Finally I can take a breather from my "no-life" school life to post a long overdue entry...hmm, where shall I start? So many things happened recently that one blog post would not be sufficient to cover every detail and aspect but I guess I'll try...
The past few days, or even weeks, has been rather a busy week due to
Ai Ping's birthday. I felt that it was especially stressful this year as there were so many groups of people I had to celebrate it with but anyways, thank God it's over! On the day itself, celebrated it with Charlie Brown, Mimi and Duc. Had a sleepover at Ai Ping's house with the Cheapskate gang which was very refreshing after many months of not seeing each other. We should have it more often...missed them so much man! Then, Sunday was madness, preparing for the surprise party at Selina's function room. We gathered all of Ai Ping's close friends and surprised her. Put up a video of all her photos and well-wishes from everyone. Thank God everyone helped out and did their part! Hmm...spent close to 70 bucks on the whole thing this year: all the presents shared across different people and the cakes AND the pizza but, at least she enjoyed herself!
First and foremost, I have to talk about my beloved- something very, very, very close to my heart forever:
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA! Finally I can get to watch the long awaited musical which I didn't get to see 10 years ago! Initially I gave up hope on ever getting to see the musical before I grow older and go to London to catch it but I guess I'm really fortunate to get the tickets in time. (I got it last year and even then, most of them were sold out so we got the $70 tickets). Went with Ai Ping on Easter to catch it and as usual, we were almost late. (We don't seem to learn our lesson, don't we?)
Anyways, it was really awesome! From the singing (it sounded surreal!), costumes, the orchestra and the stage action, everything was close to perfection! The gun shot and lighting effects really added colour to the routine. I particularly liked the transition from one scene to another swiftly. It was so efficient because normally, we have to wait for the props to be arranged nicely before the next scene commences but everything went like clockwork! ('Guess that's the benefits of watching good shows!) At the end of the show, we were really tired due to all the viewing through the binoculars but it was worth it, albeit uncomfortable. Bought the programme booklet and I'm thinking of getting the jacket even though it costs a bomb but the material's good and it's a PHANTOM OF THE OPERA JACKET!!! ARGH!!! Hahaha!
As usual, we had our embarrassing moments. During the security check, Ai Ping had to leave our NTUC plastic bag at the entrance for security reasons (although I'm not sure how much harm we could cause with 2 mineral water bottles and an NTUC plastic bag but who knows...). We were told to collect the bag after the show. However, we took a long time to buy the programme and so, when we went to collect the bag, it was quite amusing to see a whole group of Esplanade staff in their smart, black attire waiting solemnly at the holding area with the NTUC bag with them! We couldn't control our laughter man!!!
Secondly, 8th April 2007 is a significant day in history because
my mum accepted Christ! When I heard the news from my third aunt I couldn't believe it at first. [My mum attended Easter service at my third aunt's church that day]. She voluntarily raised her hand when the Pastor asked if anyone would like to receive Christ! I'm praying really hard that she'll continue believing and growing in Christ! It's really an encouragement for me and it also serves to remind us what our purpose in life is :)
13th April (Black Friday!) was an eventful day and I'm not exaggerating here! For starters,
Samantha fainted not long after completing the 4 by 400m race held during PE. At first, everything seemed OK when Charlene called Lizard and I to the stadium toilet to help bring Sam to the canteen as she was feeling dizzy. Not long after we arrived at the toilet, she fell from the bench and hit the floor head first! This is the first time I experienced someone fainting in real life!
Anyway, we were all shocked and we panicked. Lizard went to get help whilst Charlene and I were trying to support Sam and prop her up. Our class was informed of the matter and the girls came down to review the situation. Many PE teachers were called in to assist in one way or another. Shifted Sam to the area outside council room using a stretcher. It was a class effort though and on our way there, there were many onlookers and I was quite disappointed that they did not offer their help at all...Anyway, Sam was still in a semi-conscious state and her legs were stiff and numb. Commando Lee and Ms Goh drove her to the hospital accompanied by Charlene in the end. GP test was cancelled for our class…...
After that was
PW Results. Was super nervous and didn't expect much but was more than surprised in the end. Most importantly, the results were justified. So, all's well! All those late nights editing and perfecting every single component of the PW were worth it! =)
Choir auditions for SYF took place on this day too. (As if the day wasn't happening enough...) 'Was really nervous when I was waiting my turn to be auditioned. My singing was fine when we were outside while Nelson was auditioning us individually but once I entered the room, I was all a bundle of nerves...it was like I never knew that I had a vibrato (a fake one though!). He was quite strict this time, only 12 out of 29 Altos managed to pass and the outlook in the other sections was not that optimistic either. Even though I got in, I didn't feel the joy that I thought I would be feeling, partly due to the number of people around me that were disappointed and so on. In other words, it was not a happiness that everyone could share.
Got to try our Choir gowns today too. The verdict? We look like expecting mothers in our bright and billowing blue gowns! Why can't the tailors do a proper job and ensure that the fitting is correct before they distribute the costumes to us? Now they have to do more work and rush to meet the tight deadline which is by latest, next Monday due to the AJC Concert at night.
Enough said. Eyelids are getting heavier by the minute....'till another time!
