Hi Everyone!
Just came back from my concert...
It was fantastic!
Morning reached the school at 10am...
Had our tune-in....
Had our rehearsal....
Had our early dinner....
Then the concert...
It was really nervous at first....
But later was okay...
Made a few mistakes in some pieces...
First half was a bit messy but overall is like average lah....
Ensemble was like almost couldn't make it...
Is like my first time getting the running notes correct!
Was really stunt lah....
Interval was really, very long....
Byright was only 15 minutes de...
Then don't know why extended till like about 25 minutes like that...
Took quite some time to settle down lah...
After that second half was much more better....
For Main Street Electrical Parade, I still couldn't get my running notes....
I knew it for sure that I'll really screw it up....
Then everything was finished...
I was actually hoping nobody will shout encore....
The encore piece is Shan Hu Hai(Coral Sea) sing by Jay Chou...
Is not I don't like the song; I like the song but I got solo for this piece...
And I was encouraged to stand up and play out loud....
It started...people started shouting encore...
I was like die liao lah, die liao lah....
It started quite well....
I really took lots of courage to stand....
People started to clap....
Then because it got repeat then I need to stand again but this time round was better...
I didn't realised that my saxies and the trumpeteers were waving for me until they told me about it...
I was so touched lah....
Then the piece ended...
I was invited by Mr. Tan for me to bow...
I really couldn't stop laughing and really have to say this to myself....
I'm really proud of myself....
Then at the backstage and clubhouse, people handshaked with me and praised me....
Then also keep shouting my name and clapped for me...
I really Gan Dong lah....
Really thank you all seniors and my fellow year 1 band members for your support....
Seriously, I'm really touched....
And I want to thank Joshua for giving me this song to have a solo...
Also, I'd like to thank Mr. Tan for his guidance...
Also, my saxies, really, thank you Yi Yang, Wei Ren, Ling Li and my dearest Sectional Leader, Katrine...
I also won't forget my 'Year 1 committee' for the surprise video for the seniors, especially Leonard, who came up with this idea of giving the senior a surprise piece...
Faiezah and Fathiah, who made the video together...
And Wei Xin, who actually provide us with the piece but in the end we didn't play due to the large number of year 1 who wish to sight-read and we don't want to take this risk so we'd have to put the song with the video...
The song is called 'One Moment In Time'...
Although it is really heartbreaking to see our efforts going down to the drain, it is still a success with the aids of the video....
Also, Rizuan, I won't forget you, you are always the one who will make me laugh a lot, there are times whereby you did contribute for this, especially when coming to finding of external bandroom for us to practise the song, and I really appreciate for that effort you made, thanks!
Of course, I also want to thank my parents to come down and support me...
They even bought me Burger King....
Actually was suppose to watch a second time of Kung Fu Panda but because my mother and I were really tired and I'm sick since this morning...
Woke up to find myself with flu, sore throat and cough....
Then when came to concert time, sore throat okay already but my flu is getting more and more serious and bad...
I think I have really sacrifice a lot for this concert lah, be it time or health...
Is like this whole week is just band, band and more band practice...
I really sacrifice the time, I mean not just me lah, of course everyone else did their part as a band member...
Despite the fact that I'm sick, but I' m still satisfied with my performance...
Oh yes, get well soon, Randy!(He's running down with a fever and still come for concert which makes me touched also...)
Anyway, rest well everyone...
Our next challenge will be the competition this coming 24th July...
We should be replenishing ourselves with sufficient energy to fight and win this war....
See you all soon!

Got to go le...bye...