 AM

Study Groups (20.04.09)

Hello guys,

Those interested in studying in groups this friday, please do meet outside the bandroom after school ends or after you have your lunch. Oh, and if you're going, you can let me know or Karthik. Thanks! :D

So far the people going are:

- Benedick
- Edmund

Zainul

Monday, April 20, 2009:8:14 PM

Study Groups (19.04.09)

Hey guys,

As you all may know, its only 2 more weeks until Mid Year Exams start. So why not we have study groups, so that we can study and share our knowledge together? In that way, we can learn from one another and hopefully we can improve from the subjects we are weak in.

Okay, for a start, those people who aren't involve in the Supreme Court Performance and are free on that day, Karthik and I are going to study together, so you all can join us too if you want.

Lets perform well this exam cause it would be like 10% of our overall marks.

I also would like to wish the best of luck for all your subjects. Lets all work hard in achieving our goals!

Zainul

Sunday, April 19, 2009:1:05 PM

BBQ

Woah. Was that fun or what. 23 out of 25 people turned up yesterday, making it the most successful batch outing ever. To Boaz and Jian You, please try to make it next time, you're missing out on A LOT. So yeah.. Sad you couldn't make it. Also, I apologise to Samuel, Edmund, Nathaniel and Cherng Hao. Unfortunately we had to take the photo without you guys since you had to leave earlier. Nonetheless, it was a great gathering! I had fun dunking Raphael, Desmond and Ben Tay xP. Daveraj, Nicholas, Thaddaeus, Daniel, Sebastian and Ryan, all of you just escaped out of pity. LOL. Especially dave and nicholas who were dragged all the way to the edge of the pool =P

Oh well, that just brings me to tell you guys, next time we have a gethering near swimming pools or beaches, you better bring extra clothes! yeah.

Next parade is tmr, morning assembly. 7am, tie, badge. See ya! Good luck finishing your homework.

Karthik ;D

Sunday, April 12, 2009:8:57 PM

Batch Gathering

wa im damn sleepy and still very full... btw the outing was fun, especially when brian got dunked at the end (haha). But overall it was quite successful to me cause i enjoyed it (due to dunking raphael, hehe), but there was 1 person who spilled 7Up on my leg which was damn sticky (U know who u are). ANyway i got the batch pic already if u wan come find me on msn if im on (zuriel_the_jedi@hotmail.com), i LUV this pic so much hehe.

Zuriel

May the Force be with you.

:7:57 AM

That was fun

Okay, just now was our kinda really successful BATCH OUTING BBQ (BOB).
It was fun because
A) most of us were there
B) Many people were dunked (not including me of course :-)
C) There was food :-)
D) The rain stopped (altho it would have been better if it didn't rain at all)

It was NOT fun because
A) SUFI burnt my DOUBLECHEESEBURGERWITHOUTPICKLESWITHOUTONIONSWITHDOUBLECHEESE

Lessons to learn :
A) NEVER wear long pants to BBQs/Chalets without bringing extra clothes
B) ALWAYS bring extra clothes when going anywhere with a swimming pool
I suppose i shouldn't preach what I practise as I don't practise what I preach. <--BTW no meaning whatsoever, as its contradicting itself.

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO :
For EE, (everyone except me, bentay and raphael)
Benjamin Tay runs to the middle of the road and does a push-up XD
Link : Video removed at discretion of actor.

Saturday, April 11, 2009:11:57 PM

batch gathering

Alright. Tomorrow is our first batch outing/gathering after a long time and after syf. So its a BBQ so we need food and drinks. Oh and try not to bring the usual stuff. If you have like homemade muffins or wtv bring em!

ALSO, if you are LAZY, or find it inconvenient to bring food items along, you can alternatively, contribute money for pool games. So preferably, contribute like $5 if you not willing to bring food.

Okay, here is the people who are able to make it. Please inform me whether you can make it so that I can include it in the list. Also tell me what you can contribute. If it's money, please state how much you are willing to contribute.

