In January, school started. A brand new school, a whole new environment. First day of school was registration and I can still remember that we all had to queue up to have our pictures taken as we registered as students of VJC. Looking back at that, I can laugh at myself for being so afraid of the whole new place, sticking to my friends, especially Jun Long. Then, we got posted to our classes and all the "blahs" followed.
Feburary, all I can remember is that it is the second month of the year. Then came March and the joint admission exercise. I was real lucky and glad to be able to remain in VJC, a huge relief, especially after all that has happened during the provisional admission exercise. April came and SYF preparation started (or did it start long before that?) I was really glad for AHBand when they got a Gold with Honours award for their SYF. In fact, it was the first time I cried tears of joy. It's a real pity that I couldn't do the same for VJCSB's SYF on the fifth of may (05/05/05). It was a beautiful date, but the results weren't as beautiful. I'm really grateful for all my friends who were by my side to cheer me up after the results were announced. It really did help a lot. We had Majestia XX that was held in the school's performance theatre again. Our repertoire was quite filled with pieces that has been overplayed (The Phantom of The Opera, Pirates of the Caribbean). Okay, maybe I should have used written contained a few pieces instead of quite filled. It never occurred to me that it would be our last concert with lao shi though. He's quite a nice and friendly person. The only drawback was that he spoke in Chinese. I don't quite comprehend the language even though I am a Chinese. (Maybe I should include improving on my mother tongue in my new year resolutions)
The month long holiday came and went, with a few sleepless nights (it doesn't sound correct) and lots of last minute studying for the mid-year examinations. My birthday wasn't exactly a good day for me but I can't remember the bad things that happened on that day. (Well, this is a good thing - remember only the good things. This is not an adaptation from the class 90.5 FM advertisement.) Soon after that I was making my way to Brussels, stopping over for an hour at Bangkok and half a day at Helsinki. One of the best things over in Holland was the food served by the hotel (our hosts). The food they served on the first night was one of the best I have ever tasted. I want to go back there in 2009 and taste it again. I don't think I would mind if I have to eat that for all my 3 meals a day for the rest of my life. I just hope that I won't grow fat!
After the holiday in Holland, there was a lot of catching up to do but I was obviously still in the holiday mood. On national day I don't know what I was doing. Most probably I was out with my friends again and missed the live telecast of the national day parade. Maybe I caught the last part of it on television. The last time I watched the parade was when I was in either primary 5 or 6. September. I don't remember much of it. My holidays were spent in school as usual, I suppose. After that came somebody's birthday but I never got the chance to present the present to the person celebrating the birthday. Too close to promotional examinations, the reason was (lousy excuse).
We all thought that everything would be calm after the promotional examination but something came. Well, it did not exactly come, it was there all along but wasn't very significant until after the promos. Year 1s greatest nightmare... There you have it, Project Work. It was oral presentation that marked the end of it all - the end of the academic year. What a relief. From then on it was band, band , band and even more band. I liked it that way. How great it would be if I went to school only for band. Mr Leonard Tan became our resident conductor and I think it's a great change, not that lao shi wasn't good. I like the change because I can understand better (he speaks in English), and I find it very helpful because I can understand the music and feel it better. He never fails to impress us with quotes from whoever and whoever. Look, I cannot even remember their names and yet he can go "So and so once said that...", "did you know who said..." And on and on. That's quite enough of Mr Tan, but what else can I talk about if November's all about band and band?
December was the most fufilling month. I attended a camp and learnt a lot out of it. The best thing I learnt was how to appreciate my family. I know that it may sound crazy to some, but family really is very important. They are the ones who will be by our side no matter what happens and they are the ones who truly cares and loves us, not that friends don't. Anyway, it's only when you learn how to appreciate the small little things that everyone in the family does that you will understand how important they are and how selfish you have been and how much you have taken things for granted. Coming back to band, I had my first concert in Esplanade with Mus'Art Wind Orchestra. I must say it was a real honour to be able to perform in that concert hall. In the past, all I could dream of was to perform at the outdoor theatre at Esplanade. However, No-So-Silent-Night 2005 was the concert I enjoyed myself the most. I shan't further elaborate on it or this entry will never be posted this year, and I would have broken my promise about adding another entry before 2006 arrives. Band chalet was really enjoyable, though tiring. It was really great to be able to cycle throughout the night with all my friends and then watch the sun rise slowly, turning darkness into light with some strangers whom we do not know entertaining us with some "smell-ley" jokes. Christmas eve was unforgettable (for the time being) because of the snow-spraying frenzy at Orchard road. Boxing day, we started (yes, we finally started) doing our holiday homework and rushed to complete as much as we can over the past few days but we're never going to finish it.
New Year's eve has come and it's 18 minutes to the new year. One of the rare nights where my family is still awake at this hour. Anyway, we should be counting down to 2006! It'll be a great year!
Before I end, I want to apologise to Wei Xiang for not being able to go to his house for the countdown party because I went out with my family. I feel quite bad not going for it.
Enough for this entry. I have 15 minutes to come up with the next.
