I, really, only have one thing to say to you guys, the bestest best batchmates anyone could every find:

THANK YOU so much for, well, so many things, and I'm SO PROUD of all of you.

(Oh fine, that's two. Couldn't stop myself! :P)

Anyway I guess all there is to be said has already been said. I think our batch is more or less completely united in how we're viewing SYF'09. (Or actually, maybe even the entire band.) 

We're sorely disappointed by the results, but fiercely determined to cling on to what we know our purpose is. To the comfort of how much we've enjoyed SYF'09, in its entirety. To move on from there.

As Eeiyn put it: (gosh Eeiyn I've never heard you so 'cheem' before! :P) 

"Anyway, now my thoughts are that I would like to thank the silver award. Without you, our band wouldn't be more bonded then we are now (imho), our batches wouldn't have things to talk about after SYF, we wouldn't be able to humble ourselves, I wouldn't have known the true meaning of performing, I wouldn't have weighed the price between enjoying myself on stage and getting a silver for it (which I think the former was more worth it), I wouldn't have realised how much I enjoy Band ... and I wouldn't have felt for the first time that medals are nothing more than a brand. So thank you silver! You have done a great job and I am thankful for you!"

It's been a huge blow to our pride (personal and collective), but I daresay we didn't give this anything less than our best. Which I feel, by the way, doesn't necessarily constitute 100% of our energy; because realistically speaking, we're in RGS, and have many other commitments. And I honestly find does not necessarily equate to crying our hearts out over undesirable results. 

Yeah. I'm so so proud of all of you for your resilience and love. 

Batch'09, you guys have been the greatest! (Not discounting my love for RGSSB'09 as a whole, of course.) We've still got several months left to leave our legacy - and though some may contend with how valid our legacy is, I hope that all of you may, at the end of our journey, look back on it without shame or regret. And declare, with pride and fervency, that we are rgssb band girls.

The silver lining! (: Never, ever, forget.

<3, Talia

P.S. Please post!! It's very weird to stare at my own face (albeit one much more youthful) everytime I visit this place.