Firstly,there has been a lot of misunderstandings in the band lately.I would like to give my point of view of the policy tat christopher said tat the sec 4s this year will only step down on 8 of August.Firstly,there is definitely no such rules made by the MOE.Secondly,by stepping down on 8 of August,it would only shorten the length of time the sec 4s need to study for the O levels.Like wad Rudi said,we must organise our time,i find tat true but how can we organise time if we have not much time for example each of us have our own daily commitment(eg,tuition,remedials n etc).Different pple have different aspirations n also different priorities in life.Basically i take my studies seriously.I have been actually lagging behind the rest of my class so therefore this is the time for me to catch up on my studies.Actually,the almost the whole of the sec 4 batch were affected by SYF.We sacrifice our studies for band.Now isnt it the time for the band to sacrifice for us.I still remember wad Mr Lak told to the sec 4s during the parent n teachers meeting,he said tat after the SYF,the bandsmen would be allowed to be so called release of their duties to concentrate for the Os.Well I actually agreed on tat idea.Cos i feel tat its only fair for us to study for the Os.

And to the point of being called irresponsible is a bit dissapointing,cos firstly,isnt it time for our dear sec 3s to learn the ropes of taking over the band.They need to be able to stand on their own two feet.We as sec 4s cant always spoon feed them rite.And i noe it has been a tradition to step down only on August 8.But the involvement of the sec 4s also shortens as the days go by after syf.But hey sometimes traditions are meant to be broken rite.This is to make way for a better n more effective new tradition.If u find tat there is faults with a rule,surely we would want our rights to be heard n also the problem solved.Ok about me wearing my shoes inside the band room,i can understand the problem.

Well to say tat i have done nothing at all is absolutely absurd.Firstly,i did tell choon kiet tat he can approach me if any problem arises in the section n so far i have not received any msgs from him.Secondly,i have been coming down on the non-official practices during this june holidays to help my juniors out.To say i did nothing,is really disappointing after all i have done for the section.I did help joel peters improve his techniques,johnathan n choon kiet on thier rhythmic problems.While the rest(except hidhir) i really have to say tat,they nvr bothered to come down to do their own self prac.So can u imagine,after approximately 4 years buildin n helpin the section,i was called irresponsible n told tat i did nothing.So its really been disappointing.Come on,anyone in my situation would concentrate on their studies as i have been laggin behind everyone else.
Ok,basically i m not thinking of stepping down.As in seriously,i would try and contribute to the band in other aspects since i cant come on official pracs due to tuition n also parental objections.

And with references to wad christopher said about me not guidin n teaching my section is really a bit weird considering the fact tat i came down on non official pracs to help them.Firstly i nvr see u in the band room when i was there.So basically u misunderstood a lot of stuff actually.And about organisin sectionals,its all in the hands of choon kiet now cos i want him to gain the experience of taking the section.And its not wad i called irresponsible,cos the sec 3s need experience rite and also due to my parental objection n other commitments.With no offence to anyone yea,how can i take care of my own direct juniors when i have the sec 3s to take care of during the syf.Look at the problem of matthew n addison.Whose juniors were they??Well i had to take care of that problem since mervin left me with the problems.Therefore i needed to concentrate more on sec 3s rite since their attitude n their playing suck to the max rite also due to the SYF being top priority.Due to tat,my concentration on my own juniors decreased.So now i try to make up for tat lost attention.Well i did make sure my own juniors attitude were not so bad as mervin's one.The attitude is the X-factor tat will help one achieve success rite.

Well nothing is really enough in these world.Humans are driven by one thing called GREED.U cant expect the sec 4s to be really there all the time rite.Well i understand its nvr enough but at least spare taught for the Sec 4s who have been commiting their time to the band all these while.Isnt it fair for us to study now for the upcoming IMPORTANT O levels.Scouts n Npcc have not step down??sure or not??
Well the sec 4s are not being irresponsible cos at least we have told the juniors tat they can approach anyone of us if any problem arises n we will try our best to help them.

I guess i shall end my post here today.Sorry to those who misunderstood me yea.Well wad i wrote in todays post is to defend the sec 4's rights as a student.

Sometimes i always get this question from my mom n some of the teachers,it may be a simple but it is a 'powerful' question.Why do we go to school???To study n learn or for band???