SYF 09

I was actually really relaxed after our turn because i was extremely tired, and i thought i could already predict the results - Gold. Frankly, based on our performance, i didn't think it was a GWH standard. So when we sat down to listen to the last band, when everybody around me was panicking and was really nervous, i just closed my eyes and tried to enjoy the peace that came after what i've been working for for the past year paid off. I wasn't nervous - Yuhua would get GWH, and us, Gold. It had to go this way.


And then in came the lady who would announce to the hall the results. After thanking moe for organising this event, singapore conference hall for the providing of the competition venue, yamaha for the loan of percussion instruments and her momma for all love she has given her, came the results.

Her: Yuhua, GOLD
Me: no way man. What would we get now? SILVER??

At this moment Bojun stared at me - i completely understood what he meant.

I wasn't even trying to rationalise the situation. what my whole body was craving for, at that point, was our results. After what seemed like the time my grandmother would take to walk from her bedroom to the kitchen, it came to us.

Her: Hwa Chong Institution...
Me: ARGHHH
Her: ... high school section...
ME: wtf. just skip that pls
Her: Gold with Honours

Her voice seemed monotonous, almost trying to rush over the last three words. but it was appropriate. Any more dramatic she sounded, and SCH would go BOOM. we were told by the majors and edwin to contain our feelings to after the announcement of results. but we didn't care. everybody just stood up and shouted, for that few precious seconds. i wasn't thinking about anything at that point - what the school would think of us, how other ccas would react to our results were all of least importance. i was just filled by pure emotion. it seemed as if the logical left of my brain had been removed.

i was too emotional to be able to remember all that happened after that. our ex drum major nicholas stood by the door of the hall and gave all of us hi-fives. he is a very disciplined person, but even he, i could see, was beaming. after we got out, there the black of our uniform was everywhere. everybody was hugging, shaking hands and thanking.

i didn't care that that was not an excellent performance by our standards, or that it was a GWH by the judges' standards. all that reasoning seemed to escape from my head.

then liye came to me, quoting tze yong from thursday.

Liye: Don't believe anything. This is all a ploy man.

i threw him that look and kicked him. but even he was elated.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAVE HELPED US IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY!!!

i shall post more after this :D