its not that i am different

i realized that 90% of my closest friends are from Boarding School. starting from Matric days until now. that is not weird right?

i don't know why but i feel like who's coming from a boarding school is much more open-minded. they don't get intimidated by silly small things which is very crucial in my view. This might sounds discriminate or downgrading but i don't think whom weren't from a boarding school is tough enough. yeah, not like they are weak minded forever. they definitely will get tougher but it takes longer time compared to student from boarding school.

okay, lets just forget about that and yeah i miss my school orchestra! like hell. sebab i think without this orchestra I am not as strong as I am today. being an orchestra member is always a challenge. some only tahan for about month then get out and start living a nerd life with books. but only the tough gets going !

its started when a senior asked me to join the orchestra because there is not enough player to play the tambourine, i hesitated but i agreed anyway. i was in form 1 , what else can i do? so i went to practice like every day. 5pm-7pm and 9.30pm to 11.30pm. sacrificing my prep class just for the band. i don't really mind as i don't really study in prep class which is from 8pm-10.30pm. that's for how i get involved lah kan.
then this situation continued until i was in form 5. 5 years in just a blink of an eye. it sounds easy right but i kid you not. living as an orchestra member is a hell. in between the orchestra 101 to graduation day , many horrible situation happened. i got into a fight with a seniors several times because i am soo arrogant. the instructor chose me to lead the drumline over the senior , so theres a spark here and there as i was only form 2. i know what you can do i can do better so i just play along. get zealous or whatever you want. what i know i am better than you. almost the same thing happened when im in form 4 and form 5. yadda2. i got through it with glory and in form 5 i became the President of Seratas Wind Orchestra and brought this orchestra to a new level among the finalist. from zero to hero. from a very small band room to a very spacious band room and now got even spacious! from just an ordinary percussionist to the well known Acap the Drummer.
i am so proud of this orchestra. SERATAS Wind Orchestra @ Royal Rhapsody.

it just sometimes i wonder why i got into UMK where there is no musical society to flourish my talent. i wish i got into UiTM, UKM , UM because they have their own orchestra or marching band. it is so hard to look at my musician friends back in school can still pursue their passion for music.even if i got somewhere near KL it is somewhat easier to find an orchestra to join.
for now i just can wish i graduate with ease and find a job or further study somewhere else where the facilities is perfect.

thats my orchestra back in 2007. we lost but it is a very huge leap forward and the other one was from this year competition. we won the first place! i was there and the moment i listened to them playing i knew they gonna win this. it is so different from my year.they have improve so much! thanks to Ckgu Zul (my idol) , Ckgu Hisyam, Seniors yang datang membantu/sokong,Abg Mus ( instructor)my arrogance is made of these things! i won't change. -asyraf hanafi-