That probably sums up all I've been thru this week...

Friendship

Of course thats not the only thing that I've come to learn after so long.. The week has been uttertly amazing.. There has been so much things happening and yet I've come to enjoy this all as a whole..

Well it started off with SYF, where all our work was put to the test... I mean all the work for 3 months that is... We were very afriad to go on stage with what we had, looking at the fact all other schools had twice our size and had trained longer... But we decided that since we are there.. We might as well put in our best... We went early for morning practice that day and it was really great... So when we were there, we felt rather well, not ourselves except people like Jarron and gang who were encouraging us that we would get gold... So we went to do all the stuff we had to do... And finally...

We were at the door to enter in the hall.

We had to line-up 10-15mins before we entered for our performance... It was really pressurising... Like things pressing down on you and you just can't seem to lift them up... But in the end, just before we got in.. About 5 mins or so... Ian Yang reminded me to do what a Barker Boy should always do... And I still thank him for that reminder...

"Nigel, could you lead us all in prayer before we go in..?"

And remembered that it is not what we did, but what God would have done with his hands for us.... If we asked... And after we prayed.. All of us clamed down... And well, though there were many screw-ups on stage... I felt it was the best the orchestra did... And after it all...

It felt Great!

We had lunch after that.. And it was really relaxing... Talking to friends about the past four years together and taking pics for rememberance... It was nice...

So after all that, 25 of us went back at 1.30++ pm to watch the rest of the 10 schools perform in the afternoon... It was really WOAH performances... Our president Ian Yang was really like telling me.. "We confirm silver.. No gold..." kinda thing, so I was telling the guy it was ok and all, leave it in God's hand.. And so was EVERYBODY HAHA... But it was a really painful and long 3 1/2 hr wait for the 6pm results...

School no.1.... Brozne

School no.2.... Silver

School no. 3 ... Brozne...

School no.4 Anglo Chinese School (Barker Road)...

There was a moment of silence in the crowd...

And as he looked as us... He mouthed the word that cause a 31 strong representative CO (including teachers) to rise up and give a Shout of Victory!!

Gold....

After the whole thing, we went downstairs and thanked God for his reward to us as a CO...

Well, this part is for the CO members... I know maybe I'm not really the best person to lead you all... Maybe there could have been someone better... But I believe that no matter what.. Its not me that makes the orchestra.. But all of us, and as a team... Like what I said, we play to the fullest... Because only that can truly express what God has given us to the fullest...

We are all imperfect, not really all that bad yet not all that good.. But its because of these things that we are called human... And friendship, as I've known it, overcomes all the barriers between all of us.. I, sadly, might not be able to join all of you all for the Japan trip (due to the expensive prices) but we are and still will be the CO that played our best and never regretted after each and every performance!

Hope I can work with you all again someday.. ACJC?? DSA?? haha... Maybe just maybe...

Well, not only SYF, but the week... Many people allowed me to see God's grace to me and I've really enjoyed the week... Maybe I'll talk more tommorrow... Gotta go now...

Music is the one thing that bonds everybody together.

~God bless~