Walking along the street that I used to walk, looking at the happy schoolkids walking together by the road. I thought of the times when I was still young and without worries, walking this way everyday. Talking and joking with my friends as we made our way towards the bus stop.

Walking past the school that had kept me out of trouble for 6 years, I saw myself once again as a kid, awed by the size of the school. And that quadrangle that I had sat through so many mornings and afternoons. The canteen that held all the fond memories of birthday celebrations, farewell parties and not forgetting the annual teachers day when all our classmates return to sch. The basketball court that we played so many matches in.

All these memories came flooding back to me as I wandered aimlessly around my old neighbourhood. Everything looks so different now. I went to the interchange and thought of the times when I was waiting for bus number 87. Sometimes alone, sometimes with Nai Yu or Wing Yee. I remembered the fun we had on the bus playing and laughing and often creating a nuisance for the other passengers. I remember the friends that we made on the bus, the frequent coincidental meetings that brought us closer. I remember the nicknames we gave each other. The plans we thought up to disturb the unfriendly students from some other school.

I remember the past days. The days when I was having a crush on Wing Sum. The days when me, You Sheng and Ming Zhi were having hanging out at all sorts of places. The play that we tried to make. The para para dance moves that we were practicing. The coffin made of aluminium foil.

Now, there is no chance of reliving the primary school experiences. The memories will always remain as memories. And they will forever be kept close to my heart.

Special Christmas update today! Don't say I never update for so long la.. Long is for 1 or 2 years than called long...my last update was just 22days ago ma..

Okay here goes... Throughout this year, there has been many ups and downs. I would like to take this opportunity to thank some people...

Ppl of E7^hUaT^aH - Pioneers of E7!!! Thanks for everything this amazing class have given me.. People dun underestimate us ok!!! Later u get beaten up by shengle and gang then too bad so sad.. haha..

XMSB^CoRnEt - Woohoo! Tough competition here! Everyones fighting to be the best and needless to say, we are the best of XMSB!! YEAH!!!! haha.. All thanks to this fighting spirit that we have, we have been improving tremendously as a section and as individuals! KEEP IT UP XMSB^CoRnEt!!!

XMSB^TrPt - YEAH!!! You heard me!!! XMSB^TrPt is born!!! haha.. Made up of me and Ray, this new sub section will prove to be one of the best in XMSB. People! BEtter WatCH oUT fOr
Us!!!

XMSB - Not forgetting this wonderful organisation that all of us have put in so much effort and time.. Let us show the school and other bands that we did NOT get gold last SYF because we were 'LUCKY'.. and show the teachers that our practices are fruitful and stop grumbling about our practices!!!!!!!

Special thanks to my somewhat closer friends - Qinglun, Hui Qi, Joyce Chng (liying), Joyce Yin(shuxiang) and Wei Hui...

Thanks to my friendly seniors who guided me through my early days of sec 3 - Hou Teng, Ceyao, Francine, Wei Sheng, Eileen, Terence, Kenneth, Renny, Grace and Yong Bin..

Thanks to my direct senior SuJin for coaching me.. and thanks to his direct senior Daniel Kiang too..

Thanks to the alumni members who have been so supportive of the band - Daniel, Su Jin, Shuping, Yaoming, Gui Zhi, Yee Sin, Qiong Qiao and Zhi Hao... You have brought the band to this standard and we will continue to keep it at this standard...

Thanks to XMSB^CoRnEt and XMSB^TrPt seniors who came back to teach us - Su Jin and Shuping... Your care for XMSB CAT (cornet and trumpet) is greatly valued... Feel free to come back and join us..

Thanks to my fellow capable leaders - Leon, Wei Qin and Valerie.. The band would be soo disorganised without you guys (and gals)...

Thanks to the caring conductors - Mr Brando Tan and Mr Darence Leng... Thanks for all the training and talks that u did. Thanks to Mr Leng for all the crappy jokes u told us... Try not to be too lame or else u need a wheelchair...

Thanks to the supportive teachers in charge - Mrs Song, Mr Ng, Mdm Foo, Mdm Ida...

Very big thank you to the 2 teachers who have brought up the band but are not here with us anymore - Chikgu Jaiton and Mr Tan Ping Hock... Without you, the band wouldn't be possible...

Ok I'm here to set some aims for the band and each section.

Starting from now, all band members will set up their instruments, stands, files and everything within a certain time limit.

Tuba : 4mins
Euph: 3mins
Trombone: 3min
F Horn: 3mins
Cornets: 3mins
Oboe: 3mins
Flutes: 3mins
Saxophones: 3mins
Clarinets: 3mins
Percussion: 12mins

Any longer than that, the whole section gets punished after band.

Ok just a couple of days to the Band Camp~! WAHAHAHA.. Can't wait...

Today went to school to unpack the band stuff. But ended up listening to CDs and slacking =X We did lots of stuff liao ma.. Then settled the dorms for the camp.. Everyone will be slping in the band room but guys one side girls one side.. Divider to seperate the room..

Then taught Yiang Shan how to throw the mace.. Blah blah blah.. the @#$% field was so wet!! Then went shopping for the BBQ stuff with Leon Milk and Fariz.. But on the way we met Ray TS Eug and CC at the basketball court and ended up playing basketball =X Argh!! Then play bball tt time accidently whacked by finger and then it started swelling.. Now it can't bend fully.. grr....

After the basketball accident, Me Leon Fariz Milk went on to Hougang Point to continue our shopping... haha.. got two trolleys then fooled about inside NTUC!! So fun!! But couldn't buy everything because we didn't know how to choose the sweet potatoes! LOlX!! Then we pushed one trolley with all the stuff inside to Milk's house and then put the stuff.. Then what to do with the trolley? We pushed it to the other NTUC branch because we still had stuff to buy.. Then there got no trolley parking thing!!!! So we just left the trolley outside.. =X Went in then we realised that we still didn't know how to choose the sweet potatoes!! Haha then Leon bo bian call Adeline ask her.. Bought the stuff liao then we quickly ran off.. Haha.. Think the trolley is still there..

Me at NCO last year.. Just trying out new program

C minor - You enjoy your own company and tend to be
glum and depressed. You have the ability to
modulate to a more content key, your mellow and
pitying attitude is probably not the way to
reach it!

what key signature are you?
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So it boils down to this... Change or give up...

Why is it like this? Becaus people are AFRAID of making mistakes. Even if you make mistakes, what will happen? Will you lose anything? No. The true way of learning is by making mistakes. The bigger the mistake, the better. Every mistake made is a lesson taught.

PEOPLE!!!! MAKE MORE MISTAKES!!!!
THis way, you can learn MORE effectively. Do NOT be brainwashed by the education system... It is teaching you to FEAR making mistakes. And that is NOT what we want.

Learn to do things without the conductor ASKING you to do it!!! this is called INITIATIVE!!!
Many people know what is initiative but they don't take the initiative to do things.

Be willing to SACRIFICE a little for the good of an organisation!!
Being in the band is not about YOU. It is about being a TEAM. And being in a team, you must be prepared to give up somethings for the BENEFIT of the team.