found this on bobbi's blog.. and thought it made alot of sense. =)
Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 12/31/2008 12:34:00 AM
95th Down: Appendix E4, Certificate Of Condemnation
To all band members who will see this, be it sooner or later:
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR INSTRUMENTS! D:<
A total of 27 instruments have been condemned! I'm not going to point fingers to any sections, because this applies to EVERYONE. Even those sections who have no condemned instruments have members coming to me asking to fix their INDOOR instruments. That's retarded. I mean, how in the world can you spoil your instrument in INDOOR? And to make my stand clear, OUTDOOR instruments arent spared too. ALL instruments should be treated properly. Repairs aren't cheap, let alone getting new instruments.
Most importantly: Please do not try to do ANYTHING to your instrument without your SL's consent. You yourself will be held responsible for any damage caused to the instrument. Also, do not attempt to 'fix' any part of the instrument. Leave these stuff to the SLs/QMs.
Another issue: STAND THEFT. Your sections have been allocated an official number of stands.
Please go and label it by yourselves in your free time, you don't need the QMs to spoonfeed you. In 2009, Mr. Siao would already have given EVERY section the amount of stands they need. Any sections that lose their stand would have to pay for it.
Next: INSTRUMENT ROOM + BAG ROOM CLEANLINESS. People, the instrument room and bag room are the places EVERYONE uses. It's unfair to litter the entire place and make it a pig sty for the other members. Woodwinds, please dispose of your reed cases properly. And all thos misc. items on the floor, please have spare some thought and walk that few steps to the dustbin located behind the door, in case you didnt know. As for the bag room, it's equally filthy. Guys, please stop spraying your deo all over the place. Deo + Sweat Smell + Crowded Area = SMELLY. Get the Equation?
Last, but definitely not least. Getting items from the various rooms. The member must already have prepared whatever he or she needs to bring for the rest of the day. It's troublesome to keep running up and down to open the doors for you to take stuff you should have hours ago. Also, those people that come early for band. The QMs have the instrument room open an hour before fall-in. The least you could do is to go take your instrument and have a little warm-up. Even if its drills after fallout, you can still leave your instruments in the studio or something. If this could be done, imagine the amount of time saved for combined!
For those who see this please spread the word. I'm not asking for them to come here and see this whole chunk of info. Word of mouth will do(: I hope to see some improvements soon! Discipline is everything to become a TkBand member :D i know you all can do it!
-ciaozx!
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yes. i totally agree. EH MY YOUNG FRIENDS. i see people coming 1 hr early and CHATTING. slacking in corridors and making noise -.-
come on people. why do u think there's a QM rule to come 1 hour early before every band prac for? FOR PEOPLE WHO COME EARLY TO PRACTISE. nobody's perfect. so practise!!!
last time when i was sec 1 and 2 the moment i stepped into the school there'd be 80% of the band (people who were already there) practising their instrument. now, there're only 3 people practising inst b4 fall in. THE QMs. -.-
come on man! practise!
