Guess why I'm blogging...cuz I just realized today that I've got fans! I'VE ACTUALLY GOT FANS! lol. ANDREW you're one of them. Anyone who tags my board. You're added to my fan list. hahaha. Since when have blogs become fan sites for individuals. It's crazy...
Okay. What happened today? Woke up at 7:30 to go for band...and gim kai showed the whole band this intensely touching video about the '04 Titans...the golden ones. [no airs] some guys cried...it was surprising at first, but I was at ease cuz I realized...these are the members who really want to be Titans. I respect them. Whether they realized that what they've been doing was not enough, or what would become of them if they weren't up to standard, it doesn't really matter. What matters is that they know now. I still remember back in '04...17th april. First step onto the track...the feeling was.
"Wah....!!! the time has come...HIONG AH!!!!"
And 8 minutes after...just 8 minutes, after months and months of gruelling training, it was all over. Combined band of Ping Yi Secondary School & Springfield Secondary School. The pause was short, but it seemed like forever! Everything seemed to slow down at that point. Ask any '04 Titans. They all had the same experience.
...
......
..........
GOLD.
Tell you frankly. I stood rigid, I stood fast, gripping my sticks hard. Chin up to the sky. And I cried tears of joy. Cried my heart out. There were guys on the field looking at me cuz I was crying. I didn't care. I think najib was beside me. He was cryin too. Smiles, tears of joy, the occasional laughter. I remembered how some burst into a joyous fit and geraldine had to turn around and make sure we stood fast. I don't know how she did it, but everytime a drum major puts your under his or her attention, you just stop everything. Everything. And everything ended at that instant. Marched up to our supporters, replayed the repertoire, in a tempo we didn't think we could manage. So fast, percussionists' strokes were a blur. But it was all within our reach. I think we actually wanted deep inside to go faster and faster. I looked up, elmi was smiling at me, nodding, clapping furiously.
"You did it man. You all did it."
I also remember, at one of the gates where everyone was celebrating after everything was over...I saw paul, holding his tuba up high, as if it was nothing like that. haha. I don't know why, but I went up to him and shook his hand, and said
"Paul, you're one of the best, man. good job."
He smiled...
That made my day. Looking back, it was the best day of my life. The very best. Nothing beats the feeling of performing like a Titan, winning like a Titan, and going home proud to be a Titan. Of course, at that time, we weren't actually Titans by name. But we all were, in our hearts and souls. The spirit was overwhelming it was an aura around us, it intimidated our opponents, it made us feel stronger by the moment. It was our X-Factor, this band's Weapon of Mass Destruction. We came, we saw, we OWNED.
A Titan : Someone who stands out in greatness of achievement.
I'd say we'd achieved GREATNESS. We are one band, we fight as one, we are on Titans Marching Band.
As for the '06 Titans, YOU'RE GETTING THERE! continue to put in your 110%. YES, 100% is NOT enough! Push yourself beyond your known limit, and soon you will discover, how great it is, to perform not as a normal band member, but as a TITAN. People will look at you on the streets, this person is special. They won't know why, but it's just that way. The Gold With HONOURS is within your reach. All you have to do is REACH!!! continue working hard. You'll get what you deserve.
Ok, I just got out from a bath [ yes, i left halfway. what were you thinking. ] and I lost my momentum...HAHA!!!! what else to say?
Yeap. The Titans legacy will continue...Gold to Gold with honours and after that, who knows? Maybe we'll be the first marching band to do stuff american style...wouldn't that be cool? Or maybe we should just stick to our own styles...we ARE after all...SINGAPOREAN! haha I'm being lame again.
Told my pit percussion before. Forgot when...[yes i AM forgetful...forgive me ok.]
"When you step up on the field to perform, in front of thousands of people, it just changes you forever. A competition as intense as this changes someone. It's something that makes people discover, how much one can really take. Truthfully, in all my training, I have never broken down even once. No matter how difficult it gets, us, all of us, manage to pull through. It's the mind. It's all in the mind! Pain is temporary, Glory is forever. CONQUER THE MIND, ACHIEVE THE DREAM! Everything we perceive is what our minds tell us. Pain. What is pain? Pain is a chain of electric signals send to our muscles in different parts of our body to tell us that that part hurts. Do something about it. But our mind says, forget the damn pain. The signals stop. They just stop! *surprised face*
What we feel is what our minds tell us to feel. What we don't want to feel, our hearts take over. Hearts bearing the Titans spirit. Hearts of steel. Cast aside what's insignificant. Concentrate on the task at hand. I remember, we used to do formations, from beginning to the end, over and over again. No, it wasn't stopping halfway then starting again. From beginning to the end, then,
"Ok, go back, fall in first block formation."
