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hello :)
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
8:30:00 pm
Went back to TJ for the first time this year. I miss that place :) Travelled with the band to Republic Poly on the SMRT chartered bus we always take. It started to get scary when they were about to enter the tuning room area.
Afternoon session started of with Millenia Institute. Since I've yet to hear the set piece before and it's been sometime since I'm in the band scene, I was thinking I don't quite know how to judge and form opinions. After them, was TJ. The difference was totally obvious.
It's the sweet sweet TJ sound. (But that might just be my biased opinion) Although their tuning chord wasn't impressive. I was very impressed with their Extreme Makeover. Reallyy impressed. I really thought they deserved honours then. After listening to extreme makeover a few times before of the professional band and trying to like it, I thought I really wouldnt like that piece. After their performance today, I fell in love with that song. Form your own opinion of what that might mean.
ACJC after that. Neat but very harsh. Like ouch. RJC was not bad. Their choice piece was a Japanese piece which really kinda brought you back to Japan kind of era and reminded me alot of Impressions of Japan. But it was kinda boring actually. Sighhh perhaps my biased opinion. Pioneer JC didnt know they were conducted by Ms Chan, so I was expected something decent when I heard it's her. It was okay also. Actually I think all the bands were pretty decent. But TJ definitely didnt deserve a silver :(
It was like idunno..... When it was the same announcer who announced our results, 4 years ago. (The one who conducted us for NIE band, and to be nice, I shan't comment on his conducting)
It didn't quite sink in till we went down to see the band and they were all crying like............ and just standing there, and talking a little bit to mj, talk talk talk, den I suddenly almost cried. And it didn't help tt some other alumni did. It's obvious that the band felt the disappointment the most, since it's tHEY who put in all those many hours of practise. THEY who went on stage to play their hearts out. THEY who did it as one band.
But, it's really something else, when grown men, tear. And they were trying not to show it. Sigh. I guess I still have feelings. Was thinking I seem to be quite numb for some time I dunno why. But I also wanted to tear many times, like the feeling just overwhelming. I guess those snrs teared when it was too much and it just came out. I think it's just pure pure disappointment. Over the way the judges gave their verdict. And how they really don't deserve it. It's too much really :(
I'm glad with all my heart that I stayed with the band the entire way and heard what the comm said, what Ms Chew said, and most importantly, what Lin Sheng said. I realise during my TJ years, our comps went well. And so, I think I really learnt alot, and was touched alot, by what Lin Sheng shared. I hope I remember that moment and his words forever. And how I totally agree with what Ms Chew said, that he's the best in Singapore. Lin Sheng rocks.
I was never so proud of them after extreme ended.
And on a happier note, I'm looking forward to hearing their extreme one more time during prelude. Twenty nine! I think listening to tj band concerts does my heart a whole load of good. Prelude is ranked as THE concert of the year for me :)
I'm listening to extreme alot now. I initially thought this song was full of noise and so irritating. Until listening to tjband today.
Really touching how after so many batches, we all still talk abt the tjband magic. And how, forever, tjband is LOVE :)
Ms Choo is pregnant! And so sad the fishball stall was close today, of all days! Since I'm eating lunCH at tj (and not dinner) since a very long time, I ate the chicken laksa green bowl stall. And the aunty remembers me!!!!! And she asked about ttk also HAHA! And she was reminscing how time moves so fast! It's been 2 years.
And I think I've two totally opposite parents. The dad cares so much for friends at the expense of family. To the extent it's irritating. The mom cares so much for the family, like the whole world revolves around us and everyone else should be doing things for our convenience. To the extent it's irritating. Weird.
Alright, off to the airport to pick up the winner of Egat's Tour of Friendship! Wahahha. Congrats to the powerful monster sis!