but we skipped

At the rate we're producing songs, we're going to finish in 2 weeks. Or maybe a week and a half. Anyway it's really fun to create music with friends. After rehearsal Bryan and I went to RJC composing room/practice room 4 and we sang my newest and uncompleted song, "We'll be strong", but we skipped "We're in love again", cos I played it already -.-

Then recess Adriel came and played the cello part, and dang some people really can improvise very well, and there he did the cello part for "We'll be strong". Half an hour later at 1100h Ben Lee came into the Design Centre and took out his violin, for I invited him to play with the band the night before. And so we went through the pieces, and I showed him a little bit of my manuscript book, and off he went. THen I proceeded to continue my newest work.

It's so damn fun to be a songwriter. Just churn things everyday. Then you adjust the mugging times around your composing. :)

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And here, is a little excerpt from Benjamin Yap's blog.

So anyway, today was some prefect thing during assembly. And lo and behold... i ask another question to boggle the minds of everyone in my immediate vicinity and caused norman and andrew to debate over it for about 30 minutes.

What is the difference between a prefect and a normal student? I can say nothing. besides booking everyone for the smallest things. What does a prefect have that a normal student doesnt? Black shoes, shiny new badge. That's all. I mean really, you don't have to be a prefect to do those things that prefects do. I think, it's the title. It just elevates you to think you have more power. Where you really dont.

One awesome question to ask prefects: Would you do what you promised if you did not become a prefect?

Possible answers: No. Why? because being a prefect gives me a position to speak and therefore voice my opinions, yadayadayada.

Lies. What is stopping a normal student from voicing his opinion? If only prefects have the right to do so, RI is an extremely elitist school. And if these prefects who are our leaders, and many of them candidates to lead the country, will they not shift Singapore closer and closer to becoming an elitist society?

I can say that a normal student CAN do more than a prefect. His tools? Passion and a genuine desire to improve the school in any way. Let's see. Recently, 3L has been repeatedly voicing our opinions on DMP. Straight to the form teacher. And many prefects are saying that they will help us talk to teachers and negotiate. yet, here we are, negotiating, arguing, without the assistance of prefects. sure, the message isn't getting across, but at least we genuinely want this changes.

Alright, i will now contradict myself. Prefects have something. Motivation, the obligation to do something, just because they are a prefect. But really, do we want people to help us because they think they have to? Or because they want to? I'm not saying there aren't any prefects with passion/whatever. I'm saying, they don't have to be a prefect to do it. Also, prefects have one more thing going for them. Title, again. it's all about the black shoes. It gives them confidence that they will be listened to. But then, once again, i reiterate, you can have that confidence without being a prefect.

So really, is the prefectorial board nothing but enforcers of discipline? Sure, they organise stuff. Once again, you don't have to be a prefect to do that. The RIPB is there so that there are people who provide manpower to do these things, because, frankly, i don't think the teachers believe anyone will willingly step up to organise things. And frankly, no one really cares sometimes. Maybe the prefects are just people who are being whipped by responsibility and obligation to do these things.

Let us look at some cliche campaigns from the nominees.

You can come to me to talk about your problems! No thank you, i'd rather go to someone i know.

i'll fix ____ problem! And how does that warrant my vote? If i really cared about ___ problem, i would go about fixing it myself.

I have passion for the school and want to rekindle the rafflesian spirit! How does being a prefect help you then?

So, if we really think about it, maybe this whole prefect business is like some kind of cheap labour for the school. People who are responsible to do these things, merely because they're in it, not because they want to do it. If Rafflesians require such motivation to do anything for the school, i don't really think the Rafflesian spirit exists in any form at all.


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There you have it. I don't really agree with the last sentence, and I do believe the Rafflesian Spirit exists.