As usual, I stayed up late again. Finished a retro movie called Escaping from Alcatraz and then I came across this musical drama show, The Glee. Watching it for a few mins later and suddenly, something just popped out of my mind. Here it goes, so, the show was about a group of students who love music so so much, formed a singing club called, The Glee Club. The members of the club were so outnumbered and they came from all kinds of background. But the worst part of it was The Glee Club is like some sort of outcast from the school. The other pupils in the school don't really like them. But no matter what, The Glee club members always stick together, side by side. They faced tons of problem in school. Even their teacher, Mr Seus, was humiliated by other teachers as well. And their aim was to compete in the nationals. Their musical journey were filled with humiliation, tears, and all sorts of obstacles. All of these suddenly hit me, THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I WAS IN THE BAND.
It's like I really felt the show. I used to love my band so so much. I'm always so passionate about it. I used to stay back after school almost everyday just to master my saxophone skills during my junior years. I used to walk from the school to my tuition centre after every band practice and not a single complain were sound by me. For sure I was tired as hell but hey why don't I complain about it and just quit that stupid band practice? The answer is simple, I love what I'm doing. I'm passionate about it. I'm so in love with it that I'm willing to sacrifice almost anything. I did sacrifice a lot. My playtime with my buddies, hang outs, parties, break dancing and all those stuff that usually a teenager would do. But its all fine, although I lost all of those, I gained something back in return. I knew what its like to march under the hot sun and being scolded like shit for just one small mistake, I knew what its like to be drop dead tired you can just sleep anywhere you want, I knew what its like when you can eat and laugh so hard at the same time after a stressful of practices, I knew what its like to have a family even though all of us are not from the same parent, I knew what its like to stand up high and shout out loud to cheer for ourselves before entering the "battle field", I KNEW WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE A BAND MEMBER.
After 5 years of laugh, tears, pain, sweat, and even love, I've never regret being a part of my band, The CHKB Marching Band.
*it took me half an hour to write this
Love yourself, have faith in yourself, STAY STRONG, AS ALWAYS :)