It was either after 2 or 3 times of the whole thing then mr poh gave us break. and the break? if he thought we were damn tired, 10 minutes. ten. if he didn't, 5 minutes. Just enough for us to put down our instruments, have a seat on the field and relax. I only ran to the canteen to drink during ten minute breaks. Usually the snare drummers and I would race to see who got to the coolers first. It was damn cool la, sprinting from one end of the school to another even when you're actually so tired. Maybe it was because we were having so much fun. Even though it was serious business during the formations, most of us, if not all of us, loved doing it. We loved marching, loved making music, and after all those scoldings, when mr poh didn't scold us at all for one day, we thought he was crazy. Getting scoldings became second nature. Wonder how. Wonder why.
We were SO familiar with our music and marching, we came up with those little gimmicks that put so much more soul into our performance. Sure, they were nowhere near what we're doing today. Today's gimmicks are so like.."WOW...WOAH MAN! LOOK AT THAT! COOL!!!" I do envy them now. Seriously. I wouldn't mind taking part again. If only wasn't so old. HAHAHA!! It was just something inside us that made us so great. And surely there's something inside all of you that makes you feel the same. Maybe there's a Titan in all of us. It just takes some effort, some heart and soul to bring it out of us. Like I said, when you've found that special something, you're no longer human. You're a Titan. Two different entities! It takes a little more perception to see the difference, actually.
DON'T YOU THINK I'VE SAID ALOT!? LOL. there's just so much coming out of my heart right now. yes, all those were from deep inside. how to phrase and spell those words, that's my brain's job.
Yeah. It takes alot...really alot. and tell you something, it takes alot for something to make my hair stand on end, okay. When you're doing the fightclub, it happens. Congratulations. But still, so much more could be improved. And when everyone's done with the fine tuning here and there, poof. Gold with honours. Settle. Promise you. If everyone maintains there musical standard and puts in alot more effort, gold with honours, no doubt about it. But what it takes to get there, is your BEST, and nothing less. Think about it.
A Titan : Someone who stands out in greatness of achievement.
Okay. What happened today? Woke up at 7:30 to go for band...and gim kai showed the whole band this intensely touching video about the '04 Titans...the golden ones. [no airs] some guys cried...it was surprising at first, but I was at ease cuz I realized...these are the members who really want to be Titans. I respect them. Whether they realized that what they've been doing was not enough, or what would become of them if they weren't up to standard, it doesn't really matter. What matters is that they know now. I still remember back in '04...17th april. First step onto the track...the feeling was.
"Wah....!!! the time has come...HIONG AH!!!!"
And 8 minutes after...just 8 minutes, after months and months of gruelling training, it was all over. Combined band of Ping Yi Secondary School & Springfield Secondary School. The pause was short, but it seemed like forever! Everything seemed to slow down at that point. Ask any '04 Titans. They all had the same experience.
...
......
..........
GOLD.
Tell you frankly. I stood rigid, I stood fast, gripping my sticks hard. Chin up to the sky. And I cried tears of joy. Cried my heart out. There were guys on the field looking at me cuz I was crying. I didn't care. I think najib was beside me. He was cryin too. Smiles, tears of joy, the occasional laughter. I remembered how some burst into a joyous fit and geraldine had to turn around and make sure we stood fast. I don't know how she did it, but everytime a drum major puts your under his or her attention, you just stop everything. Everything. And everything ended at that instant. Marched up to our supporters, replayed the repertoire, in a tempo we didn't think we could manage. So fast, percussionists' strokes were a blur. But it was all within our reach. I think we actually wanted deep inside to go faster and faster. I looked up, elmi was smiling at me, nodding, clapping furiously.
"You did it man. You all did it."
I also remember, at one of the gates where everyone was celebrating after everything was over...I saw paul, holding his tuba up high, as if it was nothing like that. haha. I don't know why, but I went up to him and shook his hand, and said
"Paul, you're one of the best, man. good job."
He smiled...
