so sadly, today marks the end of my band life. not officially cos handover's on sat but handover's less of a big deal, for me. i got all nostalgic when i kept my instrument and the files, for the last time today. i thought of those days when it's the end of a really bad band prac/sectionals and i'm all furious & irritated, when all i wanna do is storm out of the band room asap and then i'll just throw the files into the locker and keep my instru and slam the cupboard/locker doors. well, even those bad days seem so much more meaningful. it's like i want them back. it's like i don't mind getting angry and upset just as long as i still have band pracs to attend. today's the last time playing the trumpet too. okay maybe, i can play it again in the future. but the last time playing with the trumpet section. my trumpet section. wouldn't say that it went too well too. but no matter how screwed up things got, i just wanted to end it well for me and i guess it did. not that i played every single note correctly or fantastically or what, but i just did enjoy myself performing. and that's what's important for me.

mardi gras. couldn't say that i enjoyed it overall cos i wasn't able to walk around much and all, but i enjoyed my time with trumpets, for the final time.

tj trumpets is love, in every single sense of that word. suddenly, japan seems so fascinating and i'm more adamant than ever to save up.

okay so my cam spoilt today, but in the end, it didn't matter so much, did it? no point getting all upset and destroy everyone else's mood. because i could get a new (& better) cam, but i couldn't get back time for that evening to spend with my beloved section. today's pics may be the craziest and vugliest-- but who cares right, we had fun! :)

my dear sectionmates. without whom my band life would mean nothing, at all. without doubt, this year has been the most turbulent one of my band life, with the never ending squabbles and disagreements. but we never let our conflicts come out in our playing and at the end of the day, every bit of past resentment never ever stay in our hearts. we always get through it peacefully and we will always manage to have so much fun right! we've come so far together, been through so much in this short 1.5 years, we should all be proud of ourselves. all our silly antics, sick jokes no matter how sick they are will always stay close to my heart. we're gonna brave through the A level storm tgt, yeah? and go japan tgt at the end of the year!

:)

and dearest ryan and jit xin. who brought even more joy and laughter to our section since fiesta! and made sectionals and band even more worth going. will never forget them.

last but not least,

fav photo of the day/year/century!

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can never ever ever imagine my band life without you! sorry i've been sucha pain in the neck sometimes. 

thanks guys. thanks for all the memories.

the tjcsb magic does really crazy and strange things to you. haha. 5 months ago, all i did was to complain and complain about band (well, probably cos of stuffs that happened lol). all i thought of was how i couldn't wait for concert to end and for band to stop. but a couple of months preceding prelude, something changed and i started to realise that i wasn't ready to let go so soon, that i never wanted band to end. i've been dreading for today to come ever since. 5 months ago, i never thought i'd feel this way. oh well...