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SYF Central Judging For Bands, 2009
3rd April
Jurongville Concert Band




just *his presence can fuel our young and determined hearts,
which ache and rage with desire
for that four-letter word that
every single band geek cries and yearns for.
we want it, we want it so badly.


on the 3rd of April,
we will leave the conference hall with either
tear-stained eyes,
or our heads held high.
the judges' decisions are final,
i'd fall deeper into disappointment if i were to dwell on it,
only IF the outcome is bad, of course.


hence i will leave with my head held high,
even if my dreams have fallen.
i am not drowning in pessimism.
i am preparing myself mentally, for the worst possible outcome.
(i wonder, which is better, to be complacent or to be pessimistic?)


in any case, i hope for the best; only the best.
and 'our' best only refers to that four-letter word.
we've made it this far. we've been through so much.
that four-letter word, it's right here, right at our fingertips.
it's here for the taking.



Friday.
we shall triumph on stage.
we shall fly, high (=
do you believe?









ps. i love jurongville concert band. period.