every year, the second year students would plan and make arrangements for the event... while the first years would be involved in the performances. As first years, we get to go through a series of auditions in order to select the performance/s we want to join. It's kind of like our OSPE exam, 'from one station to another' not answering questions, but to show your talents instead. After the session, we get to make our choices, from 1st to 8th/9th( like UPU application) haha...
normally, most of us will get our 1st choice... and mine was choir hy.
to tell the truth.. i really don't enjoy going for practices at first. I don't know why, especially after christmas night. i was surprised at first when i found out that i wasn't the only one... haha but eventually, as i get to know more people in the team... it wasn't that boring to go for practice. However, another problem arise... i was pressured by the piles of notes i had to study every day, with Selanjar 3 at the corner at that point of time.... X(
nevertheless, it's all over now... all these moments we spent together became a part of our memories we will never forget. Our performance directors choo soon, whom we call 'daddy' and sarah, whom we call 'mummy' and we 38 of us, are their children... heehee :D '' you all must sing with your 'dan tian' don't keep your voices in your throat!!! your voice must project out!!! your voices must have SUPPORT!!!!''-- that's what our 'daddy' said during almost every single practices.
At the same time, 'mummy' will go... ''must put more feeling into your melody... use your bow to express yourself... use more vibrato...follow the conductor (which was 'daddy') beats/hand signals...''
to be an excellent choir team is not easy you know... because most people would see it as a performance where they could go to the washroom or whatever... (even myself would think like that...) =p
however, that night... after our performance, it was the only time 'daddy' was satisfied with our performance... i guess everyone had really put their hearts into it and sang as best as they could.. for the first time, with microphones, there wasn't any problems... normally, there will be a particular someone's voice heard through the mics...
all went well... until the very last end--- my mic started to drop at my very last note!!!! but nevermind, it was already the end of the performance... haha but i might look wierd on stage trying to put the mic nicely in place, so that it will not hit the mic stand..
pictures!!!!
sarah (mummy) mentioned above.. too bad she couldn't stay for the event, as she had to go to Beijing for a language programme. She really helped me a lot, arranged the pieces i played..
it's the year of the rabbit... woohhoo!!! the deco team made a few rabbits from cotton wool...
the choir team.. but this was after the performance though... Our 'daddy' still calling out to the other children who were still not on stage to take the 'family picture'
carmen and shirlene (right,front) acted as mother and daughter in sketch.... while corinne young(left, front) is the narrator... deborah(in red dress) and renling (beside deborah) were from choir... and the one beside me is a 4th year medic student-- tee meng... and together... we're from usmkk christian fellowship!!! haha..
the choir girls in red and black!! :) happy faces at the end of the performance...
ooh...!!! i got my selanjar 3 results... again good news and bad news
(MCQ- multiple choice questions; SEQ- short essay questions; OSPE-i don't know what it stands for)
the good news is, i got A- for my overall results (MCQ+SEQ+OSPE), first time got A for my selanjar... but the bad news is, i failed my SEQ (F+) :(... also first time... but this time i know where went wrong... out of 5 questions, 3 questions 'kantoi' already... but still F+... for F, we have F+, F-, LF and LLF... i really thank God for my result.. i thought i would fail this time.. I wasn't sure whether i wrote my matrics number in the last few questions for OSPE, and MCQ got negative marking.... nevertheless, i passed this time!!! woohooo!! but i should really buck up for my SEQ... ANybody has any tips on that??? :)
i guess that's all for this time... back to studying again... :)
Bye, and God Bless :)
