Monday, July 31, 2006 @10:26 PM
Back from the olympics.....World Champs...but i got so much more then that...YOOOOOOYOOOOO ppl of the world, it has been a few days since i last blogged..haha sorry..been a way in xiamen for competition and alll....haha...real emotional roller coaster..and as you guessed it we came back as World Champions..but the truth is i learnt so much more then just that..i made several new friends whom i never dreamt i would have the chance to meet. Its funny sometimes how things work...I guess on the surface leading the choir to become the best in the world seems to be the pinnacle of achievement for any Student conductor, but i tell you the truth, the true achievement was not in the result but in the process. I have to admit that much of the credit of this feat cannot be attributed to me as i have done little as an SC. In fact recognition must be given to all those ppl who worked and slogged tirelessly for the cause like all the SLs and the junior student conductors...As this will be my last blog entry as a student conductor, i shall use this opp to thank all the ppl along the way that have helped to make me a better person and AJ choir a better choir...In no order, firstly, BAss section leader malcolm, thanks for all your support throughout this ardous journey and i know that the bass section can be very difficult to take at times with the problems alternating between poor singing and politics, its been hard and for that i thank you..you have done a splendid job. More than this i would like to thank you for the quiet support you have given to me during my tenure as an SC. Just like to let you know that i know what you have done for me and you have my eternal gratitude...any problems feel free to call...i'll be there to help you...SEcondly, Ding Jie, thanks for all your help especially towards the end of the journey. You helped with all the combines and all and i must really thank you for being the conconcience of the choir, always ready to step in and rectify the problem whenever neccessary. I must be honest and confess that there were times last year where i wasnt your biggest fan but that's all changed, you can be caring and sensitive whenever you want to and when you do, you make the ppl round you feel special. You are a great SL and friend no matter what pple say..so keep your head up and feel proud of what you have achieved...you deserve every bit of the glory.Third, Zi nuan and Bel..thanks for all the perserverance and effort for the alto section. Its been tough but you all have done a splendid job in mantaining order and of course the high standards in the alto section..haha...great work, your dedication and caring qualities have not gone un noticed and i would like to applaude you for the effort. Choir would not have been half as good without your in put.Fourth, huiying, xin yi, xing ying and yen yen, thanks for all the hard work you all have put in. Always asking me how to improve the section..haha...you all are doing great, sure can one lah..ahha..i have faith in you all, you all have tons of potential in your section, and you all have the ability to unlock that potential, so use it..k?haha...Fifth, junior SC, jing kang, to be totally honest, AJ choir's progress is due largely to your excercises and not mine..so i guess you should claim most of the credit for the success..hehe...but i hog the glory anyway as usual..but thanks for all the help way back to march where you help me analyse the songs..you didnt even know you would get a chance to be SC..but god works in crazy ways..i knew back then that you would make a great SC so hey..must jia you k?i know this job is a tough for you but hey, gd stuff are always worth the effort. God put you here for a reason and dont deny others a chance to share your talent..thanks for also being a friend in times of need, many a times when i had no one to turn to u spared your time and that means alot to me. Cant really find adequate words to thank you for all the help that you ahve given me throughout the course of the year, you have already surpassed what i can ever hope of achieving yet you beared with my incompetencies..for which i thank you..Lastly, i would like to thank all the juniors that have helped me during xiamen. Thanks to Zhan Yong(thomas) for all the laughs and of course thanks for your help when i was hungry..hehe...thanks alot...you are a great kid, one of the basses with immense potential..jiayou and go for it..haha..always supported me and encouraged me on whenever i had prob...thanks man..really appreciate it...Thanks also to aloy, haha...had quite a bad impression of you over the holland thing but xiamen really opened my eyes to a different you..thanks for all thefun, the rubbish and alll...haha...most importantly thanks for being a friend, really enjoyed the Mac with you..hehe...we should do it again sometime soon..hehe..but i see a very strong character in you which i admire...alot..i dont say that about alot of ppl...so feel honoured...hehe..kidding lah...nothing to feel honoured abt lah..i owe you alot from this trip and you are a man of god so keep it that way....haha...i am sure god will continue to bless you in many ways...hahah..so i'm done...if i missed out anyone it is not because i hate you or anything..its the giddness of my headache so forgive me...it has been a crazy year for me and i can only say one thing..i realised this a little too late but the only advice i can give is that in whateva you do trust in the lord for he is the only one who can help you...i can give you advice..pple can givey ou advice but it may not work unless you devote your life to god ...whole heartedly to god...the future of the choir could not be in safer hands...that i believe with all my heart..so go out there and be the best you can be...you have my support always...just as Aj choir will always remain in my heart...un dieu beniessent toujoursmay god bless you always...
