Have You Noticed Clovis?
I know Clovis is under loads of stress.
It's all in the work, the tension, the class enviroment, the CHOIR enviroment, the music lessons, Miss Lee, DnT, friends and everything else, that piled up to what it is now. Everytime Ezra cracks a joke somewhere he just forces a tired, forlorn smile..his face suddenly changes to a solemn expression and his eyes juts around the noisy room shouting loudly, "Oi! Can you all listen?"
Under all that smiles and laughter, you can tell he's really irritated with the choir's lack of discipline. I can give up just trying to make choir orderly with everyone jabbering away like no one's business. The choir's now just a place with several groups of people just gather and commote. Clovis' life as student conductor is hell; if no one listened to you while you wanna try teaching, is the worse feeling you can receive.. ignorance. Today, I think he literally shouted twenty over times and I myself almost lost my voice. It's true, he told me "Just stand here and listen to the choir, you feel like giving up,". Juniors like James and Jonathan are people you can qualify hopeless, we want people who are enthustiastic about singing, not defiant and obnoxious brats who are too spoilt to be the least bit respectful about critisism. I used to accept people's comments about me from my seniors all the time, but these 'younger generation' just talk back if you even dare scold them in the first place.
I know at this moment, Clovis' must be experiencing harsh times with the DnT common test tomorrow (I KNOW I hadn't study it totally) and that student conductor role in choir. If I was the student conductor, I would had dread choir and just walk out on it right then. The fact that he's still able to smile and joke and stay strong proves that with peserverence, we pull through anything.
Take for example Shaun, who got so upset with the noise the choir was projecting, he bent down and cried. And instead of wallowing in his troubles, Clovis when to help him. Clovis is a person who at first looks really normal and hysterical, but with age, he matures. and his life is as busy as mine (he's taking music as a subject, mind you).. but he still can look through it without hardly blinking an eye makes his character really admirable; to be able to carry himself, his burdens, and the people in need around him.
The Clovis back then would had avoided responsiblities, slack, talk about girls and can't be bothered with issues concerning himself. Look who he is now, the exact opposite. Unlike some people who has turn for the worse as time pass, he has accepted the challenges life throws at him, and learnt from them. He's no longer that "Watermelon" everyone used to call him. It's strange how we call him a playboy when he stayed so loyal to his ex-so-called 'wanna be only siblings' girlfriend. Unlike some people, they pale in comparison in him.
He had obliviously grown leadership qualities, I mean I might've not cared for my junior as much as he did. I think he'll make a great partner and friend, but maybe he just doesn't have time for it.. in secondary 3, we're just shoved all these trivval problems and we're expected to sort it all out by ourselves. Clovis has done it, regularly, and I have faith he's going to turn out some great musician or someone definately outstanding in the years to come.
Actually I have alot more things to write about him, but for once I'm going to cut short (yes I know..this is NOT as long as I intended it to be) because of tomorrow's series of test. Just think about this guy, and apply.. have you actually been like him? Well.. God Speed.