Monday, June 06, 2005

Royal GEM…

Today is the 6th june 2005… it’s been 1 year n 3 mths since I’ve joined guitar ensemble of merdian… initially… I have put down my name on the name list of guitar for simply the hope of learning an instrument… I have never tot that I would get so much more than wat I’ve bargained for… throughout this 1 year plus… I’ve gained knowledge abt guitar… an instrument that was once kept in the storage room of my hse… forbidden to me… except the occasional creeping into the room to strum the rusty strings…

a female world renowned guitarist once said that guitar is the most friendly instrument, as you can hug it as close to you as possible… indeed… the more I hug it… the more I can feel that it has become a part of me… juz as how I’ve became part of the GEM family… Participating in the activities that mr ng organized… I’ve became bonded to the ppl here… not to any1 in particular… but at the same time… to every1… every1 who has the same sense of commitment as I have for GEM… as it’s always the same ppl participating in the lunch treats by mr ng… as well as outings organized internally… there seem to be a special bonding to each of us… as well as to mr ng… especially to him… he’s desire n high hopes for the pioneer batch of GEM to be bonded has been passed on to us…

Our dear mr ng… he is certainly worth mentioning… as he plays a big part in this huge droplet of memory… he is such a compassionate person… thoughtful n kind… always wanting to capture every moment of us (w his camera)… but dun really want to be in it… queer as he maybe… the every1 of us simply lurves him… he had done so much for us… looking into every minor details of everything… without him… bonding like glue… we would most probably be juz another guitar cca that no 1 takes notice… n definitely not 1 that has gotten GOLD at their 1st try in the SYF competition…here… I would like to thank him for all the sacrifices that he made for us… also… because of his willingness to accept ppl without any guitar background… I’m in it… he gave me that chance to change from a nothing to a something in guitar… to that I’m utmost grateful…

N of cos… there is another veri veri veri impt person that had made all this miracles possible… n that is none other than Mr Thomas Liauw… my 1st impression of him was that he is 1 weird fellow w veri veri high expectations… ya... that's true... i used to be veri afraid of him... rmb during the dec hols 2004... i faithfully attend every single guitar practices... n the one other person who is always there as well was ciyuan... the section leader (no choice rite... haha) but he's already a veri good player... so everytime mr liauw comes... i'll try to play softer n let cy take the lead... gosh... everytime mr liauw comes... it's like yet another torment... i'll get veri nervous n make all kinds of stupid mistakes... press the wrong note... miss 1 whole bar even... then he will make us play 1 by 1... well there's oni the 2 of us... n u can imagine the rest... the shaky fingers... sweaty palms... blurry minds... yep... that's how i learn that veri tough song... concerto grosso by antonio vivaldi...

though guitar 6 is not the most challenging part... it's still a great challenge for a beginner w poor (or no) coordination... (aka mi)... haha... i'd say the most fruitful times in GEM were those times during the dec hols... under the watchful eyes of mr liauw... w his supervision n high expectations... i've progressed into the current mi... 1 who can side read (a bit)... 1 who can hug a guitar n not feel foreign to it...

all in all... i love GEM... the sense of attachment i have to it 是非笔墨所能形容的... wat else can i say... such sense of belonging... the feeling of being in a family... 一切的情感... 都尽在不言中... mr ng once said that being in GEM is juz another chapter of our lives... he had said it w such sadness... as if to say that we'll forget abt it as soon as we leave jc... but i have to tell him... this chapter is one of the happiest... most exciting... most significant chapter in the book that records my life story... it'll take mi a veri long time to forget abt this chapter... if i ever do forget... my bonding to it is juz too strong... n i tink we realli haveb to thank mr ng properly... for being such a sentimental guy... (get married soon k?? n dun forget us in ur guest list wor... all of us will wanna noe who's the 1 who manages to capture his heart... hehe...)

SpilLeD by b|uE at 4:54:00 am