KCCHOIR ♥

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Okey dokey. Before I leave my home sweet home, and bid farewell to everyone and everything from Singapore, I MUST leave a letter for my beloved choir, so bear with me for awhile. I think it is the pre-flight jitters and blues.

Dear KC choir,

Phoebe here. I am really really really proud of all of you. In the period of time before our concert, we slogged, get scolded, and perhaps, even crack under stress. BUT we pulled through, and we really performed. Yes, it might not be SYF standard yet, but ... nonetheless, it was a SUPERB concert! But, I do need to make a few thanks, for those who worked behind the scenes, and of course, center stage.

Firstly, I would like to thank the sub-committee, who are your SLs. They taught you the song, tried to polish any rough edges, and suffered scolding that was rightfully not theirs. They are an awesome bunch of people, whom I trust, will be an excellent team next year, when we biggies step down. I sincerely do hope that you will learn to cherish them. It is really hard to stand up there, and start to teach them songs that you have not seen before yourself. Trust me, it IS hard. But they pulled through. Nobody is perfect, and your SLs might be lacking in certain areas, but I do hope that you forgive them, and I trust that with time, they will improve and grow.

Secondly, I MUST MUST MUST thank the main committee.

Elaine came back and sang the concert, albeit her sudden change in schedule. It was really amazing of her, and she had done so much for the choir; she took ages and ages, printing scores, giving them out, printing scores, giving them out, printing scores, giving them out, ... You get the idea.

Janice, well, she does live up to her councillor status. She keeps us all at the right track with her grounded nature. Although at times, she might be slightly late (ahem ... :)) but she is really a fab person. Without her, we would be like helium balloons with no strings. Get the imagery? Yeah, she is that fab. And in addition, she is responsible AT ALL TIMES. The choir must have responsible leaders in the future, ok? *Hinting those who have leadership qualities*

And lastly Perceyner. Oh, where do I start? Her wacky personality helps us, especially me, to tide over the stress, so that I don't reach my end point. And being the vice-chairperson of welfare, she is really doing her part. You guys may not see it, but to tell you the truth, you have NO idea how much she really cares for the choir. Always thinking of how the choir will think, how the choir will feel ... She is one hell of a woman (pardon the unladylike language), and a really really good friend.

Thirdly, we must, of course, thank the larger-than-life Mr Qiu. (seriously, no pun intended) When we were all feeling blue, he cheered us up. ALWAYS entertaining us with his, *ahem*, jokes, he never failed to make us laugh. He is an AWESOME pianist, (hmm, can be compared to the fictional Edward Cullen) and it is WOW. He played a part in making the choir a success with his patient and entertaining guidance.

Fourthly, *drumrolls* MR LIEW! I do hope that all of you learn to cherish him. He is a top-notch conductor, and will always be a top-notch conductor. He had nurtured many other choirs into Gold choir, and I do hope that KC choir will be one of that choir next year. He had done it, so the problem lies with us. KC choir, we must show more enthusiasm and passion about choir, you hear? Only with the right dosage of enthusiasm and passion, a dollop of chemistry between the choir and the conductor, a spoonful of intelligence, and a cup of anti-pitching problems, will we then see that Gold rise from our cauldron. :)

And lastly, the choir. I know that you are upset at a lot of things, and I sincerely apologise to all of you. We were unprepared and we were like deers caught in a headlight. We really did not know what to do. I really regret this grave mistake that we committed. But I do hope that you will forgive us, and not spend your energy on being angry and upset with us, but instead, channel it to getting that Gold next year. KC choir had not gotten their Gold yet, but YET is the keyword, 'cause watch out people! KC choir is going to rock on that stage next year! :)

Oh, one last thing to add, before I bore all of your eyes off your sockets, I forgot to do this last night, but I guess, a virtual one will do too.

HIP HIP, HOORAY!
HIP HIP, HOORAY!
HIP HIP, HOORAY!

xoxo
phoebe :)

PS : I am not going to be a bimbo, I am not going to ... be a ...bim ...bo! TOODLES! :)
PPS : I am leaving at 1430, so happy holidays! :)