Memories of A Team '06 - Part 4

... continued from the previous post in this series ...

After the whole band comp episode, I have came to learn several things.

#0. The Band Experience
Really, this is the time when you will really feel like you are indeed part of the band. After going through so much in practice, of course you will get to know the band better. After the gruelling 4 months, the initial hate for band has turned into love.

#1. The Power of Teamwork
This is obvious. For the A-Team to perform flawlessly, the 18 of us has to have perfect teamwork. Anything less than perfect is obvious to the spectators, the judges, our schoolmates. Hence, the power of teamwork is fundamental: No teamwork, nothing good would happen.

#2. The Essence of Discipline
There is no way the 18 of us cannot perform flawlessly, if we do not practise diligently. We have to have the discipline to carry out the practice, if only to better our performance, our display. 'nuff said.

#3. The Friendships Forged
Throughout the gruelling practises, we got to know one another better. These friends I've made during these 4 months, I'll always remember them. Even if my memories fade, somebody jog my memory of them!

These pointers are basically the few (out of so many) pointers I took from band comp. training. There are so many important life lessons to be learnt from band, some of which I also apply in my daily life now. Here's all 18 of us, in order from front to back:

1. Qiu Wen
2. Brendon
3. Cheow Lin
4. Aylward
5. Dexter
6. Gora
7. Jing Fang
8. Yan Ying
   
9. Syakilah
10. Jessie
11. Xin Yi
12. Yi Xin
13. Jie Ni
14. Sandy
15. Eldora
16. Swee Yee
17. Si Ying
18. Ting Hui

There we have it. If the A-Team of '06 happens to read this, take note: in the future, if you happen to do business with me, mention you're from the A-Team '06, and we'll have a happy working business relations. ;)

Oh, and I do hope we'll go out for McDonald's or something similar soon, just like last year.

Wow, that's a whole chunk of memories from my brain. (Actually there's more.) Now, to take a well-deserved break ...