HELLO NYCO!

I'm really glad to have gone back for a short while today, even though I got caught by Mrs Ee while trying to sneak into M4-01. Oops.

You know, that one hour just watching dazu for me was like therapy. When you've been gone from co for too long, you really, really miss it. I haven't played in a co for 2 years. The last I played was alumni item for nyco concert in 2008. And I really miss being in an orchestra.

And nyco concert is coming soon. Nope, I'm not here to guilt trip any of you, or to even tell you to practice. Because I know, I believe, that all of you will do that yourselves. Today, I just want to share with you my heart for nyco. It's pretty weird because I don't really like talking about how I feel or anything, but there's so much within me I really hope to share.

To one who has graduated from ny some 4 years ago (ouch, I suddenly feel very old haha), it's always a joy to go back to visit. It's really not about wanting to listen to good music, because if it's for the music, we'll just attend concerts and not go for practices. It's not about seeing juniors because we miss them, even. It's also essentially not about going back to see Mrs Ee, although I admit I do get a kick out of seeing her conduct. The reason I want to go back, when I can, is because it brings me joy to see how nyco keeps going, year after year. People change, batches graduate one after another. But even though the people in nyco change each year, every year, it's still the same spirit I see when I go back. Every year, there is a bunch of people still striving for excellence for nyco. It doesn't matter whether it's concert or syf year - it's the same every year. You want to do well. You want to play well. You don't just want to play well - you want to play music. You want to move people with your music.

Of course, every year, there are reasons for why one ought to play well too. We hear it often. "Let's play well so we don't let Mrs Ee or our seniors down! Let's play well to show people what nyco is about!"

I hope that all of you will do well too.

But it's really not about the seniors, or Mrs Ee (despite all the sacrifices she has made for us, yes), and not even about the name of the orchestra.
It's about you - each and every one of you.

The thing about people is that we have memories. And many of you will move on after graduating from nyco. But even years after you have left the co, I can safely say that you will still look back, once in a while, to the times in nyco. Whether you come back to visit or not, whether you are crazy and come back often, or never ever come back again, possibly, you will still look back once in a while to your times in nyco. Trust me on this, it will always be bugging you, one way or another, once in a while.

But what do I mean by the point that it's about you?

It's about you because, years later, when you look back, what sort of memories do you want to have? By memories, I don't mean whether the co has done well overall or not. Sure, that will be part of your memories too, but what I'm concerned about here is you. When you look back, will be looking back with joy that you have been part of the orchestra, that you played a role in making the orchestra what it is, not just in your time, but also in the future? Or will it be the case where you will look back with a tinge of regret, knowing that the orchestra might be good, but you have really not done anything much to be part of what it is?

This is my heart for the orchestra, for everyone of you. That you will be proud that you are (and were, in the future) part of nyco, not just in name, but also in spirit. The 4 years in nyco were some of the greatest years for me. I hope that that will be the case for you too.

Sometimes time seems to pass really slowly, especially during lessons. But it passes much faster than you think. My wish is that you will really make use of the time to have to establish a legacy - not just for the sake of the orchestra, but for the sake of yourself. What you do and the legacy you leave to your juniors isn't just going to affect the orchestra, but it's also going to affect you. Hey, you don't have much time left in nyco. Make full use of it.

I love nyco with all my heart, and I know many of you do too. Don't just love it in feeling ok, make what you do count. And I know that concert 2010 is going to be part of the (Y) memories for you in nyco. Jiayou! Make this concert matter not just for seniors, Mrs Ee, or others. Make it matter -and happen- for yourself too.

And I'm always ready to support all of you with food. Cool?


P.S. I know I very naggy lah, I getting old ok?

hi nyco.

it is 69 days to our concert.
nyco concert is once every two years.
which means that in your 4 years in nyco,
the largest possible number of time you can perform in nyco concert is TWICE.
if your first concert is sec2, your last one is in sec4.
if you are damn freaking good, your first concert is sec1 and your last is sec3.
i am not saying that you cannot come back and perform for alumni item.
but the thing is that...do you still have the time?
will you still feel the same as when you are in nygh and promoting for your own cca concert.
asking your friends to come and support.
when your friends ask you,
'why go nyco concert? very ex leh! very good meh?'
this kind of questions.
i wonder what will you all answer them.
for me,
if they ask me that,
i will tell them
'of course it is good! come and watch and listen to us. i confirm you that it will be damn freaking good.'
maybe i will even add in 'and i am performing!'

let me ask all of you.
who wish to tell your friends that nyco's standard is damn lousy now.
don't waste your money.
cause our music like shit.
or even saying that 'you will defintely fall asleep.'

I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT TO MY FRIENDS.

if you think that concert is still damn far away,
you are totally wrong
it is 3 weeks to end of term 2.
4 weeks of holiday.
and the 3rd week of term 3 is our concert!

all of us are tired when there are pracs 3 times a week.
now that blocks are over,
and the next block is after our concert,
why can't we just TREASURE ALL our pracs?!
why can't we just PAY ATTENTION during ALL our pracs?!
why can't we just put in MORE EFFORT in practicing before ALL our pracs?!
why can't we just keep stop doing so much of our own stuffs and listen to the conductor durong ALL our pracs?
we are all going to get our holiday scheduele soon...
dazu pracs countdown will start.
we are countdowing and days...
and it already seems so near to some of us already.

it is tiring.
SLs keep nagging at us to practice,
our dear pres and v-pres keep reminding us to treasure all practices.
conductors hoping that our next practice will be better.
this are all because they are worried.
worried of whether we can really be up to our standard on the 17 july.
nyco = triple GWH sch.
think about their worries.
think about our concert.
think about what YOU can do to make this concert a successful one.
if you are tired,
what about the comm?
what about our teachers-in-charge?
what about our conductors?
so...

nyco.
let's all work hard towards 17 july.
let's all work hard so that we can tell people that we are good .
let's all work hard such that we can PROMISE people that we are good.
let's all work hard to show all those people who paid to watch us that we are good.
because nyco is good.
we are simply awesome
provided that we all work hard.

last but not least,
don't stop loving nyco.
it's the love for nyco that keeps us all together.

i don't know if all these that i say apply to everyone.
but,
continue to love nyco,
continue to work hard
and we will make our concert a successful one.

p.s: this is sec4s last performance with nyco.
let us end our nyco journey beautifully. ^^

CHEER EVERYONE

BLOCK TESTS ARE OVER!!!!


JIAYOU FOR CONCERT!!!!