Okay. Janis here to clear up some misunderstandings.

This issue is on the previous post.

1st: It is a reflection, NOT A LETTER for leaders to read.

2nd: We post up almost all the reflections given to us. (Please refer to Zelai's reflection on why he broke the uniform rule like a few months ago)

3rd: Even if it was an ideal reflection or one that Joel wrote, WE WOULD STILL POST IT UP. Reason being, we want the band members to learn from their other band mate's wrong doings and not repeat them. In Joel's reflection, I feel that he brought up a topic; importance of sectionals, which most or almost all the band members fail to understand.

Please question our intentions. The limelight of the previous post is not Joel's reflection, but what Kel Lee posted at the end.

I am sure that many of the band members feel the way Joel feel; come on we are not deaf/blind.

I think that the importance of sectionals is felt by the seniors only; probably because we went through SYF 2007 and know the process and everything. Everyone feels that sectionals is dry, and sucks the life out of everyone. That, everyone knows. But it is the importance of it that not everyone would know.

Ask yourself this question;
If each band member have gotten their part/pitch/tuning/notes etc right during sectionals, would we waste time during practice with Mr Goh when he tries to balance out everything?

When Mr Goh comes to practice with us, it is not the time for us to fumble over our notes/pitch/tuning. It is the time for us to put all the parts together. But usually during practice, how much time is spent for sections to get the right pitch? Or to get the right rhythm?

AND, if you think that we are not respecting Joel for posting this thing up, or that we are overboard, please question our intention and not the situation. Think deeper into the whole situation, don't look on the surface.

While we are at the issue of respect, please think from the leaders' point of view. To whom is being disrespected?

To belinda, we know why people skip band. I myself have skipped band quite a few times when I was in sec 1. But my attendance became regular after a few things happened. Not much people skip band now and attendance is quite good. I agree that Joel is not one that skips band often. And, skipping band with no reason and missing band with an excuse is two different things. A lot of people give us letter of excuse/mcs when they miss band. Some of you may not know this but the current situation now is, Yes, a lot of people never come BUT they got excuse, not cause they pon. If I am not wrong, no one has missed band on purpose since the last holiday practice.

But why is he given such heavy punishment like he says? I don't think this punishment is quite "heavy" because usually when people skips band intentionally, we will bring it up to the teachers, which we did not. Instead, we made write one page long of reflection.

I am not going to address this issue any further unless necessary because I am really at loss of words.