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Winston Zhang
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
20:00:00
So I'm sick at home, having caught my brother's blocked nose/sore throat/coughing/whatever the hell it is illness.
Probably going to check it out tomorrow at an ENT specialist... My throat's burning, dammit.
Anyhoo, Presentation Night has come and gone. Just like that, in a short 15 minutes, the epilogue of my band life was written. Couldn't have ended much better, either. Finished my tenure playing two of my favourite band pieces, with a bunch of fantastic people around me. Brandon... Eugene... James... My section... And with seniors in the audience too. Tres Magnifique.
It has to be said, it struck me how much things have changed since I first got in to the band, when Glenn came around on Saturday, unannounced, just to watch the band. 3 1/2 years ago, I was silent as a mouse around him, or almost anyone for that matter. Fast-forward to the present day, and I'm talking to him like an old chum. It's amazing, eh?
Even now, when I've completed my tour of duty, I still miss my seniors. Liangyun, Glenn and Yu Qing especially, and Li Zi too. Truth be told, no one can ever really understand what a senior, especially the Section Leader, goes through in his 'term in office', until one becomes the SL him/herself. I never understood the pressures and troubles of my seniors until I took up the post, and received an accelerated course in The World and Its Workings, with emphasis on Human Psychology. Similarly, Brandon is going through what I went through earlier in my life. He himself told me, 'Now I know what you went through'. And he's only mere months into his term!
Honest, no matter how much an SL tells his/her section about his/her troubles, none of them can actually really understand. It's something that has to be experienced before one can begin to comprehend.
I've become a cynical bastard as a result of it, but, as people who know me will know, I prefer unpleasant truths rather than pretty lies. As such, even though I'm now cynical, at least I know what lies ahead in life for me now. I'd rather have this than to go into the workplace and be shocked at how people work.
...Damn, I just went into another one of my 'insightful' posts without realizing it! I started with talking about Presentation Night and look what it turned into! Hahahahah! I can't believe myself. Well, I do let my mind float freely whenever I write, be it a composition or a blog post, although I do, of course, keep on track in compos.
Yesterday night was pretty fun, with the Senior 3 and an extra guest, haha. She's been educated in the ways of the LBJ now, lol! In any case, Brudders, as I said to Eugene, although we're finished with the band (not ENTIRELY, of course), we, as Brudders, will never finish. It's been a helluva ride, guys, and thanks for everything over the years. It has been truly enjoyable.