Okay, so atempo XX will be happening in 2 days time and, after 2 hours on that day, it will be all over. Atempo XX will probably be the last time all the J2s will be playing together, at least till after our A levels. But even then, not all of us will join Rwinds,so yeah, i guess that it is probably true that this will be the last time i am playing with rjcsb'10. Of course, this might very well be the last time i will be playing with rjcsb'11 too (barring some miracle that i may play for SIBF), but the feelings are just not there.
What do i have to say of my batch? There are some whom i have known for the past 6 years, others whom i have only known for the past 2 years; there are some whom i have spoken to alot of times, others whom i have perhaps spoken to less than 5 times. Perhaps benni is right, our batch just isn't as bonded as the batch of rjcsb'11. Is it because we did not go through Play! like the J1s did? Or is it because we have barricaded ourselves in our own comfort zone, refusing to step out to know new people, people from other sections, people from other schools? Perhaps for some of us, these 2 years are seen as a waste of time, where we view each practice with apprehension and not with joy and anticipation. No matter what, these 2 years have perhaps passed pretty quickly and here we are now, with our last concert in 2 days, knowing jolly well that after wednesday, we may never meet again, may never play together again.
What i do hope is that we will not just view this concert as just another concert that we have performed for the past 6 years. This is definitely a special concert, held in a special concert hall. While VCH may not have the splendor or glamour of Esplanade, it is where most of us have had our very first major concert. It is where tears are shed, hugs are made, joyous moments are remembered, but most importantly, where beautiful music is played. For us, this is OUR concert, the one which will define our time in RJCSB, and possibly our times in RI/RGS. So i do hope that we will be able to enjoy it as much as possible and remember this for this will be our moment for evermore.
What do i have to say to my juniors?All i want to say is that you guys have proven yourselves to be a capable and bonded batch, as seen from your great success in Play'10! So i do hope that you guys can be inspired from this concert,your very 1st major concert with RJCSB, to create more great music with Mr Oura and with RJCSB, and hopefully, make SYF'11 a joyous and memorable event in your lives.
So, Atempo XX is coming. What you want out of it will be what you get out of it
