In the ongoing experience of HS Bersama, I have been able to notice personal growth within my time of being part of the activity. Reflecting back to when I first joined the group, I was still shy and timid and didn’t really open myself up as an individual musician who had taken chances to show […]

With the recent restrictions of the pandemic, it has been difficult to participate and work with others in the group as easily as we were able to do in the past. Given these circumstances, our practices have been limited to individual members being in different ITP rooms within the music department. This has been a […]

Having spent significant time in this activity, I have been able to develop my skills and techniques as an individual musician, such that personal growth and perseverance have been attributes that I became aware of throughout this experience. Prior to this activity, I have involved myself in similar experiences of contributing to a music ensemble […]

In joining the ensemble HS Marimbas, I have been able to undertake new skills and learn from those around me. Not only have I managed to progress as an individual musician, such that I’ve immersed myself in an ensemble environment and developed relationships within the group. From learning a new musical culture and making progress […]

Given the travel restrictions due to the pandemic and finding out that Project Week wasn’t going to proceed, it was a hard pill to swallow – taking into consideration how much work was put into the planning stages, and the excitement that was built upon meeting the children and staff of the Blue Dragon Foundation. […]

During the initial stages of planning for my group’s trip to Hanoi, Vietnam, it was essential for us to include service as a prime aspect of our trip. Knowing that we wanted to involve ourselves in the service work and immerse ourselves into a new culture, we chose Blue Dragon’s Children Foundation as our purpose. […]

Reflecting on my growth in Bersama, I would say that I definitely have excelled in certain areas of contributing to a larger group of other vocalists, such that through the challenges I’ve personally faced along the way, I’ve been able to resolve them in any way possible. An example would be, (in my previous reflection) […]

Joining Bersama has allowed me to be more open-minded in an environment that provides me various opportunities to step up amongst 15 other vocalists and showcase my abilities. However, it hasn’t been that simple in some senses. Being somewhat quiet-natured definitely doesn’t benefit me in an activity such as Bersama, and there have been personal […]

Towards the end of the season, I felt that Jakarta Street Kids has allowed me to develop in the ways I deal with certain situations and how far I have come in terms of working collaboratively with those in my group. As there were lots of members who were hands-on in the process of event […]