"TK band. It has defined excellence in the SYF for pretty long. MY school, so of course theres some pride for it. Its sheer size its just impressive, and the props it put onto the field was clearly big and meant to impress. I remember two years ago when TK won Gold with Honours. I was there. I was damn impressed. That such a huge mass of people could be that organized and work in unison was brilliant. And the music was pleasing to the ears, if not deafening at close range. As I'm sure most people in my school would have noticed, they train VERY HARD. And their holiday camps last 4 days! Furthermore, they lose half a weekend to train. And lose more time during week days training. They have my admiration for that. Clearly fitting for a champion band. They say you can't do well at something until you devote yourself completely to it. So there."
~as posted by Wen Jern, after our comp.
So why didn't we win?
"I'll be honest though. This time TK band impressed me less than last time. It was not the same powerful force I saw 2 years back. That's what I think. Something felt disorganized. And the Chinese Imperial Guards and Gates just didnt fit or look nice. It was disorganized too. The music playing was not as excellent as before. It just didnt seem to reach out to me properly. I heard other bands who played clearer and better. I'm not a professional so I can't really judge nor do I have the right to. I'm just stating what I feel."
~by Wen Jern, in the same post.
"Nevertheless, I saw them train hard, and I have no doubts as to whether effort was put in. I feel the effort was there. And their performance was still good. They got gold this year, second place in other words. No band of the year either. But everything has its ups and downs, and you cant stay at the top forever. That's not to say you can't rise back up, and I'm sure TK band will. Nobody's perfect. Perhaps some mistake was made, they were out of form, etc. Still, I believe they will likely remain a strong force in the SYF, and will always be, even if they did not win. They acquitted themselves admirably, and I respect them for that. I know TK has currently lost its winning streak, but they can get it back I'm sure. And for those people, who say that TK band sux for not winning, or that the CCA is nonsense, I'd like to counter. Winning a competition just once is no small feat. Too win the number of times TK has is certainly no small feat. Being awarded Display Band of the Year 5 consecutive times, takes a lot of effort. And other factors, many in fact can make the difference. I won't say it was luck, but achieving such a high level achievement is not easy. To think that TK band will win is a given, is overconfidence and not appreciating of the sweat and toil put in. Heck, I know of people who don't even realize TK band lost its winning streak with a silver last year. Its not as if those critics could do better. Most probably can't."
~by the same person, same blog, same post. Forgive any mistakes he made.
NOW my turnn to speak.
I don't know, but i think that TK Band defines more than excellence. This time we fall. Next time, THEY fall. And i'm going to make sure that happens.
about Wen Jern... he's my classmate, and his blog- dream-voyage.bs.com
Today's band practice was practically NOTHING. We did NOTHING, only maintain our indoor instruments, go to the auditorium, talktalk, do some reflections (i did two) and ate some cake and ice-cream, thank you PSG.
Drum Major Nominees' '10
-Ying Zheng
-Azkhairy
-Bowen
-Byeong Gyu
-Chih Tun
-Glenn
4 sec 1's? the other time the only junior was Ming Wei.
after that... picture taking. the only picture i took was with my section, sec 4 main com, dmn '08s, yan jie and with kaini. I'm still waiting for those pictures kn...
ah, i gotta go...
~BenjaminTAN~
