Firstly, it was about my experience in church today.. It was one of the worship songs, Free, that made me realise something..
Would you believe me if I said
That we are the ones who can make the change in the world today
Would you believe me if I said
that all of the dreams in your heart can come true today
Would you believe me if I said
that life could be all that you want it to be today
Would you believe me if I said
that God can make miracles happen today
Would you believe me if I said
that you don't need to wait for the answers before you step out in faith
Would you believe me if I said
that nothing is ever impossible, for God
It was then that it became so real to me, that it really was God who brought us through all these times.. All the practices, the performances.. And He saw all our efforts and blessed us with our result!
But also at church today, I managed to talk to one of my friends who was in RJ Guitar and he watched us play! He asked me how many people were there in our ensemble, and I told him 27.. And he was like shocked lah! He said RJ had 67 ppls and they had to audition to cut the number down to 50.. And he said we played super neat! See! Our spirit of togetherness was translated into our music! Haha.. But anyway, I told him of our journey right from the start to the end.. And he said it was like some drama show with a happy ending! (See so apt with our song right? haha..) The many of us who don't know how to play the guitar and read notes.. Right to our emo sessions.. And you know what he said? He described it as being so... human! That's right! The most basic of characteristics! And he went on to relate how everything in their RJ GE was so mechanical.. With themselves only mixing with people from their own section and stuffs! And of course i related how supportive our school was towards our SYF day.. With the choir,band, music teachers coming in to wish us luck.. and about the cards the performing arts CCA's gave each other.. And of course, our very own principal who came down to SCH to watch us perform! And guess what? Somewhere along the way he mentioned something about wanting to be in AC! Haha.. (By the way he's a J1 direct scholar from Malaysia who was sent to RJ without any choice)
But yup. I would attribute a huge chunk of our success to the support we received. From our families, friends, teachers and ourselves. The most basic yet integral part of music. The human factor. Cool huh? I think one of the judges mentioned it as well.. So I'm really thankful for all the people who supported us all the way through.. With Mr Choo, Ms Leong and Ms Choo who fought so hard with us and for us. (Remember all those practice sessions.. they had to stay back with us.. sometimes even longer than us!) And as an ensemble, I really feel we're a rather tight group.. As in our bonding! And even Ms Leong said it (in one of her few non-echo talk, no less!) that 'we have already gotten what most CCAs could only hope for, unity in heart and mind to achieve the very best!'
So, one inevitable question. Would this be the end of our version of the 'fairytale'? Definitely not.
Even after SYF, we need to continue practising! And live up to the Gold with Honours! Haha.. But more importantly, I think we will need to pass on our love and joy for music as well as the ensemble to our JUNIORS! Lest we forget that we will need to move on someday..!
Yup! We'll need to infect them with our PASSION and hopefully they will come to love their CCA and fellow guitarists as much as we do. (Hint: Make them wear the I *heart* Guitar T-shirt!) We really wouldn't our GwH legacy to fade off just like that. And in the future, we will NEED to come back even after we've graduated as the Gold with Honours Guitar Ensemble of 2007!
So guys, I really really thank you for your acquaintance and blessings! Every single one of you guys! I remember back last year during the Council Investiture, I really regretted that I did not even try for Council, and I imagined IF I had actually made it in.. How different it would be. But whilst thinking about it back then, I felt God telling me, that I could make a difference and contribute to the school even if I wasn't in council! (Quite duh right actually?) But after Thursday, I looked back at that thought. Only now, I do not harbour that regret any longer. I have learnt to move on and in every decision that we make, do not look back and ask the 'what if' questions. Through this experience, I have learnt also that if we were to invest our time and effort into something, we will find the passion in that thing that we do. (As Mr Loo mentioned in the Baccalaureate Service in 2006)
Even if we didn't play all the exact right notes, so what? It is that part of music that makes us human. More importantly, we have our friends who are there to support and back us up, holding each other up. And this is so true even in our lives. See? Music is about life!
So yes. I was super hyper after our SYF performance, I was super hyper after our results and I hope I'll still be super hyper for the rest of time to come! =)
I am proudly an AC Guitarist. Gold With Honours!
Wei Kit!
(P.S. Another thing we could all learn is probably that Wei Kit not only screams, he can blab a lot too!=)
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