1. Brian - Hotdogs, Chicken wings and providing condo lol.
2. Edmund - 6 bottles of drinks(Coke,pepsi,sprite,lemon tea,apple juice, orange juice)
3. Me - 2 packs of potato chips
4. Desmond - 2 packs of charcoal(for BBQ itself)
5. Samuel - not staying for BBQ*
6. Sufi -
7. Daveraj -
8. Nicholas - $5
9. Raphael - Pre-cooked Otah
10. Ji Yang - Hotdogs
11. Thaddaeus -
12. Benedick - Snacks(not confirm what yet)
13. Benjamin Tan -
14. Sebastian - Sweets
15. Nathaniel -
16. Zuriel - Snacks/Desert
17. Zainul - Snacks
18. Ryan -
19. Benjamin Tay -
20. Alwynn -
21. Elton -

Karthik ;D

Friday, April 10, 2009:10:34 AM

BBQ This Sat

Okay, it's finally here. Just to settle some things:

1. This is a BATCH outing. Please don't invite ppl from other batches, current or otherwise. If we wanted that, it would be called a BAND outing. Not trying to be selfish, but the focus of a BAND outing would be different

2. Details about my house:
- Called Pine Grove condominium
- On Ulu Pandan Road
- Near Clementi MRT
- Some buses that go pass from Clementi: 151, 154, 156
- Near Buona Vista MRT
- Bus from Buona Vista: 92
- Near Orchard MRT
- Bus from Orchard MRT: 7
- There is a swimming pool, so bring swimming stuff if you want
- There is a pool table (as in billiards), so bring 1-dollar coins (1 game 2 x $1)

3. Is anyone willing to contribute things for the BBQ like:
- Beef
- Fish
- Prawns
- Drinks (IMPORTANT)
- Disposable untensils
- Boaz, no McDonald's please
I know people have dietary restrictions. I already know about those who can't take pork and of course, Sam, who can't take beef. If you have allergies, please contact me.

4. Whoever wants to can bring a soccer ball too
That's all I can think of now, please contact me if you have any questions.

Brian

Tuesday, April 7, 2009:11:04 PM

Tomorrow, everyone please try to come down and help your Sec 1s in their music. Because they will be the next batch of Sec 3 SYF-ers so we need to guide them to a strong foundation. And also, after that, we will be playing soccer and having a friendly match with the sec 2s and 1s who are going to play. So let's all work together and OWN like we did last time ;D So yeah, try to make it ah. Reporting time is 8am to 9am I think. Not too sure.

Karthik ;D

Friday, April 3, 2009:10:14 PM

today we gave everyone a name to fear. cos we got gwh :D really i couldn't believe it. daniel was still dampening my nervousness by saying 'i think we got chance of getting silver' D:< lol. but i guess when they said gwh for us, we really let loose all our anxiety? lol. cm said just clap yet he jumped over to sgt glen. XD. so well i guess it is back to the military part now. btw i seriously liked J for jericho. the perc solo damn... dunno how. sounded damn fierce. :D some of us may have screwed up, tuning wrong notes by accident etc. yea but shouldn't care cos. we got. gwh! :D just learn from those mistakes. yea i played wrong notes twice :( and if i am not wrong, the GWH bands get to perform on presentation night so i guess that might be one more performance for us. dunno BS says so. but too many gwh this year lah. maybe will have some GWH bands only. heck. OH YEA. mye is coming. lol sorry for spoiling. but it is only 5 weeks away. :D mug now if you are slow like me.

Thursday, April 2, 2009:11:07 PM

Gold. with honours.

Great. We did it. We truly did it. But let us maintain the standard we have achieved and not be too arrogant. Also let's thank the following people.
Alumni/ Sec 4s of 2008 - They lead us last year to be disciplined and this year they have come back so willingly to support us. Sirs Dominic, Kai Xiang, Qilin, Gabriel CHIN, Victor, Aaron, Lee Hoe, Nat, James, Luqman, Christopher and many more who came back even after their hectic JC schedule. And also Sirs Ian Chai, Zhi Xiong, Xueyu, Melvin who came down today to support us instead of going to school. Lol.
Sec 4s of 2009 - They lead us with pride and guided us in our music all along the way to SYF.
Teachers - Mr Sirhan, Mr Ng Shu Lit and Ms Adeline Tan especially, who showed their dedicated guidance and support to the band and our decisions. Undoubtedly, they have helped us in many ways.
Mrs Chua - A very important person as she was the one who guided us in our Sec 1 days, when we knew nothing about music, but she taught us with enthusiasm and determination. A warm motherly figure in the band who enlightened us and motivated us with her many inspirational stories.
Mr Tan - Without him we would be nothing. From a Silver to Gold with Honours isn't something many other conductors can boast about. He brought us together, touched up upon all our mistakes and made sure we played extremely well, all without any prompting. He chose a beautiful piece for us and it's because of him that we have reached such a standard.

