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ぜんかい -- ゼンカイ
no longer yearning. what have we not done before?
"the world is really but the stage - create the most fulfilling play"
If you're a thief, master the art of thievery.
A psychotic mind leaves no room for regrets.
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Zheng Kai
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
today was the first choir prac we had with mr kwei after syf. its been like more than a week. somehow, something inside me was looking forward to what he had to say. because we know in everyone's minds that gold would really arouse alot of debate and inner struggles, and i really wanted to know what the big man whom we all look to had to say about it.
what he said might not have been really good and flattering, nor something that made everyone go gaga and get to their feet in unwavering support for him.. but call it something personal, it did make an impact on me. and im really glad.
he came thru the corridor into the room with all smiles just like how he used to (forgetting the bad days) and you cud tell he really didnt noe wad exactly to say. but i guess he knew all of us are eagerly waiting to hear wad he had to say abt syf. so he started.. he highlighted 2 main problems tt we faced on 8 may. 1) stage fright 2) pitching. it was a perfectly reasonable stand, knowing how ajchoir always fall prey to these. but he acknowledged that we should be proud of it.. the gold.. and he reiterated that many times. he then went on to say that the judges said we were a clear gold, not a high silver to gold (which some ppl still think. pls stop living in ur own world lol). but probably that high to slip into the honours region. and that the 2nd half of the judging appears to be more strict than the first. but its fine really.. wad really made in nod endlessly was the reason he gave.
everyone knows nelson kwei isnt exactly someone who can tolerate low choral standards, or even in recent times, less-than-perfect choral standards. but he really said something which ajchoir relates to. and that was the value adding. it is without a doubt that most of us (if not all) come into choir at the very beginning with not much talent and not much background. from that, we are a silver choir, if not even lower, but we were the most hardworking grp. we trained. we perservered and we struggled. and finally we achieved. its a typical cliche example of how hard work exceeds genius. but its happening so dearly to us we really feel the true extent of it. i felt that was rly the case as i was part of the 'untalented' grp.. with no choral nor music backgrounds, but only equipped with the passion and the flame of determination that kwei hopes will continue to burn eternally. he clearly acknowledges the fact that we worked really hard for what we sow today. he knows, understands and so strongly believed in us, and thats all i really wanted to know. call me self-indulgent, but that comfort means so much to me.
today, i saw a great man humbled. he might rly appear to be the formidable and invincible man to some, but today i saw humanity. he did admit that ajchoir gave him so much stress that time and time again he questioned his own ability even after 20 yrs of conducting and a multitude of awards in tow. believe it or not, he lost more than 10kg because of us. and if you were here last yr u wud know wad im toking abt. haha.
there wasnt any singing today at all. it was just that talk. and thats all. simple and neat closure to syf..a chapter of our choral life. we then proceeded to give him the present the choir prepared for him.. cards with personal messages all over and a gigantic lollipop that spans twice of a human head as circumference. wad a moment!
the flame now burns. not only the flame of determination and strength, but the love & passion for ajchoir. no importa la distancia.
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