NDP NE show 2

Took a long time to get to sleep on Friday's night. Wonder is it due to the nap I took in the evening or me being too excited for the NE show the next day. I woke up early, ate one roti prata with cheese and ham, and one cup of ovaltine. Watched my show, Robin Hood, halfway, while preparing to go out and went to the floating platform.

It feels really cool to go out hands-free because I usually would bring my sling bag whenever I go out. I feel a little disappointed at first when I know that I am posted to the blue sector. The reason is that I don't get to take pictures or videos when I am on duty. On the bright side, blue sector is nearest to the fireworks! Haha! I reached there early, met Hui Teng coincidently at the esplanade bus-stop, so we went in to the blue mezzaine together. We spent most of the time waiting before it is lunch.

After lunch, it's the briefing of what to do by the in-charge. I wanted to be mobile ushers at first, but ended up to enjoy being the static usher more. Haha. I am suppose to be in charge of the blue sector while it turned out to be the orange (yellow chairs) and red (red chairs) sector. Ushering the public seems to be easier than ushering the students as the public just want to sit with their family and friends while for schools, the students must sit with class, which is a larger group. I think that's a tougher job.

Even though I have to stand under the hot sun ushering the public and dehydrate a lot, I enjoyed myself a lot. As I have to ask people for the colour of their tickets, my throat is a little hurt after a while because I have to talk rather loud in order to compete with the loud music. Since all the orange ticket holders have to walk pass me in order to get to their seats, I get to say hi to Shaun. Wanted to throw him into the water but he came at the time when the public surge in. Smart huh. I am jealous that he got to have the tickets. Haha. Anyway, I am very glad that the public are rather cooperative yesterday.

I get to have a break and watch the show when the late-comer plan is executed. I finally can stand in the shade at the staircase. I did stand in the shade and usher some of the people at some point of time. But it's not very long as I have to keep switching position - entrance, staircase, entrance, staircase... Anyway, the army personnel in charge of my area is quite nice. Seeing that Meilin and I are pondering about the sign near the staircase, he just tell us what is it about without we asking him. Haha. After ushering the people for some time, he go around asking each usher individually whether there are any problems faced. Responsible huh. I didn't face any problems until I went back into the shade to usher the public. That army personnel wasn't there when I need his help. d0tX. Got help from the heartware EXCO in the end. Haha. There is also another army personnel at my area too. He is a bit odd and of not much help to me. Got some contradicting instructions from the previous personnel that make the ushers in my area confused. Haha.

After the show starts, media are running around, trying to get the best shot. Some army guys squeeze at the staircase that I am in-charge of and block the way. Sian. Both Wei Shan and I even have problems standing at our positions. Wei Shan is the girl who is in-charge of the yellow sector staircase and some seats initially. Being nice, Wei Shan ask a mediacorp guy to do his flim quickly as he is blocking the audience's view. Guess what happened? That guy shouted at Wei Shan that he is doing his job. So bad. Anyway, heard that he got scolded later on by someone else. Haha. Media so 大牌 meh. d0tX.

For the flight show, I got to know more of what is going on today. Being at the VIP site is really different. Close-up view of the march, the MP, and of course the best view of the flight show. The heart-shaped flight show is what I am waiting for. Don't why yesteday's left side of the heart-shape is distorted. I am soooo high that one guy in black kept laughing at me.

I get to see Adrian Pang, Michelle Chia, Jean Danker and Mr Teo Chee Hsien in person too! Mr Teo waved at Wei Shan and me leh!! Lol! Anyway, those simulated ministers are rather poor things because all the people are mocking at them. This is especially the case for an army guy who took a sign indicating that he is "CM", which I do not know what is it.

Got a close-up experience of the "dry fire" and "21 sound of bomb". COOL! The dry fire is really loud because I am so near! Haha! Fireworks is loud too, but not that loud. As I am the only in-charge for the staircase at a later time, I watch the fireworks alone, so dare not scream that much. Haha. I am the main in-charge throughout anyway. Haha. It's rather odd that Meilin got 4 people at her staircase while only me alone at my staircase. People are still leaving even though the fireworks are going on. So I have to keep turning back and front to watch the fireworks and usher the people at the same time as I don't want them to cause a borrlw-neck by stopping at the staircase to view the fireworks.

For the performance, because I went for dinner, which I only ate a little because it's not very tasty and I am not that hungry, I missed the martial arts! Argh! Well, feel that it's alright after finding out that it's not Chinese martial arts. Haha. Well, I get to see some glitters shot into the sky as the venue for dinner is at the funpacks area, very near where the glitters are released. Cool! These glitters are something like the fireworks. Haha. But since it's the evening, it's not fireworks of course. Haha.

Standing for hours at my position is really tiring. Feels rather irritated when I am so tired and things were not going well. Feel good that people did stop to take the pledge and sang the national anthem even though they are on their way to leave the gallery. After all the people have left the gallery, I finally can sit down on the steps. Sat there for so long yet no instructions were given. Feeling sooooo sian, I went to the toilet while Meilin help me to refill my bottle. Upon going back to our positions, we feel sian so we went to take a walk. Found out that the blue sector in-charge is having a debrief with the other people in the blue sector for that day. We reached there late and they didn't update us on what they have said. Feel rather irritated that information is not passed to us for the debrief. Haiz. After the blue sector debrief is the overall debrief. Sat there for very long before it starts. A lot of people are complaining. The reason is that all the performers are released and we are still sitting there and wait. Think yesterday's job is more demanding that's why I am more tired than last week, causing me to feel like throwing tantrums and feel like crying. Haha.

Overall, I quite enjoyed and am looking forward to know my deployment for NE show 3. I must be stronger both mentally and physically! Gambatte! ^^