hello guys, promotional parade is over. many of you are probably feeling sad or happy now that you have been promoted.

to those that got a acting top post, treasure it! don't be complacent. doesn't mean that you've got the post and you can slack now. work hard to be confirmed as a top. gain the respect of your batchmates as well as the band itself. show who you really are, as DM thinks of you. don't ignore your batchmates and just focus on the band.

to those who got a SL post, you've been chosen according to your skills in music, as well as your leadership skills. don't be sorry that you did not get a top post. as Sir Dom said, it doesn't mean that you are not a top and you can't contribute to the band anymore. show that you are capable to lead your section to greater heights, teaching them skills and hopefully lead them to at least a gold in SYF 2011.

to those who did not get a post at all, don't lose hope. if you think that you're probably better than someone else who got a post, show it. your actions will not be ignored.

to those who are unhappy that they did not get a post or a acting top post, don't dwell on it too much, anyway, accept it as there is someone able to do the job better than you. you should be happy in fact, that someone is able to help the band better. trust DM's decision.

to those who do not want their posts for what ever reason. don't let go of your posts. DM trusts you and thats why he chose you for the job. don't quit because you can't do it. maybe DM sees something in you that can help the band as a whole.

to the batch, don't drift further apart. remember the happy memories that we spent together. the batch BBQ, the parades we had cleaning the bandroom, the times we got pumped together, instructors course, bandcamp, SYF, batch outings. see how much fun we had then, don't because of the posts break up further. the people who didn't get a post, don't make yourselves like outcasts of the band, lets lead the band as a batch! as sir dom said just now, breaking up the batch is easier than building bonds within the batch.

i remember somebody telling me this in sec 1, "we come as strangers, we leave as brothers". don't let anything affect our friendship. we are one batch, one sound and with three years of bonding

WE ARE THE BATCH OF 2010, and man, we rock
-Raphael
Thursday, May 21, 2009:7:54 PM