That made my day. Looking back, it was the best day of my life. The very best. Nothing beats the feeling of performing like a Titan, winning like a Titan, and going home proud to be a Titan. Of course, at that time, we weren't actually Titans by name. But we all were, in our hearts and souls. The spirit was overwhelming it was an aura around us, it intimidated our opponents, it made us feel stronger by the moment. It was our X-Factor, this band's Weapon of Mass Destruction. We came, we saw, we OWNED.
A Titan : Someone who stands out in greatness of achievement.
I'd say we'd achieved GREATNESS. We are one band, we fight as one, we are on Titans Marching Band.
As for the '06 Titans, YOU'RE GETTING THERE! continue to put in your 110%. YES, 100% is NOT enough! Push yourself beyond your known limit, and soon you will discover, how great it is, to perform not as a normal band member, but as a TITAN. People will look at you on the streets, this person is special. They won't know why, but it's just that way. The Gold With HONOURS is within your reach. All you have to do is REACH!!! continue working hard. You'll get what you deserve.
Ok, I just got out from a bath [ yes, i left halfway. what were you thinking. ] and I lost my momentum...HAHA!!!! what else to say?
Yeap. The Titans legacy will continue...Gold to Gold with honours and after that, who knows? Maybe we'll be the first marching band to do stuff american style...wouldn't that be cool? Or maybe we should just stick to our own styles...we ARE after all...SINGAPOREAN! haha I'm being lame again.
Told my pit percussion before. Forgot when...[yes i AM forgetful...forgive me ok.]
"When you step up on the field to perform, in front of thousands of people, it just changes you forever. A competition as intense as this changes someone. It's something that makes people discover, how much one can really take. Truthfully, in all my training, I have never broken down even once. No matter how difficult it gets, us, all of us, manage to pull through. It's the mind. It's all in the mind! Pain is temporary, Glory is forever. CONQUER THE MIND, ACHIEVE THE DREAM! Everything we perceive is what our minds tell us. Pain. What is pain? Pain is a chain of electric signals send to our muscles in different parts of our body to tell us that that part hurts. Do something about it. But our mind says, forget the damn pain. The signals stop. They just stop! *surprised face*
What we feel is what our minds tell us to feel. What we don't want to feel, our hearts take over. Hearts bearing the Titans spirit. Hearts of steel. Cast aside what's insignificant. Concentrate on the task at hand. I remember, we used to do formations, from beginning to the end, over and over again. No, it wasn't stopping halfway then starting again. From beginning to the end, then,
"Ok, go back, fall in first block formation."
It was either after 2 or 3 times of the whole thing then mr poh gave us break. and the break? if he thought we were damn tired, 10 minutes. ten. if he didn't, 5 minutes. Just enough for us to put down our instruments, have a seat on the field and relax. I only ran to the canteen to drink during ten minute breaks. Usually the snare drummers and I would race to see who got to the coolers first. It was damn cool la, sprinting from one end of the school to another even when you're actually so tired. Maybe it was because we were having so much fun. Even though it was serious business during the formations, most of us, if not all of us, loved doing it. We loved marching, loved making music, and after all those scoldings, when mr poh didn't scold us at all for one day, we thought he was crazy. Getting scoldings became second nature. Wonder how. Wonder why.
We were SO familiar with our music and marching, we came up with those little gimmicks that put so much more soul into our performance. Sure, they were nowhere near what we're doing today. Today's gimmicks are so like.."WOW...WOAH MAN! LOOK AT THAT! COOL!!!" I do envy them now. Seriously. I wouldn't mind taking part again. If only wasn't so old. HAHAHA!! It was just something inside us that made us so great. And surely there's something inside all of you that makes you feel the same. Maybe there's a Titan in all of us. It just takes some effort, some heart and soul to bring it out of us. Like I said, when you've found that special something, you're no longer human. You're a Titan. Two different entities! It takes a little more perception to see the difference, actually.
DON'T YOU THINK I'VE SAID ALOT!? LOL. there's just so much coming out of my heart right now. yes, all those were from deep inside. how to phrase and spell those words, that's my brain's job.
Yeah. It takes alot...really alot. and tell you something, it takes alot for something to make my hair stand on end, okay. When you're doing the fightclub, it happens. Congratulations. But still, so much more could be improved. And when everyone's done with the fine tuning here and there, poof. Gold with honours. Settle. Promise you. If everyone maintains there musical standard and puts in alot more effort, gold with honours, no doubt about it. But what it takes to get there, is your BEST, and nothing less. Think about it.
A Titan : Someone who stands out in greatness of achievement.
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