Counting down... 22 days!!!

Guys.

The SYF season has officially started yesterday.

Let us wish CHSSB and EL Drama all the best for their SYF tmrw!

May they begin our school's SYF with a big bang.

Anyway,

it is just 22 days more peeps!!!

Work hard, do not slack, turn up for practices ok?

Tmrw's practice is as usual.

Please turn up thanks! =D

Xuan Ming

When the levee breaks

I daresay I am a very imaginative person.
I once imagined that i would lose my first kiss before secondary school.
I once imagined that i would get a scholarship and need not to worry anymore about my future.
I once imagined that CHSCO would clinch 'Gold with Honours' in SYF2006.
They all came true.

I must admit that I have a flair in imagining, but all of them came through when i was still one of the most insignificant arseholes in the century. I even tried to quit back then, because of its insignificance and incompetence. I once thought of it to be an abattoir that gives off the foul stench of rotten flesh with a queue of innocent children waiting to be slaughtered in it. I was vey much an idiot back then.

If that was comparable to Shawshank, then the Redemption must be SYF2006. I still remember the moment when Ms. Leong shed tears in the tuning room; the moment Ivan gave us the simplest encouragement - a handshake with a sincere "Good luck,"; the moment we entered the Singapore Conference Hall, when every audience were staring at our stunning purple blazers; the moment my bow got stuck in my sleeve when the Wind Crescenti's blowing and blowing; the moment Vincent told us to be prepared for a Gold; the moment 5 of us squeezed into a backstage toilet just to listen to the results after being chased out of the hall and lastly, the suffocating silence that enveloped us while the old man was announcing our results. "Catholic High School, Gold," I looked into Kenneth's eyes only to find the same anxiety I was going through, "with Honours." We ran out of the toilet like rabid dogs gone rampage, like what Jamal Malik did in Slumdog Millionaire, and I knew, I wasn't the most insignificant arsehole of the century anymore, I am a part of CHSCO.

And now, 28 days to SYF2008, I'm here, writing this in hope to encourage you all even at the slightest magnitude, even if we had struck the faintest chord.

Sometimes i wonder why did i abandon my discipline stance, why did i stop shouting at YuNan and Alex for their neverending antiques? All i do now is to console myself, "Things could have been worse, they could have been twins." My answer is that wiping random bubbles off a rabid canine's mouth is simply unable to prevent its eventual death. Discipline is no longer a trait that can be drilled into you all, it's dependent on your maturity; it's obedience that can be trained, and the worst of all, out of fear. I wouldn't want to convert CHSCO into a regime. I wouldn't want to be Mugabe. I'm sure Jason wouldn't want it too. (right?) Yet, it's this negligence that has cultivated CHSCO's most augmented strength - our impenetrable bond. We don't need to cheer to attain this, for we are CHSCO.

The reality is, It's already 5 minutes to midnight. The sand is seeping out fast, the clock's ticking and the levee's going to break. 28 more days, the levee will break and unleash its wrath upon us; some will sink beneath the water and fade away in crying shame and some will hold onto a plank and float on the water, surviving the catastrophe as mediocres as they had always been. However, we are different. We will ride on the waves, surf through the tide and clinch our deserved Honours, for we are CHSCO.

This is Catholic High School Chinese Orchestra - Music is our Talent, Winning is our Art.

Counting down... 31 days...

Hey guys!

31 MORE DAYS!!!

Omg it's like so fast, last year was like yesterday, and here we are, approching the final count- down now.

I saw the tagboard, and I thought some posts were... well not friendly at all. =/

Guys, it's not a time for conflict!

Always remember the task on hand, which is to defend the GWH!

I'm sure no one wants CONFLICTS to block our path right? ;)

Let all be forgetten, and get on with life.

School commences tmrw, as well as our final journey to SCH.

It will not be easy... But please hold on during this tough period of time!

If you have comments on the pratices, leave your name on the tagboard and we will take it down alright. (:

Please dun put an anonymous name (Eg. Passer-by)...

Anyway, take note that practices will be as usual next week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Morning practice will resume again.

PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE!!!

The last 31 days.

It has been a long way, I'm sure you would like to make your time for the past year worth right?

31 DAYS!

CHSCO, LET'S GO!!! =D

39 days...

Hi guys!

Term 1 has finally ended.

I believe that it has been a very tiring term, so please make use of the holidays to recharge...

Turn up for your holiday practices ok?

This is the FINAL stopover before we enter term 2 and pia all we can for 5 more weeks.

Dazu times:

Tuesday: 3.30pm-6.30pm

Wednesday: 3pm-6pm

Thursday: BREAK =D

Friday: 3pm-6pm

For xiaozu times, please refer to your respective SLs or ASLs.

The final 39 days will not be any easy.

While "39" might be quite a big number for you,

time flies and before you know it, SYF will be here.

Work hard and PLEASE STAY INJURY FREE!!!

It will be tough, it will be gruelling,

but with perseverance, you can do it!

今日的努力，明日的光辉！

加油! =)

Xuan Ming

Special thanks to Martin for sending this to me a few months back...

hello CHSCO

hello CHSCO, im Hubert from CHSCO batch 2008.

For those who dont know me, you could ask your seniors yups!

But then anyway, im really sorry to all for not being able to go for practice for such a long time. I will really try to make more time for CHSCO!

And and i hope the balloting results has made it very clear to you all that CHSCO is one of the last performance during SYF!

But then, what do you all want to achieve?
Do you all want to have a normal end to SYF, or would you all want to have a resounding ending for SYF? Imagine the applause when the last note is being strummed in unison. Its the end already.

Yups, actually the 20 minutes or so on stage is something u guys have been working hard for. Every week after school, you all would spend time polishing up your own playing skills, and spending time rehearsing. However, at the end of every practice, ask yourself, what have u reallg gained? Have u gained more friendship? Have you gained more musicianship? Or have u just idled and wasted your time away?

Time is a really precious treasure. In a blink of an eye, its gonna be CTs MRs, and whatsoever. And then SYF is right here in your face. By then, is the songs u all have pracced the best u have put in? Do you have confidence in your orchestra? and lastly, have confidence in YOURSELF?
Have u been working hard for the pieces?
When u get up on that stage, the apprehension and tension you gather from the atmosphere would be overwhelming! When you get up that stage, u represent not only a part of CHSCO, but also CHS. U BELONG TO CHS!

And and, At the end of this journey, what do you all want to gain?

Is it just for the sake of participation? Or is the glory that u all yearn?

I guess the Sec 4s are really having a torturous time. Coping with O levels and stuff, guys it really isnt easy. Sometimes, give them a breather, give them words of compassion. Im sure it will lighten up their days! XD

Ask yourselves once again.

What do you all really want!

JIA YOU CHSCO!

LETS OWN ASSES

Balloting Results

Hi guys.

I believe some of you would have been aware of our balloting results.

Anyway here it is:

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SYF 2009

Catholic High School (Ballot Number 55)

22nd April (Wednesday)

3.30pm (Reporting Time), 4.30pm (Performing Time)

******

It is not going to be easy this time round.

In afternoon session 2 (our session),

we have Jurong Sec (54), HWA CHONG (56) and Seng Kang (57).

Each and every school poses a challenge.

But in this session,

it is obvious that Hwa Chong would be our main challenger in our SYF journey.

I'm sure all of you know about Hwa Chong's standard over the years,

it is fantastic.

Thus,

we would like everyone not to feel depressed or worried,

but work even harder to achieve our goal.

It may seem tough and tiring,

but we believe that,

with perseverance, we can do it.

We can remake what was done 2 years ago.

Let's work hard guys!

SYF is just 46 days away...

While band is just 25 days away only.

JIAYOU JIAYOU! =D

Let's work together as a team to make our dreams become a reality.

You can do it if you believe in it...

Xuan Ming (:

Back...!

Hi guys! =D

Sorry for not posting for so long.

In lieu of the Cross Country, there will not be any dazu practice on this Friday.

However, Wednesday practice will go on as per normal.

Thanks!

Xuan Ming