Thursday, August 31, 2006

Important...

Hey,i just found out from kevin, his uncle runs an instrument shop. Apparently, tubas are sold that for about NINE HUNDRED PLUS DOLLARS. The quality won't be so good la, but, NINE HUNDRED. Lol just saying...and...

They will be importing PARANTUCHI mouthpieces next MONTH. One for $130. Erm he said if we buy many at one time, he will probably add 'gifts' like blue juice..etc. Well like that no need import liao rite? So whoever want just say lor. So i can tell Kevin. They only going to import 200. So yea its limited.

SA Tuba Section at 9:04 PM

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Wow did anyone watch Singapore Idol today?? You yi ge...hahaha. Funny sia. Lolx todae go play wif some cat in the school's carpark. So fun lor...damn tame sia. Haiz, that s2pid robocop spoilt my day though. Can't he just for once be nice?

SA Tuba Section at 9:42 PM

Monday, August 21, 2006

hey people! listen up!

SECTION CHALET!

anybody intrested. most probably it be after Os [sec 4s all better be there] and its during the holidays so all must come. hmm. dates not confirmed yet. now i wanna see hands up high raised for those who say yes! quick quick!

SA Tuba Section at 9:57 PM

tubist!

Wa siao...i actually have to give a speech at band dinner...wa i like sure die lor. Lolx. Luck koon u lucky! Almost sabo you..haha but didin't work ehz? = / Hm,today reminded me AGAIN why i dun like the sec3 concil liao. ESP TIM TAY. Yeah he is a freaking B@st@rd! Cmon lar! I only asking Chee Wee if he okay anot kana whacked at the BALLS leh. Be understanding lar. Next time i whack your balls see how sia. Hm, practice today was good and stuff. Glosz was happy with us!Finally mastered Twins hardest part also. Lolx. Not really master lar. Have to play PADAL C. Oh god,siao lor. Haiz dunno leh dun feel like playing for Founder's day. Lolx. Now sec4s gone,everything seems so sian. Why must leaveee!!!! =(
Hm i finally got top 10 in class for a subject besides maths. History man! Eight! Last time i think i 36 sia. LOL.

Ahji =)

SA Tuba Section at 8:04 PM

Sunday, August 20, 2006

tubist!

Hey peeps.. first time postin something over here yup. Just wanna say that i enjpy all e good times wif u guys. Getting into trouble and celebrating for all the happy occasion especially on 6 aug. Just wanna say a few things to u guys.

Sec 4s: It has really been a pleasant experience to throughout this four years. We went through thick and thin together. From surviving john's wrath than Mr glosz's angry moments. I understand some of us lik me will go poly while e others to jc. As we each go our parting ways, let us remember god's grace and what he has been done for our section.

Sec 3s: Now that we have left. You will be e leaders of the section. Dont care bout the numbers. Just focus on the task ahead and improve our section and bring it to greater heights. you all can de. Shi Peng, remember dont get too relax bout anything wrong. Solve it immediately. Dont wait for tomorrow....thats when trouble starts to surface. Shawn, Dont b so blur le. I know u hav been practicing hard. Continue that good attitude and remember, guide your juniors. For they will be the future pillars of the band. So sec 3s...its now your job. So do it right.

Sec 2s: 2 years.. Its been 2 years since we saw you came in and taught you from nothing to something. Now that its our time to leave. Carry on from here and next year when your very own sec 1s come, Impart to them what we have taught u. And also strive to always improve yourself. Luck Koon, dont get too complacement. I know u are one of e better players since u came in. But remember, e section is only as strong as its weakest player. So dont only focus on yourself. the are other ppl round u. Get what i mean.. Ah ji and sheridan. Improve on your tonguing as well as your tone. Dont laugh lucky. that goes the same for you. Also remember to buzz your mouthpieces AT HOME. that helps. Yup. that's all bout it.. I will want to see an improvement next time i step into the bandroom again.

Sec 1s: Listen to the sec 3s and follow their instructions. They mean well. And work hard on your playing skills.

Think thats all bout it. Ha ha. what's with that look. jus remember.
Work hard. The spirit of the Tuba section will live on. Now its in your hands. Make it soar to greater heights.

Seth

PS. Hopefully can see you guys in the alumni band yep.

SA Tuba Section at 6:39 PM

Friday, August 18, 2006

Hey people, I have already change the tag box...
kenlgw...

