December 2011

Let me tell you about another something.
It was just the same as what happened on December 2010. I joined marching band competition, again. As I said before that it was held annually and was one of the most important events for marching band enjoyers. As usual, we left for Jakarta a week before the day of the competition and we had to be quarantined for few days. Again, it was more severe than the last year because we were not serious and we have not yet reached the target that was determined. During the quarantine, we were woken up in the middle of the night to practice and have dress rehearsal. Our schedule of dress rehearsal was at 3 in the morning so we had to practice for a couple of hours before 3 a.m. In the first day of quarantine, we didn’t even sleep in a day but then we were given more time to take a rest.
The difference between last year and this year competition was that my boyfriend did not join the same band with me. He joined another band in Kalimantan called Marching Band Sangkakala. He wanted to experience new things so he went to Kalimantan 2 months before the competition. Actually, we had to prepare for this competition about 8 months. But for those who have been expert on it could prepare less than 8 months. My boyfriend has ever joined this competition 4 times so he only needed 2 months to prepare it all.
When the day came, we were busy preparing this and that. Our theme was reformation. I know that this theme seemed serious but we had message for people about it. Our performing schedule was at around 4 o’clock. As I did last year, I tried to forget my nervousness and start enjoying the music. Again, 12 minutes went quickly.
Another difference with the last year competition was that my mother and brother came to see me in Jakarta. I was so happy they could have time for me to support what I did. So, I sat with them waiting for the announcement. My boyfriend sat in another seat with his new friends. Unfortunately, we were not as luck as last year. We were in the fourth place this year. I realized that we did not perform optimally. We were quite disappointed but that was game, there must be the winner and the loser. I think that was going to be my last performance in Grand Prix Marching Band. I am going to continue my study seriously and reach my dreams to make them true.