looking back....

12/12/2006, 2 years, it's seem long time ago, but when I flip back the photo, all kinds of memory pop-up in my mind, the sweet one; the bitter one, that I'll never ever forget in my life.

This was the first time SABGS Wind Band participating in an international indoor competition-A Festival of Winds at Putrajaya Auditorium. Also, this was the first time we combined our band with another chinese private school-Pei Hwa Highschool. Before this competition, some of the ex-senior really not agree with us to combined band with them. This is because we are marching band and our sound will more powerful and is not so suitable to go indoor. Although the disagreement of the ex-senior, but we one to try it, prove that we can do it. Addition to this we get the news that our sir decided to stop teaching us, thus, we have to give him a big present-an award in this competition.

But during the rehearsal, we done it badly. Our sir was very disappointed and scolded us. I still remembered what he said:"What happen to you all? If cannot concentrate don't waste my time and your time.(because each team only have 15 minutes to rehearsal......). Don't need to rehearsal already, go down the stage now." That time we all burst into tears because our sir never ever scolded us like that, before this he was so funny, so dedicated but that day..... We were so upset and unhappy. So we decided no matter how no matter what, we had had to do our best in the competition.

This was our show time. We were the last team to present our songs-Arsenal and Soar The Untamed Spirit. Unfortunately, there was one team from Sabah(Kian Kok Secondary School) play the same song with us(Soar The Untamed Spirit). Before this we really afraid we couldn't do our best because that school is so good. Although feeling nervous, we just do our very best, present our songs successfully. After going back stage, on our face we had a big broad smile. We knew we done it. Practice for so many months, inviting Japan instructor, Mr Mitsuo Nonami, to polish our songs, put in all our affort, secrifice our sleeping time just because of this competition.

Finally, HIP-HIP-HOORAY. We got SILVER AWARD!!!!!!!!!! This was the best farwell present for our sir. We will not see him again in our practice time and have to say goodbye to him. He was the best sir I ever had although everytime he have high expectation on us but we always make him disappointed. But I still like to say :"THANK YOU, SIR!!!!!!!!"