Sunday 23 August 2009
Hi guyz,
Here are some photos! (plz add more if u hav)
HCISO Violists11:22<3
Wednesday 12 August 2009
Hi all,
Terre here. Guess i'm going to write something here. Please don't mind the length of my post. I guess i'm going to write something long again. What i'm going to talk about now concern all of you, but i take this chance to spill out my feelings as well. Hope you guys take some time to read it.
I sat down in front of my desk last sunday, contemplating about stuff like school work, string orchestra etc. When i went to think about my life in string orchestra, i realised that this year, 2009, has been rather disastrous for all of us. We have gone through various events that are mostly unpleasant for all of us. However, i believe every one of them offers us something to improve on and something to learn from.
First event, SYF. I believe all of us are extremely disappointed by the result we receive in SYF. Complicated feelings we must have had. Disappointment, depression, unfairness, feeling confused by the result. Why had we received such disappointing result at the SYF, despite our exemplary performance? We worked so hard for it and is that what we deserve? Had our efforts gone down the gutter? No. As long as we tried our best, we know we have made tremendous achievements. As long as we believe in ourselves, as long as we believe that we have done very well, as long as we had played our hearts out on stage, we have achieved a lot. It doesn't matter how the judges see us because we know in our hearts we can do it. We are good.
Hence, the first event has indeed given us something to improve on. Improve on our playings, prove the judges wrong, perform even better in the next SYF two years later and achieve the GwH that we should have received two years back.
Second event, march camp. This event is not as bad as compared to others but we do learn some stuff from it too. Firstly, for the sec 3s (although most of the people who read the blog are you guys), i do have some stuff to say. I remembered vividly what Alwyn said for our OT debrief. He said not all of us put in equal efforts into organising the camp, some did lesser while others did more. However, i feel that the reason resulting in this is the formation of core OT. Because of this core OT thing, most of the work were allocated to the core OT, the others didn't get to do much. Or rather, this is what zhihao had assigned the workload to. Yes, the others caould take the initiative to offer help to the core OT and this is exactly what i did. BUT, zhihao rejected my offer to help (in writing the proposal), sadly. Hence, i could only by providing ideas. Besides, when carrying out the activites in the camp, the core OT are the ones doing most of them.
Hence, i propose that the workload be spread out more evenly between the OT in future. I believe my fellow peers share the same sentiments. However, through this camp we have learned a lot of things and made much improvements. Through the camp, we have learned the value of teamwork, our relationship with one another have improved and we got to know one another better. Besides, our playings have also improved through the drillings in the camp.
Third event, concert; Amore D'estate. The decision to postpone this concert was utter disappointment to each and every one of us. We practised hard for the concert. Our section had extra sectionals so as to be able to play better in the concert. However, due to H1N1, it was postponed and this decision was only made after we had sold most of our tickets. Yes, there was disappointment. However, we should look at stuff optimistically. Postponing the concert will give us more time to prepare for the concert, to improve our playings and perform better in the concert.
Hence, from this event, we must learn to always look at stuff optimistically. Let nature take its course. Even if the event is that unpleasant, looking at it optimistically will make us feel better.
Fourth event, choosing of next EXCO. It hurts me the most to write this part and i believe others in our section feel so too or maybe i'm the only one who feel so depressed. I don't know what to say about this. I'm still feeling very low and there are some parts of this event that i do not understand, so i cannot really give you guys much advice on how to feel better.
Hopefully we, or rather, i will feel better as time past. However, i think that it's very hard to do so, for me at least.
Last event up till this date, the leaving of the sec 4s, our seniors. After they leave, we do have a lot more to do so that we can play better and sound better as a section. For this part, i think you can refer to zher yin's post. However, the main thing is we have to play much much better and improve a lot.
In conclusion, I do hope that you have taken time to read my long post and i thank you for that. However, the main thing i want to tell you guys is that we should always deal things with a postive attitude. No matter how unpleasant, no matter how hard the challenge may be, tackle it with a postive attitude. Furthermore, we must also improve in our playings.
Be postive. Be optimistic.
Finally, I hope for a brighter future and a better path for us to walk on, to move forth, as one united section.
Cheers,
Terre Chua
HCISO Violists22:09<3
Sunday 9 August 2009
Hey juniors,
Nice to see the violist blog still so lively (: I'm here to talk about Dr Yeo.
I've heard that some parents complained to Ting saying that Dr Yeo is slack, giving 45 minutes lessons instead of the full one hour, playing PSP in class, taking long toilet breaks etc. I'm quite disappointed, not with Dr Yeo, but how some of the violists cannot fully appreciate Dr Yeo as a truely wonderful teacher.
Keep this in mind. Dr Yeo never teach more or less than what the student deserves. Every student is different, the frequency of practise, talent, etc, and hence the student sets the pace for the lesson, NOT Dr Yeo. If he decides a 45 minutes lesson is enough, it is enough, there is nothing more he can do for that week. If one wants a full, fruitful 1 hour of his lesson, what you can do is: practise harder.
Don't ever blame a teacher for not giving what you don't deserve. Help me tell the rest if you are reading this post now.
Cheers,
Choong
HCISO Violists21:52<3