SA Tuba Section at 6:18 PM

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

good luck to all the sec 4 for their o'levels
sheridan

SA Tuba Section at 8:26 PM

Monday, August 14, 2006

hey people. need your help on this one.

any of you that has any section photo from whenever please send it to saintficial@gmail.com. yup. really need your help with this one yeah so plesae. thanks!
[gmail has ALMOST 3GB of space. anybody intrested?]

take care guys

SA Tuba Section at 11:25 PM

hey ALL.

surprise surprise HUH. go click on your names and see what pop ups. im sorry it is not available to all memebers YET

-benedict

SA Tuba Section at 7:37 PM

new tag board is uploaded to kenneh boss sir's request. hmm. yup. study hard all. sec4s prelims coming. all do well! =)

SA Tuba Section at 6:46 PM

Sunday, August 13, 2006

hey sec 4s.

intrested in forming study group so can study together and at the same time can help people. so like kenneth and jian can help me in amaths which i completely so cmi so yeah.

sec 4s tell me whether youre intrested. i guess its open only to the section. hahaha.

take care guys. look forward to seeing you guys tomorrow =)

SA Tuba Section at 6:56 PM

Hi tubist, time really past very fast...so fast that I have to say farewell to this wonderful section that had been with me for the four years of my life, through out this four years...i really did enjoy my time with you guys especially with my current batch...we have gone through numerous bad times and good times...and even manage to pull through during the bad times...eg : when we were in sec 1...dec Band Camp..

Hahaz, from the time i started typing this post...i was thinking what should I say to my section..Yup...clueless..coz memories are hard to express in verbal words...anyway...to my juniors..

Shi peng: you are the new SL now...better start working hard to bring up the section...hope to see the tuba section continue on it legacy...being one of the top or the top section in SASMB..

Shawn: continue to be brave to play whatever solo u have to play in the future...remember you are in the same batch as shipeng...so work together with him...and stop being a sotong...hahaz..

For my direct juniors...luck koon, zi jie, sheridan...really had a fun time with you guys...strive for the best...be committed..and help each other when the rest are in need..everyone works together, everyone is at fault if there is a mistake made...unity is the key to success..

Yupp people...time is like a gust of wind...really hope to work with you guys in the future..whether in the concert hall or in the work place. Really miss all the joking, laughing, chit-chatting <>
Erm..no matter how small the section is now..Quality is better than Quantity..so work hard and strive for the best. Btw really sorri for not being able to perform at the last esplanade concert, jian is not that I dont want, is just that my family have already alot of problems, jus dont want to start another problem thats all..sorri....another thing before I sign-off...remember to always stay in touch with each other..if u ever change ur Hp no. or ur email...just tell it to us through msn or this blog...All the best my juniors...and...sec 4s, hope u all will do well for ur 'o' lvl...<>...SASMB...

Sec 4 <2006>...kenlgw




SA Tuba Section at 4:34 PM

hmm..haha tuba section having a blog! well first i want to say that mi and chee li were so fortunate to have such wonderful SENIORS..well sec 4s are leaving ,mi and chee li just want to say a big THANK YOU that the things u taught us..well we will work hard and strike our best and will not let u guys down well SASMB ROX PRESS ON!!!!and UP And ON!!!!
ur sec 1 junior Dyon Yip=D

SA Tuba Section at 1:49 PM

Wow...finally have a tuba section blog. Yeah!!

Hm,firstly got many things to tell everyone..slowly bahz...

Jian hui:Thanks for everything...encouraging us...joking with us...lecturing us...punishing us...teaching us...Thanks esp the incident last year which i cried...was so touched =) Well,work hard for o levels ok? Hope to see you in Sajc band...

Kenneth:Aiyo...sad you couldn't perform at the Esplanade performance...well u are still part of the tuba section =) Thanks for all the tips..haha and everytime we pass each other...we always give each other the funny stare..haha...soon won't have liao.. =( Thanks for being my senior...Don't worry,i will work hard for the section..for the band...Hope to see you after u graduate...wonder will we ever have any performance together again...

Benedict:Haha..You ah...so bad...i Sec1 u so fierce lor...haha...but now u better liao...thanks for everything ehz? Lolz, btw,go work hard for her la. You know who i mean right? Haha =P U oso never perform with us...hm,like i said to kenneth,u r still part of the tuba section.Haha. Well work hard on your o levels la. Esp CHINESE. =)

Seth:Haha...u taught me the most things besides Jian Hui...can see you want our section to do well bahz...haha we always like to play play when u teach us wan...sectionals with you was quite fun...esp the one which we buzzed defying gravity..the last one..sighs...still remember u were the one who taught me C!! Well heard u wanna go poly rite? Hm, join the alumni band PLEASE??
=P

Nicky:Sorry ehz,forget how to spell your name.Lolz. Dota pro seh...well we always like to fight wan hehe...u eagle i snake..hehe...always joking with us...and thanks for taking time away from studying for us...really appreciate it...the concert i see you cry..and when we hugged....really wanted to cry lor...Please work hard for jc? Know that u didn't apply DSA. Well if u work hard,still can come to jc wan lahz. Haha!!

