Zhen Cheng's Words!!

hmmm... nice blog... but the music makes it so touching siaz... hmmm... about this trip hor... i have mani mani things to say but i'll juz try to save some of my typing... i'll make it short short sweet sweet...

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1st of all, how can we forget those who had done alot for the trip? Mr Lin, Mrs Chia, Fredy, Haryl, Avis & steven + afew helpful parents... lets first give them a standing ovation guys... the trip would not be successful without them lo...i think i better 10x them 1 by 1... later kanna hantam den very xia suay.

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1st on the list in no order of merit is Mr Lin a.k.a [Lin Sheng]. u guys may not see it, but he is putting alot effort into us[alumni band]. This competition result is a very good example. the time he puts in, his devotion for band, his willingness to support us no matter what. all these shows his support/care/love... wadeve. BUT i still have to remind u, he is not paid to do all these. He is doing this out of the love for the band, for us, and as well as the future of maris band. so, i really hope every1 appreciates him be it after a scolding from him or wad. u guys should be the 1 feeling guilty for all the nonsense u gave him... lol. "bad attendance, attitude, playing of pieces". but let all bygones be bygones, i really hope Mr Lin will continue to help us, wok with us, so we can continue to scale greater heights under his guidance. Thx Mr Lin. *Clap ur hands, n tears start rolling down ur cheeks... Sniff*

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2nd person is Mrs Chia. She was the strength behind us all. without her, where do we get our band room, our instruments as well as the many minor things that adds up to a major thing. She has always been there for us, every band prac, every decisions we make, and yet she still has to care about main band 2... she indeed is a superhuman... she might not be the 1 playing with us, but she certainly make all these wonderful things possible. her efforts should nvr be ignored nor taken fo granted... once again i thx this wonderful lady with the workrate of a thousand man.

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hmm... now i come to the comm. although the comm was left with 3 person, fredy, haryl n me, we still managed to scrape thru this "ordeal" tyco-ly or heng-ly. Fredy was the 1 to meet the principal, Bro Anthony, contact all of u guys as well as settle the admin stuff wih the WMC personels... thats some kind of feat... deserves a few pats on the shoulder lo. he is always troubled, worried about u guys although u guys might not see it. he is the 1 to help those in need, like those wif $$$ problems... 1 sentence to summarize all he has done, Fredy was in the midst of every decision, every admin stuff, every... every... *goes on n on n on*... so at the very very least, he should be congratulated by every1.. woohoo. hmmm how many of u see fredy cry at the very moment the judge read out..."Maris stella symphonic band alumni[ah-loom-nee]... GOLD", all i can say is that the tears certainly worth more den all the riches u guys have. its about the workload, the effort, the mani mani stuff finally put down to rest... the 3 of us[comm] were so relieved when we finally completed this big project.

now i come to haryl, u may see him as a "cold" guy... hardly smiles, laugh or show his emotions... yet those who know him will know he is soft at heart, he has done mani stuff for u guys, he is like the pillar for fredy, picking up the shattered pieces whenever we have a setback... haizz... thats how important he is to us... we look up to him 4 ideas, decision making n all... the brain of the alumni band... how can 1 live fruitfully without a brain... lol

Next is um... me?... aiyo where got ppl thx himself de... so i gonna skip this... [im so buay hiao bai]

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On the travel side, we have avis n steven... we r always consulting them to settle the many things for u guys. although they rant, grunt at us, its all for a common goal, to complete this project. so now hor, u guys should know who give us prob hor? we always tio the scolding de... those that dunno whether to go anot[ai mai, ai mai], those dun wan cooperate... u guys guilty liao lo... owe us lunch hor... jk. bu they really gave us alot of advice, like helpin us save cost on the trip, we really appreciated that. setven oso help us play siaz... so noble leh... even now, he is still helping us settle the post wmc matters... lol... thx guys.

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next are the guest players, although i dunno much, but i will still thx u guys on behalf of the whole alumni band... u guys did a great job... we really owe u 1...

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hmmm... all good things are not meant to last... i will sign off here wif a impt notice... "we have bigger plans 4 u guys... lol"... hope u gys really enjoyed the trip
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a wonderful memory...

hmmm. exactly one month after we left for amsterdam.
how's everyone?
fine, i presume. haha...
let me tell u all something...
well, it was yesterday...
my class suddenly decided to go airport to eat dinenr + celebrate someone's bdae.
well, as i had a meeting, i went later on my own.
after i left VJ, i waited "patiently" for 36 as i didnt wan to be v late.
well, e bus took 30 mins to come.
screw tat driver.
when i was approaching e airport...
listening to Diana DeGarmo's Dreams on my mp3,
thoughts came flying back.

i remembered how we had dinner at popeye (yest too) a month ago b4 going off...

i could see our check in row.

row 13.

yest, e flight was KL838, e exact one we took from singapore to amsterdam.

den after dinner, we went to viewing mall.

right in front of me...

e fugly but really nice KL838...

stared hard @ it for 10 mins.

could almost recognise my seat...

u noe??

ARHX!!! i cant stand it.

WE MUST GO OVERSEAS AGAIN TOGETHER!!!!!

humphx.

tats all for my whining.
haha... hopefully everone is catching up with their work...
hope to see everyone soon!

~benyap...

MSSBA's BLOG!!

Dearest members and participants of WMC,

This blog is created for the Alumni Band. Currently, the theme for this few months will be WMC tour. I hope ALL WMC participants of the WMC will write about the WMC trip. Anything regarding the WMC. Remember to post some nice photos that you have taken!!

Have fun in writing!!

best regards,
Maris Stella Symphonic Band Alumni Committee

PS: we need the email address of these ppl below:

Kenneth
Simeon
Zhao Duan
Sylvester (Chee Choong)
Jason Onggo
Sherman
Ming Jie
Kevin

please provide us with their email. Thank you! email to mssbalumni@hotmail.com!

Maris Stella Symphonic Band Alumni ~ WMC Tour 2005 ~

Maris Stella Symphonic Band

Alumni

15th World Music Contest

3rd Division

Points: 80.75

Award : GOLD

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Band Director

Mr Lin Ah Leck

Members:

Flute: Neo Hao Siang, Steven Phua, Haryl Ngoh

Clarinet: Quek Ting Zhang, Kenneth Lee, Sherman Sim, Ng Ming Jie, Simeon Tan and Stanley Chua

Saxophone: Douglas Chan, Sylvester Chan, Kwong Jie Bao

Oboe: Rasull

Bassoon: Jason Ng

French Horn: Edmund Ong, Wong Wai Hoe, Chan Zhao Duan

Euphonium: Benjamin Yap, Neo Chan Lun, Chee Zhen Cheng

Trombone: Caleb Kevin Teo, Bernard Choo, Alrick Oh, Adrian Chiang

Trumpet: Ryan Cheok, Andrew Chua, Lim Hong Chow, Chong Loo Kit

Tuba: Li Zhenqiang, Aaron

Percussion: Lam Wai Yip, Li Zhencong, Jason Onggo, Elizabeth Leong, Fredy Chia

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Warm up Piece: Folklore for Band
Set Piece: Jericho
Choice Piece: Vesuvius