Thank you all. But guys, be proud. Proud to be a bandsmen of a Gold with Honours Band - the SJIMB.

Years of Exile was full of emotion.
The Battle was real intense.
Victory was pure beauty.
Celebration was happening and bouncy.
We were awesome.

Gold.
Silver.
Silver.
Silver.
Silver.
GOLD. With Honours.

This recollection will forever ring in our heads whenever we think of the SJIMB, our second home. -
"Day 4. April 2nd. AM Session. Band Number 59.
St. Joseph's Institution.
GOLD. With Honours."

Because THAT was the moment.
the greatest moment,
the sweetest moment,
of them all.

Our first and last SYF as a SJI Bandsmen was a real success. Congratulations Sec 3s, I can proudly say that
WE DID IT. AND WE DID IT WELL.

Karthik ;D

:8:41 PM

SYF

hey guys! hahha tomorrow is SYF alr. So fast? lol anyways. Just do your best and make sure that you yourself enjoy the music u make. No matter what award we get in the end, just play ur best. No one will blame you for anything. when playing, dont even think of the award. As thaddeus said (undergoing my paraphrasing of course) if we aim for gold, we will not get it. just move with the music, and enjoy it. and as Mr Sze told my section, dont be scared to play out just because there is an audience. just ignore the potenial public malu-ation and play your hearts out.:)

Basically thats all i can think of to say right now... and... I'm here to keep the blog alive!!!:):)

Benedick

Wednesday, April 1, 2009:7:16 PM

We are the SJIMB Batch of 2010. And we rock yours socks off. TOO BAD.

We would like to thank all our seniors especially Sir Dominic to help us bond through our years in the SJIMB. That pumping session outside the bandroom really helped sir. Haha. Thanks!

I think all of you are a special and good batch. But all of you still got lots to learn and improve on to be like your seniors. In terms of being sensitive for others (feelings) and maturity.
- Sir Dominic.

alwynn.
benedick.
benjamin tan.
benjamin tay.
boaz.
brian.
cherng hao.
daniel.
daveraj.
desmond.
edmund.
elton.
jian you.
ji yang.
karthik.
nathaniel.
nicholas.
raphael.
ryan.
samuel.
sebastian.
sufi.
thaddaeus.
zainul.
zuriel.

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1) 100% attendence for:
-at least 5 parades in a row
-a batch photo
-a batch outing
2) Make a passing out video
3) Make a video of us doing drills retarded/screwed up version
4) Kope for stuff for passing down eg. Bus signs and 'floor is wet' signs[or more epic stuff]
5) Gain respect as a batch and as individual Sec 4 Bandsmen

Last but not least, to leave the SJIMB at the end of the year as one of the BEST batches ever.

Tallest - Daveraj
Shortest - Daniel
Funniest - Ryan/Nicholas/Ben Tan
Strongest - Ryan
Most Emo - Ji Yang/ Ben Tay
Most BUFF - BEN TAY/Sebastian
Most Silly - Sufi
Most Cute - Cherng Hao/Brian(in sec 1)/Boaz
Most Crazy - Zuriel/Sebastian
Most Vulgar - Nicholas/Elton
Most Stoner - Thad/Boaz/Ben Tay
Most Muscular - Zainul
Most Flexible - Edmund.
Most Chubby - Raphael/Boaz
Most Athletic - Ben Tan/Zainul/Samuel
Most Eccentric - BOAZ.
Most Talkative - Daniel Tan/Brian
Most Handsome - Ben Tan/Sebastian
Most Injury-prone - Benedick
Most Superlatives - BOAZ.

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