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KINDRED SPIRITS

I had to come a lont way in overcoming my stage fright so that I could perform that one song… And it all paid off…

That week was pure madness… Full of rehearsals, SYF practises and practical exams…

Anyway, the Kindred Spirits concert was mad, I was super nervous, but we all treated the Sec 1 show as a half rehearsal, and not a real performance… Yet.

Vaudeville dancers were good, but they weren’t very sociable… Dunno how to mix, so I tried with one or two guys but they went to join the rest of their gang… So I went back into the holding room…

The real one at night was a roaring success, and I was proud to be a part of it… All the screaming girls and the shouting guys, and the wild atmosphere made it so much bigger than it was expected to be… Everyone was motivated to give it their best shot… And it worked =P

Anyway, my performance was short (THANK GOD), and I could hear quite a lot of shouting, but not very distinctly, even my name…

So we were dismissed, and I went home with Mum, Tush and Ning, after a short debrief and some SJI cheers… Haha, that was all too fun, an experience I will never forget…

SYFOC06

Well, I went back to sleep as usual after tuition, and got up at two plus, so I was late for the bus from school, and didn’t know whether to go anymore or not… So after much delay and deliberation, I decided to take a taxi there myself, since there was no one to drop me or any transport… So I walked out and took a taxi from the turquoise taxi stand outside the Indonesian Embassy, and when I told him National Stadium, he was doubtful and hesitant to take me, cuz he knew there were massive traffic jams and cordons around the National Stadium, but he would "try" to get me as close as possible, so I agreed,

He told me his son was there, and he couldn’t get anywhere near the National Stadium due to the cordoning off of Nicole Highway and roads around the NAtional Stadium, so I was a bit nervous, cuz maybe I shouldn’t have even tried, but when we went there, the roads were unblocked and quite smooth, since the SYFOC06 had already begun. (In case you’re wondering, that stands for the Singapre Youth Festival 2006) =P

Anyway, security wasn’t that strict, cuz the NPCC cadets didn’t dare to stop me from going in, luckily I was in uniform with PSL shirt… So I got in, and I went up the stairs, and emerged in the middle of the Singapore Kaleidoscope, in which SJI was participating. They donned red shirts, khaki shorts, gloves, reversible red and white hats, and colourful green and yellow aprons that they could flip with ease. They also had pom poms on standby =) … So that was a lot of fun to watch, even though I didn’t dare to join in cuz of my plain clothes, though I helped to clean up once it was all over, and I saw Joel Yee though he wasn’t dancing… Apparently he was pulled out for Taming Game, but he came anyway… As was I, since I had Kindred Spirits and Milk Run the next day as official excuses for not participating… Muahahaha… So I had fun there, and it finished quite late also, and it was madness getting out of the Stadium with how many thousand people and students who were there… Like a massive stampede of students and a never ending stream of chartered buses could be seen within the vicinity of the National Stadium, as it was being used the last time before NDP06, after which it would be closed for renovation. We all look forward to a bigger and better stadium in future…

So I had fun there, with all the sec ones and sec twos, and some sec threes too…  Saw Jessica there, and some of the display bands were so good, it was quite disturbing to compare them with ours… Especially after the marching I saw yesterday at their parade… *SIGH* But the ceremony was indeed quite fun to watch, and fun to just be there with my school… The last time I was there with my school was in P5 for National Education programme, in which we all watched the NDP02, which was quite memorable… But getting out of that madness was the most fun =P

MILK Run

I had a nice sleep before I got up the next day for 7am mass, cuz I had to go for the MILK Run, where we set up a stall selling Ice Mocha, and it was quite a big success, as were the Ice Cold Drink Stall, the Ice Ball stall, and the Ice Cream Roti Prata stall… Notice a common feature?

How about ICE… Haha =P For such a hot day (and thank God it was), everyone was dying for something cold, and many patronized our stalls, so we did quite well… Anyway, that day was a long and fun one, cuz with my class, nothing can be boring =P

Competition was not that stiff, we patronized each other’s stalls, and helped each other out in terms of advertisment too… In the end, we all had leftover stuffs, like coffee and prata… But most importantly, there was leftover ICE CREAM… Too bad it was so frozen that it could not be scooped out…

YEAH RIGHT! As if that would stop me… I figured that since all the sides were already melted, so it was one block of ice cream, I just poured it out on to a plate and started licking and biting it… Muahahaha =P  I ate so much until I was so full, I needed the walk home… Hahaha =P

So sad I got  goody bag, but no MILK Run T-shirt…. *Haiz* We made quite a lot of money, but most of all, we made our oun fun, and that was the best… We used minimal capital, and I had free flow of mocha the whole day…. That should be enough for a lifetime… *snort* Yeah right…

THE TAMING GAME

The Taming Game was very unpredicatble, being a Shakespearian play, everyone expected it to be some boring old play which nobody could understand… However, what we all didn’t know was that it was a total revamping of The Taming of the Shrew, and not just a mere adaptation… It was extremely hilarious, the actors really brought out the characters, and the two schools worked hard to make it a success, and indeed it was…

Involved in the play were the SJI Drama, Guitar Ensemble, Tamil Language Society (for Indian Dance), and boys from the Theatre Arts Exposure Programme (for backstage crew). Also, the KC Drama, Choir, Malay Cultural Society, and Dance Club.

Suchy a big production could only mean that it had to be flawless and extremely entertaining. If not, the $25 for each ticket would be an utter waste. I am proud to say that it wasn’t. However, the programme was $2! That was quite a ripoff, but I bought one from poor Nigel Seng, who was begging people (rather than asking them) to buy programmes from him.

I enjoyed myself thoroughly, and many others did as well… I brought lollipops and shared them during the intermission, when JKor broke Marcus’ nose, and Marcus threw his lollipop away! Bloody hell… give him lolli just so he can waste it =(

Anyway, I had fun (for the fourth time this post), with my friends, laughing away at friends acting in the play and their witty comments…

That’s all for now, but I am nowhere near catching up on where I am now… Still a month behind I think… Haha =P

Oh well, slow and steady… I’ve already won Belmond =P

TTFN,
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