Read Ying Yee's post and I thought I should might as well post something regarding NYSE as well. (: We have attained Gold with Honours. However, I want to emphasize again that this is not what we had been working so hard for. It was the 10 minutes (or less) on stage where we show our very best, show what NYSE is made of that we have worked months and months for. I would say that it was an difficult and hard journey that we have walked through since the end of year of 2010. We have prepared so long and hard for the mere 10 minutes on stage. Logically speaking, was it worth it? Not really. We should have been given at least 2 hours to repeatedly play our pieces that we have been working on for the 6 months or so. However, it was because how we played our very best due to our hard work that made it all worthwhile. Imagine if we had performed the same pieces after only two months of preparation maybe this year January. Would it have sounded the same? Would we feel the same ecstasy we felt after we performed on stage on April 28th? I would believe that the answer is no.
The SYF journey had been a tough journey. We have witnessed many people leaving the SYF team due to various reasons and we certainly felt the fear in our hearts that we may be one of the people to leave the SYF team as well. It was unfortunate for those who have left us after working alongside us for so many months. However, we should all understand and respect the decisions made were equally hard and thoroughly considered. Although sad, they definitely felt the NYSE spirit and I would believe they feel happy for the ensemble as well.
The NYSE spirit. What is it? To me, the NYSE spirit is the certain bond we all share. It is the spirit we all have to improve ourselves constantly, to not want anything but the best. We would constantly strive for the best, being a perfectionist for everything, all the effort to show what NYSE can do on the performance day itself. It is not only for SYF, but for every single performance we are part of. Be it SYF or a roadside performance, NYSE would certainly do their best in performing. It is not true that we always have that mentality in our minds. However, we should always strive to keep that in mind. That is the true spirit of NYSE. It is just through the SYFs every two years where we feel the NYSE spirit stronger than ever.
Through this, I hope that the juniors would lead the section and contribute to the ensemble well and truly show the NYSE spirit, sustaining the spirit. The spirit should not be relived every two years, only on the SYF years but it should be consistently shown in every single batch.
Will we lose the NYSE spirit or will we continue to live up to the NYSE spirit? I certainly hope its the latter.
Love,
Yi Xuan
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