SJI exchange 2016

HELLO this is faith :)

SJI exchange was the best exchange so far and our whole section is so happy about how it went AND we made new friends !!

basically the exchange went really well(s) [HAHA get it guys] and it wasn't as awkward as expected. The ice breakers and stuff were actually super funny. first we did the typical double whacko which was an ok ice breaker. the next one was never have i ever and it was quite funny because hanis went like "never have i ever had a dick" ohman hanis but yup basically the rest of the game was stuff like that which i won't repeat because harem HAHA. after that was truth or dare and basically a lot of people hugged each other it was so cute and it was literally a giant match making session.

the performances by SJI were really good and we were all so excited about how cute the mallet solo in totoro was. but tbh i wasn't really paying a lot of attention to it so idk about the rest of the songs but i remember the whole section was crying over how good the sji percs were :)

in hanis's previous post we were going to make sure we got SJI good exchange presents but being us we forgot till the morning itself so we went to a tiny 711 to buy them a stash of m&ms. AND we felt so bad because they gave us a wrapped present and a typo card and all. but then we opened it and it was the chocolates maris gave us before ?? the ones that turned white HAHA like exactly the same.

the best part of the exchange was after the whole thing, we actually continued talking and now1 week later we're still talking and we made so many friends so we're all happy :) and we have a combined section outing with them on 1 april !! so basically sji exchange was really fun and one of the best :))

here are some pics xxx

NEW STUFFS 2016 + SPEF

Hello everyone!! Finally, it's been so long since I posted here. Anyway, we got new stuff this year! :-D
1. MARIMBAAAA!!! its mega huge and also mega red <3 sounds great tho the mallets that came with it dont
2. TIMPANI SKINSSS!! after so long keke ^^ actually there was nothing wrong with the old ones but i guess its good to have spares (Y)
3. BONGOS SKINSSS!! haven't actually tried them yet cause it was just recently fixed !! but we will, soon keke ^^

Also, Hanis (sec2 this year), Natasha (sec1 this year), me (sec4 this year), and another person (thats not so relevant) went for SPEF earlier on! Performances were great :-D Especially Aliza and Xing Ern!! And our instructor Mr Ho :-D I should really work on my double mallet skillss :// And I also saw how all of the performers are super on and super in sync omg, I was amazed by every performance!

Till next time!
- Victoria (-:

SCGS Exchange :))

Hello! I'm Hanis and it's my first time blogging so um... it will suck A LOT. Also, I think this is the first blog post of this year... It's March!!! I think I procrastinate too much :O

Anyway, RGSSB had an exchange with SCGS band on 25 Feb and it was really fun. The people, well the percs section at least, were really friendly and at the end of the exchange, they gave us a lot of sweets and we only gave them a packet of chocolate and one Ferrero Rocher each. But at least our card was nicer hehe. Thanks Victoria <3

We played Witch and The Saint. It sounded terrible when we were playing but it was not that bad. It was better than our practices so good job guys!!! I think the stage is structured a bit weirdly so like the people on stage think they sound bad but to the audience, they actually sound quite good? I have no idea. But what I do know is that I actually did exercise on that day (the most I have exercised this year). I had to play my tambourine part, the one that I keep forgetting, and the tambourine was so far away from the chimes:( So I had to run fast because I only had only 2 bars of rest. I came in late in the end but I feel fitter? Not really. While typing this blog entry, I am eating cookies. I am so fat and unhealthy. URGH!!!

SCGS band is so pro. They played 2 songs and one of them sounds like a spy song and it was damn cool. Lohitha was fangirling over the bongo finger roll thing. And like they sounded really pro and amazing. Also, SCGS (like the school itself) is so freaking huge. I think their school is twice the size of our school. All of us were in awe and we were like let's leave RGS for SCGS. However, my friend (she is not in percs) started doing the UNITE cheer randomly. It was damn hilarious.

Anyway, since we have another exchange with SJI next Friday, I think we can improve on some things:

1. Get more food for SJI percs section. Let's not be stingy :))
2. Work on Gloriosa movement 3. I think it's called Dies Festus (I probably spelt it wrongly).
3. Work on Courtly Airs movement 4. We have not touched this piece since Jan so we really need to refresh our memories again.
4. Be more active on this blog :))

Well, that's it for this post. To end off (is it of or off?), here's a pic of SCGS and RGS percs combined (minus the year ones). There is an unglam pic too but I don't think we want to loose our dignity just yet. I have lost mine a long time ago :(

With <3,
Hanis