stco marching band…

me went, me saw, me uhhh…

came across my highschool (S.M.K. Saint Columba)’s marching brass band when visited Parkson’s new wing after my church’s Family Sports Day.

still the same nothing’s changed much, even back then during my time


expectantly, they play the songs i used to play back then
and the songs i played back then was REALLLY old already when i first joined the band. so yeah… 


but hey, at least they’ve bought new percussion instruments which honestly… they don’t know how to fully utilize.
they’ve got that Multi Bass Drum for almost 4 years now and they’re still playing simple one-beats.
”COME BACK AND HELP THEM LA! TEACH THEM!”
if i knew squat abt Multi-Bass then, i have to say that i still know SQUAT abt Multi-Bass now (interested no more).
and man, the Hi-Tensions! they’re in shit condition! damn kesian la the Hi-Ten i used to play back then :/
THERE’S A FRIGGIN HOLE ON IT!


well i’m not saying that my batch did THAT GREAT back when i joined the band in high school.
even i could see that we were doing badly then, but thing is, we did our best.
but sad thing is, back then, there was TOOOOOO MUCH POLITICS going on around in the band’s committee board which was really unnecessary and childish that hindered band’s growth as a whole. and you can bet ur pants that there were too many biased groups back then, especially biased groups with the positions of power in the band.

sadder part is that problems within the band that existed then, still exists now in the current band committee members.
this should explain why STCO didn’t join this year’s State Marching Band Competition in Sibu.
ah well, i don’t give a flying frick anymore.

BUT LOOKIE WHO I SAW!
Marcus! a ex-band member like me, but back then, he was a junior and i a senior. he then climbed up to conduct the band after my band left. and yeah, he’s brandishing his own personal trumpet haha. i guess he still can’t let go of the band.

Cikgu Janet who was the band’s advisor since before i even joined the band till now haha.

Cikgu Ku Shi Lian LOL!!
Shi Lian’s actually one of my classmates back in Form 4 and 5.
she sat behind me, was utterly competitive in exams and now knows the hells of a high school’s afternoon session teacher + band advisor.
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! all the best lol.

and our very own Allison Chin who’s one of the members in my church i-Youth! clarinetist in band and vocalist under momo’s tutelage in Youth heh!
OPEN YOUR MOUTH BIGGER WHEN U SING PLS!

     and i guess she’s got the hots for James coz she didn’t smile when she took that shot with me :(

i know there’s no use bad-mouthing STCO marching band anymore than what others have already been saying since the time i joined band.
and i’m not insinuating that my batch went as far as winning State Competitions (we never even got Top 3 for the past what? decade?)

let’s just say that if STCO Marching Band REALLY wants to improve,
they’d

               GET A MARCHING BAND COACH!!
               stop the bitching and bad-mouthing amongst each other
               GET A MARCHING BAND COACH!!
               change their uniforms that makes them (and also
                  once made me) look like they’re wearing pyjamas
               GET A MARCHING BAND COACH!!

and most importantly…

GET A MARCHING BAND COACH!!
i mean, even back then we WANTED to get a coach but
“school no money” :(
STCO better start coughing up money for this if the band’s ever gonna improve… at all.