Demand

Hello readers,

As school holidays will last for one week, I will make sure it will be productive. Though this is a one week holiday, I still have to go back to school for CCA and also I have tuition tomorrow.

I had Chinese Orchestra sectional practice in the afternoon just now and sadly to say, there were two people including myself attended today. I am disappointed in how some people did not take CCA seriously and how some can come up with different excuse to avoid attending. Some said they were having a "big flu" while some were having ulcers.

I am sick of all these excuses because just like these people, I used to turn up for CCA with blocked nose, flu or two ulcers under upper lips. It was horrible and uncomfortable, especially when you are blowing your instrument through a pipe and it requires strength. Having ulcers under upper lips was the worst experience I ever felt 2-3 months ago after spending time with it for nearly 2-3 weeks including Christmas, New Years' Eve, New Years' Day and School Day.

I would like to give a special mention to a guy who attended CCA sectional practice today. Although I am not closed to him, I admired his hardworking attitude and integrity. He is a good example to his juniors and every Wednesday, though it is not compulsory to attend practice since our instructor couldn't make it on this day, he would always attend this practice and teach the juniors in playing the music score.

I remembered two months ago, after Secondary 3 students were released from 2 Days, 1 Night camp, our teacher in charge allowed us to be excused from CCA. However, this guy did not excused himself and turned up for CCA to help the juniors. I was shocked to hear this after listening to my junior and thus, I admired his attitude. It was sad to see how his juniors were so carefree about the CCA and also how stressed up this guy is. In the sectional, I could see how this guy was when instructor was teaching him as he was the one who hold the whole section during the performance.

Sometimes, I just feel like taking the brains out of people and smacked till it feels as though knowledge has been added in.

As C.S. Lewis said, "And he writhed inside at what seemed the cruelty and unfairness of the demand. He had not yet learned that if you do one good deed your reward usually is to do another and harder and better one."

Sad though...