I left part of myself with you.

You are in the morning,
And I am in the evening.
You are the dawn,
I am the dusk.
You have just begun,
But I am about to end.

I was going through my Cedar yearbook yesterday. And it suddenly hit me real hard that I really miss those days. Just two years there is enough to make you miss them so much, the people, the place, my CCAs.

My Cedarian friends are simply wonderful. We've gone through so much together, and they're always there for me. We've gotten into trouble, we've had our fun times, and we've had bad times. But we were always together. When the seperation happened, i tried my very best to unite both groups as one, i really did. I guess things had gotten too bad by then. If any of you are reading this, do me favour, try improving the situation on my behalf. Please.

Then, my CCA. Uniformed groups are indescribable. Cedar Red Cross Youth is the best CCA i've ever been in and when i left Cedar, i left part of me behind with CRCY. It's all about unity, it's all about determinaton, team work, sticking together, standing up for each other, loyalty, team spirit, passion. And when all the pain finally pays of in the end, it's a wondrous feeling. It's when you realise what the CCA actually means. It's when you realise why you have to clean the recovery room till its spotless, why you have to have footdrill training for hours in the sun, why everything must run perfectly during camp.

Footdrill is one of the best things about a uniformed group because it all about uniformity, attention, unity, mutual understanding, helping each other, getting praised and punished together. It's a team effort, and when everyone puts their heart into it, it's a beautiful sight. During the footdrill competitions, at national level, whether your actually marching or cheering your school on, you feel the thrill, and that's when you know you will never be as happy in any other CCA. After watching the squad execute standard drills, on-the-spot drills and fancy drills, with their heads up and shoulders pulled back you feel so proud, and when they announce your school as the champion, there's..there's no where else i'd rather be.

I enjoyed TLDDS as well, but nothing beats CRCY. All the competitiveness from the the other uniformed groups and everything..I just cant get over not being part of it all anymore. The type of people you meet in Cedar are different from any other people. And I can never forget them.

That doesn't mean I don't like where I am now. 05V14 is the best class i've been in so far. But another day. This post is getting long.

We shall not be moved..
We are from Red Cross, we shall not be moved.
We are from Red Cross, we shall not be moved.
Like the trees that are planted by the waterside,
We shall not be moved.
Red Cross, Red Cross, all the way.
We like it here we love it here we've found ourselves a home.
A home, a home sweet home.

Try cheering that while doing hentak, and you'll understand what a Uniformed Group is about.