today in band rehearsal we had somewhat a
brainwashing session.
the concert master had asked us a few questions. we were supposed to close our eyes and raise up our hand if our answer was "yes". but occasionally when you opened your eyes , you could see people being doubtful and peeping all over the place.
the questions were somewhat expected.
"are you willing to sacrifice your time for the band?"
i didn't give it a second thought
at that moment, i raised my hand, implying that i am willing to.
but now the second thought comes back, i think i had a little bit of regrets of what i said. i mean, from monday to friday, who would be willing to spend their time in school all day from 6.30am to 10pm? it's like an eat-sleep-band-study routine for two months.
i have to say, the practice periods were a little bit more than outrageous. yes, the schedules can be heavy, but it must be
humane. giving it another thought, don't you think such a tightly packed schedule would cause the band members to fall sick because of insufficient rest? moreover, our studies have got to be considered too.
If it's like this , i think we're
too busy to even organize ourselves properly.
Oh and today, during the bus ride ilshan and i took, we saw
Mr Julian Teo, he got off somewhere near the ang mo kio estate.
what happened was, he gave me a tap on the shoulder. i was momentarily stunned when i saw him, and
subconsciously , i blurted out a few words when he looked at me.
"oh.. hi julian..er, teo, mr.. teo"
and when he got off the bus ilshan and i looked at each other, completely flabbergasted.
what have i done! I'd just called the discipline master of sec 3s by his first name.
i just hope he didn't actually catch what i and we said (earlier) . gosh, the horror. moreover, we had just sat there, happily (and ignorantly) gossiping about some of our teachers at a rather loud volume, not knowing that the discipline master was just a mere few seats behind us.
My peaceful school life is over.
left himself a note;
9:49 PM
