ACJC choir 04-05

Yesterday marked a "semicolon" in the Choir's illustrious 18 year history. That is when our batch, the batch of 04-05 officially said our goodbyes and thank yous to the teachers, our juniors and each other for making such an impact to out lives. i must say that the past two years has been the two most rewarding years of my life, never have i felt that outside my group of friends, there will be a place that i can go to feel so welcomed and the immense feeling of belonging. i mean, even though i got whacked pretty badly and all in my first year, but there is just something special about the choir that made me kept coming back for more...

I guess that choir is such a special thing to all of us in the batch. We are described by the teachers as a batch that is so inconsistent that it is not funny anymore.. there were just those few times of brilliance, but also lots of underperformances... but as a batch, we stuck together, dug deep into our reserves and always managed to get out of the rut and kept on going.. that will be something that i will remember for years to come.

to the teachers, if you still read my blog, i just want to say a BIG BIG thank you to all of you... Mrs wilson, Mr sum, Mrs tay, Ms chia, Laoshi and Ms toh.. its your hard work that brings such great rewards to us as a batch. thank you for giving so much of yourself to us and i just want o say that its been an honour serving under you for the past one and a half years...

My fellow 04-05 choirmates. i never thought i would say this, but i really love all of you.. each and every single one of you... the laughter we shared, the crap we endured, the scoldings that we all recieved.. i mean, choir is about experience, and all those experience has just made our batch grow closer together.. and the last few days leading up to the end of our term just showed how much we all cared about the choir and each other.. the staying back to paint frames for the teachers, the rehearsing till 11+ for the guys.. and the way we sang our hearts out on the last day itself...

When the world seems for beyond me,
and i have no place to go.
When my life seems cold and empty,
and i feel I'm all alone.
Then a song that i remember
helps to ease my troubled mind.
And i find the strength within me,
to reach out just one more time.

For as long as i have music,
as long as there's a song for me to sing.
i can find, my way, i can see a brighter day.
The music in my life will set my spirit free.

When the road is dark and lonely,
and i feel i want to cry.
When the dreams i keep inside me,
seems to fade and die.
Then i call upon my music,
and it helps to dry my tears.
And i know, that i can make it.
I'll go on, despite my fears.

For as long as i have music,
as long as there's a song for me to sing.
i can find, my way, i can see a brighter day.
The music in my life will set my spirit free.

i'd never thought that i would cry typing a blog entry, but yeah.
Thank you all for making my journey so special...gina.cass. swee .geow. jamie. michelle. joyce. dhar. dawn.rachael.caroline. usha. joanne khew. jo chong.mindy. chua. ernest. joey. anthony. alex. suhandy. bert. dan. josie. tatt. siong luong. owen. karno and handy.. i'll never forget any of you.