"We were a strong band,in terms of manpower,music or marching. I remember truly feeling the aura of a great and mighty band emanating from us as we walked past our rival bands. We had the imposing presence,and I was sure that our rival bands at least feared or respected us,simply because we had it in us. But after the split,our band feels much weakened. It feels to me like our band was a person who fell from the pink of health into a state of fragility,perhaps from a sudden critical illness,and now on the path of slow but steady recovery,but losing much of the original state of vitality." -Yan Wen

this small paragraph spoke alot for me...... totally 100% agreed....