Yup. I have just experienced what seemed to me the official handover from the J2s to the J1s.
For Chorale, after we sccrewed up the first half of the concert really badly, we were really moody and the basses were talking backstage, thanking people... what we would miss, what will come, rehearsals for the second half of the concert...
After the intermission i think all of us in Chorale sang our hearts out. There seemed to be a common mindset that bonded all of us together, and i think the audience experienced the magic that we felt, that was so tangible. It was great. And afterwards, continuing with the heart-to-heart-talk from the intermission, can say that it was an emotional time for those present. When you have invested so much of your personal time and effort in Chorale, leading a section, leading the entire chorale forward, it's hard not to feel anything as you part ways in J2. The moments might be unforgettable, but there will always be a part of you that remains with chorale, something that you feel is forever missing, leaving a huge gaping hole in your life. Then the fact dawns upon you that you will never again sing in this choir once more, might never get to see a batchmate again, at least not in the same manner as in your JC life. It's a little window and insight as to how my own graduation from Chorale might go next year.
Today was handover for Biosoc. Vastly different atmosphere- the session started off with butterfly catching and mounting of specimens, and then the J2s ate cake. The 'old' president got his face forced into the cake, which gave me a mix of feelings: how would he react? In anger, forcing a smile, just letting it go because it was the last official session? Or perhaps he would join in the fun... (personally, i didn't really approve, because us poor J1s didn't get any share of the cake, and i didn't eat much of a lunch, and there they were wasting food...) The festive mood continued, and i didn't get to hug the 'old' president or any exco member. Oh, well...
I guess Chorale weighs slightly more than Biosoc to me as of now, because chorale members are simply more bonded than biosoc. There's nothing that can improve bonding like a month or so of preparing for SYF and a concert two weeks after.
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On politics:
after the concert ended i heard people saying that dear old MM Lee and SM Goh had retired. I was disbeliving at first, dismissing them as rumours, but then i saw the news after coming home. I got shocked. Of course, they would no doubt take a backseat and play the role of advisors, but still, i'm thankful that they have now been given the chance to slow down their pace of life, even if it's just a little, because they deserve it- no matter the political agenda behind their abdication.
Then: Wong Kan Seng and Mah Bow Tan are no longer in the cabinet. Apparently in my class alone there has been much celebration, with snide remarks about cabinets ("Oh, they came out from Narnia"; etc.). Due to many consecutive years of not reading newspapers, i don't really know what they did to earn such critisism, but if they really are so unpopular, there must be, logically, justfications. ("WKS screwed up his entire career"- another classmate) Okay, perhaps Mas Selamat escaped then due to a stupid mistake by one of the two, cant rember which, and i guess that's grounds enough for bein taken a shot at. Time to step aside and let newer members show their worth. I hope. The PAP seems to have taken their election results very seriously, and those who have been proven to repeatedly make mistakes have been pruned out of the party. I suppose it's time for a facelift to continue appealing to the masses instead of forever relying on threats and assurances of the future by using the past as evidence. The past is passe. They should propose more plans for the future instead, and continue adapting. This would allow for fairer competition with the opposition parties, who will probably continue growing for the next five years before election season comes by once more.
For Chorale, after we sccrewed up the first half of the concert really badly, we were really moody and the basses were talking backstage, thanking people... what we would miss, what will come, rehearsals for the second half of the concert...
After the intermission i think all of us in Chorale sang our hearts out. There seemed to be a common mindset that bonded all of us together, and i think the audience experienced the magic that we felt, that was so tangible. It was great. And afterwards, continuing with the heart-to-heart-talk from the intermission, can say that it was an emotional time for those present. When you have invested so much of your personal time and effort in Chorale, leading a section, leading the entire chorale forward, it's hard not to feel anything as you part ways in J2. The moments might be unforgettable, but there will always be a part of you that remains with chorale, something that you feel is forever missing, leaving a huge gaping hole in your life. Then the fact dawns upon you that you will never again sing in this choir once more, might never get to see a batchmate again, at least not in the same manner as in your JC life. It's a little window and insight as to how my own graduation from Chorale might go next year.
Today was handover for Biosoc. Vastly different atmosphere- the session started off with butterfly catching and mounting of specimens, and then the J2s ate cake. The 'old' president got his face forced into the cake, which gave me a mix of feelings: how would he react? In anger, forcing a smile, just letting it go because it was the last official session? Or perhaps he would join in the fun... (personally, i didn't really approve, because us poor J1s didn't get any share of the cake, and i didn't eat much of a lunch, and there they were wasting food...) The festive mood continued, and i didn't get to hug the 'old' president or any exco member. Oh, well...
I guess Chorale weighs slightly more than Biosoc to me as of now, because chorale members are simply more bonded than biosoc. There's nothing that can improve bonding like a month or so of preparing for SYF and a concert two weeks after.
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On politics:
after the concert ended i heard people saying that dear old MM Lee and SM Goh had retired. I was disbeliving at first, dismissing them as rumours, but then i saw the news after coming home. I got shocked. Of course, they would no doubt take a backseat and play the role of advisors, but still, i'm thankful that they have now been given the chance to slow down their pace of life, even if it's just a little, because they deserve it- no matter the political agenda behind their abdication.
Then: Wong Kan Seng and Mah Bow Tan are no longer in the cabinet. Apparently in my class alone there has been much celebration, with snide remarks about cabinets ("Oh, they came out from Narnia"; etc.). Due to many consecutive years of not reading newspapers, i don't really know what they did to earn such critisism, but if they really are so unpopular, there must be, logically, justfications. ("WKS screwed up his entire career"- another classmate) Okay, perhaps Mas Selamat escaped then due to a stupid mistake by one of the two, cant rember which, and i guess that's grounds enough for bein taken a shot at. Time to step aside and let newer members show their worth. I hope. The PAP seems to have taken their election results very seriously, and those who have been proven to repeatedly make mistakes have been pruned out of the party. I suppose it's time for a facelift to continue appealing to the masses instead of forever relying on threats and assurances of the future by using the past as evidence. The past is passe. They should propose more plans for the future instead, and continue adapting. This would allow for fairer competition with the opposition parties, who will probably continue growing for the next five years before election season comes by once more.
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