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Choir

20:03

hello
There is a rather big part of my life that I haven't spoken about here

and that is, choir.

I wanted to talk about it once back in 2014 but felt rather inadequate to.
I suppose it's finally time,
time to collate everything since the beginning
and bring it to a close. :-)

I was always self-conscious about my singing (and still am)
but the ambitious 13 year old decided to take a leap of faith.
And thus began my journey with choir
which genuinely changed my life in certain ways.
From gaining the experience of being on stage which has helped with my confidence
to getting to know some amazing people,
and most importantly,
the feeling of being part of a collective.

Started from the bottom

Now we here

I wouldn't dare say we are the most harmonious choir
(neither in terms of singing ahem
nor in terms of closeness)
but somehow when I heard the recordings of us singing together,
watched videos of us moving as one,
and saw pictures of us singing side by side.
They fill my heart,
with warmth and passion.

Passion,
the fuel which drove to school on Wednesdays and Fridays
(especially last year when school wasn't
the most appealing thing to me)
Most know that I always skip(ped) school
but would still make it for choir!!
(not exactly something worth mentioning.....)
And honestly those two days were the best days of the week.

Arts Fest this year was definitely one of the highlights in choir!!
Performing with them was so surreal
and every bit of it was satisfying.
What made it so great was really whom I was with,
and not exactly what I was doing and where I was.
I loved it, I really did.

It's easy to prioritise technicality, academic greatness
before everything else which makes it easy to forget that
we're a part of something big,
bigger than what others have to say about us,
bigger than what results have to say about us.
To me, that was the most important.
At the end of the day,
we're not going to recall the number of distinctions we've gotten,
we're going to remember the joy of performing onstage together,
the applause given to the efforts we've put in for months and months,
and those nerve-wrecking moments where our palms were
strewn in sweat backstage.
And even if it were for the distinctions,
it would be the moments of tears and exultations
because we know our hard work has paid off.

These shared experiences are going to be what
I'll hold the closest to my heart after leaving.

Alto pride!!!!

To the people who are still a part of choir,
the lovely juniors:
thank you for every bit of effort you've put in,
for making our remaining days so enjoyable.
I apologise for ever being skeptical about you guys,
your tokens of appreciation and company this year
really proved me wrong.
Remember that even if each practice isn't as fun
and you may have to deal with unpleasant things,
I hope you'll look at the bigger picture and realise
the fruit you'll reap will make it all worth it in the end.
Passion comes from within and
the sense of belonging comes from yourself
and isn't what others make of choir for you.
Good luck for your upcoming performance at SGH
(SET CLEAR PRIORITIES AKA THE ELDERLY)
and of course your SYF next year!!
❤❤❤

awwww

Right,
I've officially stepped down from choir after 3 plus years
and I don't think it's completely hit me yet.
(Although I've had a taste of what a week without choir is like
and it was hell)
I'm honestly just too happy to be emotional right now.

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