Luck Koon:Haha...SL ehz...u so pro..always teaching me...now my tone better liao. Thanks alot ehz! =) Haha u last time always cope score..now my turn liao...haha...Well continue this okay? And i can see another boss coming up...and work hard for *her*. Okay? Need any help ask me. I will be here,Friend.And buck up in your studies!!

Sheridan: Hey! Anime lover...work harder okie? Dunno if u joining trombone...hope you don't bahs..Hm...dun say u lousy la...just believe u can do it kz? And people talk pay more attention bah...haha...Well have 2years more with you...next time can write more haha...

Shi Peng:Hm sl,dun always pms la..haha...we only joking around mah...aiyo...go work harder instead of doing other 'stuffs' la...haha...Was really happy when we won the treasure hunt...well shi peng,its your turn to hold the section 2gether...so well...u can do it wan la..haha...

Shawn:Sotong!!!! Hm,dun so blur la...u play tuba better than me lor...lol...but act so blur...haha u proved youself at the solo...nice job...so work harder okie?And the section lies on you and shi peng..so u know what u should do bah...haha...

Dyon:Haha thanks for doing all the favours for me bahz. U have potential.alot. Work hard can be better than me liao...but u little confidence...please believe in yourself la...any questions can ask me or any seniors..ok..and must listen to us la...tell u dun stand up and play tuba u still do...sighs..and your studies work hard la... =)

Chee Li: Lolz...u ah...abit like shawn..blur and stuff...last time was so impressed lor...can play abit of jericho..now lehz? Notes dunno,rhythm dunno...come down for more indivisuals bahz!! U can do it wan...and your studies must work hard kz? And exercise more!! =)

Sighs...as i write all these...memories,both good and bad, are rushing back to my head...the times we got screwed...the pep talks...the punishments...section outings..jokin around...i am so touched by all these...band has definitely changed my life...dun think i will ever look back...band is so tiring and time consuming...but all is worth it..after every accomplishment u do...even little things like being able to play a bar u nvr knew u could...or a better tone...and big things like 6th august...though its one piece for me,i can see all the hard work paying off...Our section is united,and hopefully,we will get the best section award!! If we work hard...someday..we will...well even if we don't,we know that our section is united. Well signing off liao! Thanks everybody!! =)

Ahji

SA Tuba Section at 1:08 PM

Saturday, August 12, 2006

tubist!

To all my seniors ur nv know the pain of having ur "family members" leaving u well i had that and was seriously heartbroken when the sec 4 said gdbye to me that moment.. at vch i told jian why ur zhao le?? was crying really badly... he told me dun cry ( still got time to crack jokes to me).
K well enuff of sad things nw we will open the time capsule to when i was a small little kid in sec 1
First day in band woohoo jian hui show off us to edgar.we were sitting next to the french horn section at the canteen then we were talking yeah then there were two tubas there one is the baby tuba one is the big gold tuba i took the mouthpiece and played the baby tuba then jian suddenly turned back and said hey to edgar, he can play low b flat haha=) i was like over the moon over that comment. can still rem that he was wearing the total 90 street soccer shoes. after that he ask us to run round the basketball court 2 rounds haha i was like run for??? lolz nvm my senior ask then run lor.. gogogogogogogogogogogogogo after that he ask us to bend down and take a deep breath and release and sofore he said like tat can increase our diaphram like wth is a diaphram?! k enuff of grandma story, then when everything settled down and then one day i came to the bandroom then nicholas told me eh today we are learning to play concert D and Eb. yeah get to learn new notes, i can still remb him teaching me how to play concert D thx nic!!! in the band camp too when we were given defying gravity he was sitting beside me and he taught me how to play tripler lol haha even though he always say he suk nah he is A GREAT SENIOR! all the best for ur o levels!haha seth the next one always say i suck up to him =( lol duno why la but he teach me alot too.Kenneth Boss!! ur dsa is being approved must study hard hor must come back and teach me!! actually when i was in sec 2 usually the sectionals is taken by seth and kenneth jian was playing with us benedict was playing with us too.Benedict ur great to be with but spend more time with us talking? when i was in sec 1 i scare of u leh.. lol we dun really talk much during band actually haha. thats all i have for u sec 4s!! GD LUCK FOR O'LEVELS MUST COME BACK AND TEACH ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - luck koon =)

SA Tuba Section at 11:55 PM

tubist!

