GOLD!!
we left at 1145. went to SIM for lunch with some larm softballers and started wongkokking with daryl about ichiro. we ate the chicken chop which was tons nicer than the school's but tons more ex. hmm..did i pay? oops.
heheh. after using the remaining 20 mins i had to change [yes i know i spent a long time at SIM], we had another hour or so of short practice before we finalised everything and packed up to go. by the time we arrived, tons of people were there and i was MELTING TO DEATH in that new band uni. freakin hot can. we stood around for abt 15 mins? zichong commented how we looked like doormen at a hotel, and i agreed. all we needed was a turban and it'll be a complete package.
we went into victoria theatre to tune up and do a last minute warm up and then we were ushered into the side corridor of vch leading into the concert hall itself. it was there when the tense atmosphere got to me, and i started getting nervous. alot of people asked me in the morning if i was nervous and i said no, but if they asked then, well hell yes i am. i sent out a final message to people who cared, shut my eyes and started thinking about the blackness ahead of me. before long we were asked to move in and the moment my butt touched the chair on the stage, all the nervousness in me exploded and i felt my hands getting cold. about 20 minutes and 2 songs later, all of that had gone, replaced with a sense of relief and accomplishment.
we didn't screw up much as a unit. there was only one major hiccup... its justin's fault but ok let's not blame him. =P apart from that little setback, we played pretty well. not bad for a rookie like me. even kendrick didn't mutilate his solo!! now that's something. only after we went down, kept our instrus and went back up for the results, then i started noticing the surroundings. clementi town sec, huayi, st nicks, maris stella, weird uni were all there..not like i knew anyone from any of the above.
there was a damn long delay and i don't even know coz of what, but i was too busy playing bounce to notice. but what i did notice was that tkss and st nicks uni is niceee! lol. *grin* we all know why rit? heh. anyway there was this usher woman who thought damn highly of our behaviour and kept praising us. and we displayed some communist attitude by saying that if there ain't enough seats for all to go in, the whole band won't go in. and her response? "good good..i like chinese high."
anyway, since she liked us so much she gave us permission to clog up the doorway as we listened from outside. all the way to band number 49. and just what has to happen? some stupid schools [2 ok!]started to make tons of noise and all of us gave a collective OEI [communist again]. but we heard the result and we heard it loud and clear.
all this time my mind was thinking "YESSSS GOLD! OHYEAHOHYEAHOHYEAH!" but all i did was pump my fist and walk away with a big smile. i'm not really an emotional person.. as some people might know all too well. yeah so you don't see me hugging the guy next to me or some shit..and besides, it's a really spastic thing to do what with weirdoes all around. some acjc guy behind me i never met before asked me extended his hand and congratulated me. the woman at the counter also shook conan's, youzhi's and my hand and said congrats. some crying st nicks also shook my hand and said "congratulations you sounded great back there" with a tear rolling out of her eye haha so corn. =P meanpoke face. it's fun to be in a gold band after all..
back in the bandrm, yeo gave us a little post-syf speech. super condensed version:
"i think that, today, we made music."
"mr lim just messaged me and said we set the standard for gold today."
"2 conductors i don't know personally actually came up to me and said it was good."
"not only you gained respect for your playing, but also for your discipline." [the usher woman incident]
haha. yayy we rock!
yesssss. we did it! finally, after 2 years of humiliation and niaosterisation - redemption! the light at the end of the tunnel! man, i never knew a piece of metal tasted so sweet.
heheh. after using the remaining 20 mins i had to change [yes i know i spent a long time at SIM], we had another hour or so of short practice before we finalised everything and packed up to go. by the time we arrived, tons of people were there and i was MELTING TO DEATH in that new band uni. freakin hot can. we stood around for abt 15 mins? zichong commented how we looked like doormen at a hotel, and i agreed. all we needed was a turban and it'll be a complete package.
we went into victoria theatre to tune up and do a last minute warm up and then we were ushered into the side corridor of vch leading into the concert hall itself. it was there when the tense atmosphere got to me, and i started getting nervous. alot of people asked me in the morning if i was nervous and i said no, but if they asked then, well hell yes i am. i sent out a final message to people who cared, shut my eyes and started thinking about the blackness ahead of me. before long we were asked to move in and the moment my butt touched the chair on the stage, all the nervousness in me exploded and i felt my hands getting cold. about 20 minutes and 2 songs later, all of that had gone, replaced with a sense of relief and accomplishment.
we didn't screw up much as a unit. there was only one major hiccup... its justin's fault but ok let's not blame him. =P apart from that little setback, we played pretty well. not bad for a rookie like me. even kendrick didn't mutilate his solo!! now that's something. only after we went down, kept our instrus and went back up for the results, then i started noticing the surroundings. clementi town sec, huayi, st nicks, maris stella, weird uni were all there..not like i knew anyone from any of the above.
there was a damn long delay and i don't even know coz of what, but i was too busy playing bounce to notice. but what i did notice was that tkss and st nicks uni is niceee! lol. *grin* we all know why rit? heh. anyway there was this usher woman who thought damn highly of our behaviour and kept praising us. and we displayed some communist attitude by saying that if there ain't enough seats for all to go in, the whole band won't go in. and her response? "good good..i like chinese high."
anyway, since she liked us so much she gave us permission to clog up the doorway as we listened from outside. all the way to band number 49. and just what has to happen? some stupid schools [2 ok!]started to make tons of noise and all of us gave a collective OEI [communist again]. but we heard the result and we heard it loud and clear.
all this time my mind was thinking "YESSSS GOLD! OHYEAHOHYEAHOHYEAH!" but all i did was pump my fist and walk away with a big smile. i'm not really an emotional person.. as some people might know all too well. yeah so you don't see me hugging the guy next to me or some shit..and besides, it's a really spastic thing to do what with weirdoes all around. some acjc guy behind me i never met before asked me extended his hand and congratulated me. the woman at the counter also shook conan's, youzhi's and my hand and said congrats. some crying st nicks also shook my hand and said "congratulations you sounded great back there" with a tear rolling out of her eye haha so corn. =P meanpoke face. it's fun to be in a gold band after all..
back in the bandrm, yeo gave us a little post-syf speech. super condensed version:
"i think that, today, we made music."
"mr lim just messaged me and said we set the standard for gold today."
"2 conductors i don't know personally actually came up to me and said it was good."
"not only you gained respect for your playing, but also for your discipline." [the usher woman incident]
haha. yayy we rock!
yesssss. we did it! finally, after 2 years of humiliation and niaosterisation - redemption! the light at the end of the tunnel! man, i never knew a piece of metal tasted so sweet.