Dedicating this post to Jon Shin!

Haha so cool, he's playing a DOUBLE Bass. Woah =D

Okay, 4 years ago, I first met you when you were in the Atrium dazzling everyone with your piano skills. Lol at that time my musical exposure was still super limited, and it was the first time I saw someone playing the piano with such "emotion", which at that time I thought it was like super exaggerated.

Haha plus at that time you were quite plump, and so I fitted you with the stereotype of a "snob". So when you came to audition for RISE too, and looking so calm while I was having a nervous breakdown, I started to dislike you a little. Luckily both of us got accepted, so no complains there =D

But still, in RISE you were the best player among the 4 of us, while I was hailed as the worst by Mr. Sze, um so there was a tinge of jealousy there. During the first assessment, you played that Bach Minuet, which I could play too, but I practised my Grade 5 piece instead because it was harder and I thought could show me in a better light. Like 2 days before the assessment, I was practising cello like 5 hours+ a day, and blisters were sprouting and bursting and sprouting and bursting again all over my fingers. But in order to continue, I just dipped my hands in iced-water to numb the pain and went back to practise again. I was so determined to do well. So when I passed the assessment as the lousiest cellist, I was quite pissed with myself for not choosing a simpler piece and just play it well.

Yeah maybe I was overreacting, but I'm somebody who likes winning and so constantly coming in last made we feel really devastated. Even when everyone was scared to Mr. Sze at that time while you weren't, I wasn't trying to squeeze at the back like everyone else but suppressing my fear and sitting a little more in front, hoping that one day I can sit in the first desk.

Well, that day never came.

At sec 2 december, you were again selected among the 4 of us to compete with Adriel, Yiyang and Matthew for cello sl, and if Mr. Sze had just popped the question and ask if anyone else would want to try, I would have shot up my hand even if the whole world was staring at me.

And so we moved on to sec 3, and as time went by, and we got to know each other better in RISE and MEP. My tinge of jealousy diminished and our friendship grew. Actually when you came back from sec 2 holidays, you suddenly became less plump >.<><

Haha every cca needs a joker to keep everyone happy, and while in choir there's yishu, in rise we have you. Even though I'm still continuing to improve my cello playing to catch and overtake you someday, it was now a healthy competition like my academic one with dennis, and there was no more jealously involved.

We have lots of close secrets between us, where I can trust you with mine and you can trust me with yours. I'm really glad to have a brother like you, my day-brightener, stress-reliever, listening ear, and irreplaceable strike partner.

=D Thank you!