All the times i have seen seniors leave the band, i've always wondered how it felt. well, the moment that i've always pondered about is here. the moment i leave SASMB.
hmm.. you know. the amount of time spent in the band has been countless. but isnt it all worth it? i guess i wanna thank all the people that have touched my life in one way or another. my seniors, my batchmates, my juniors. well.. what can i say. im thankful for everything kay. (:


the day that i got my juniors. what can i say. the same feeling as parenthood? HAHA. but yea. it gave me a sense of responsibilty. but who am i to say i fulfilled that responsibility.? =/ luckkoon, Zijie, sheridan. my direct juniors. seeing how you guys have turned out, i can leave the section with pride man. well, i can say you guys were the best of the lot. didnt give me a lot of trouble in terms of discipline & musically. im really glad that you guys were willing to practice and put in all that effort. so yea, as your direct senior. im here to say. IM PROUD OF YOU GUYS :D and seriously. i wanna see equally good grand juniors when i come back. yes, im coming back. ;)

shipeng & shawn. leaving the section all to you two now man. to be truthful, i have my doubts& worries over the future of the section. but yea, seeing how your juniors are turning out now, im sure you guys can take on the job of leading the section. seeing how bonded the section is now, the laughter and fun you guys have together, really puts a smile across my face. i sure hope you guys can always remember what the tuba section is built upon. what i've always emphasised. FRIENDSHIP& COMMITMENT. no matter how good we are individually, we still come to points where unity overcomes everything. no matter how strong a stick is, its always harder to break ten sticks that are together compared to breaking one. i hope the point is proven. always turn to each other for help and foster bonds with each other. bonds that, i hope, will never ever be broken. have the will&determination to practice, not only for the sake of yourself, but for the sake of the section, band, mrglosz, and the excellence of music. seriously, let the music tune the skies.

dyon & cheeli. what to say. well.. dont really know the both of you well. but yea, i can sense the will to practice and succeed from the both of you. keep striving kay? the sky's the limit in terms of music and life. never ever hold back, for if you hold back, you lose the chance to succeed.


yea, the last note in my SASMB career was a dflat. its gonna be a memorable note aint it huh. before the 6th august concert, was just thinking. this is it huh. our last concert. our performance in the name of SASMB. im sure my batchmates understands how sad it is. for the juniors, you''ll truly understand it when your time comes okay. as the saying goes, you never miss it till its gone. how true that quote is. when you're in the band, you occasionally blame it for being so time consuming, leaving you with no free time. but after you leave it, you realise just how much more meaning band practices and performances bring to your life. all that wonderful/beautiful/touching music that we make. all the after practice soccer/basketball sessions. all the talking sessions. all the drills. you'll just miss it. how you no longer is gonna be a part of that anymore. its just different after you leave the band. you no longer think that its about the gold w/ honours, the top3, the esplanade performaces. you REALISE that its all about the band, the people, the sound. i remember when i was sec2, during a band camp. lower brasses were gonna play an ensemble. a senior came back and he said '' i havent heard this SASMB lower brass sound in a long long time.' it left an impression on me. it made me happy. we're gonna miss so many things man.


well, im sure the other sec4s feel the same. we truly truly love the band. and the section. i hope you guys remember all the times we've spent together kay? and you guys remember the words of my prayer just before the start of the concert. about the legacy of the band and the section. when i come back nxt year, when you're preparing for syf, i wanna see a section that is the same now. laughing , joking together. but musically, a much much stronger section that can not only add to the music, but enhance it. okay? im sure you guys will do it. i trust you guys.

singing off..
jianhui, senior, friend from sec4 batch 2006.

SA Tuba Section at 10:58 PM

i guess its time to say farewell. but not that i want to but all great things must come to an end. so does my 4 years in sasmb, i admit, i had the time of my life.

i guess its really a once in a life time experience. performing twice in esplanade. [and is still wish it could be 3] those countless performances in victoria concert hall and singapore conference hall and all those little parks. i enjoyed it all, at least, with my brothers, jianhui, kenneth and of course my juniors. and the rest of course. syf, presentation night, all memorable events. after watching you guys play at esplanade, i felt like crying. cause i was not a part of it. i could still remember jian talking about his last note in the band being a D flat. i wish i could say that but oh well.

anyway, my time has come and gone. so to my juniors i bid farewell. [okay, only till the Os end of course]

shipeng and shawn: syf is coming up next year. do justice to the section. make sure mr glosz will always be happy with our section

luck koon, zi jie, sheridan: your turn to have juniors soon. continue working hard so that you become better players.

dyon and cheeli: stop playing around already. time to work hard. and chee li. please dont follow in your brothers footsteps. haha.

to my batchmates. 4 years. we have endured all kinds of shit. 16 rounds the at midnight. 600 pushups in one practice. pop. esplanade concert. syf. presentation night. and the other concerts. thanks for being time. i really had the time of my life. so yeah guys. i hope this is not the end.

CHEERS.

benedict




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SA Tuba Section at 10:29 PM

tubist!

this section has make mi very proud ,although the tuba is heavy but its a instrument that can create a very nice low sound.haiz seniors the sec 4s this year 2006 are leaving, felt really rather sad all the things that u have though us we want to say (ty) 4 ever the band will miss ur by sec 1 Dyon yip

SA Tuba Section at 10:27 PM

it is good now that our section has a blog

SA Tuba Section at 10:27 PM