NDP NE show 3

Yesterday's show was very different from NE show 1 and NE show 2. Only yesterday that I found out that NE show 1 and NE show 2 are different too. Haha. The performance are still the same with just some little changes here and there. The changes in the flight show some sort of disappointed me. Hoping to take picture of the heart shape and that stunt was not done. I wonder why. Didn't took much pictures last week so I decide to take more pictures since other people are taking pictures too.

After briefing of what is going to happen, Zhe Wei and I went to esplanade and the merlion park to spend the one hour that we have before the gates are opened. I took a lot of pictures though. Haha. Took the picture of the floating platform from the merlion park's view. Haha.

Even though I got the same job as last week, what I did is different. Instead of running in and out, I stayed in the shade till the late-comers plan is executed. I was standing outside initially, in the drizzling rain, that army guy in-charge ask me to go inside to help spot tickets as they don't need so many people outside. Spotting tickets are more important because they are people who want to mix in and take the VIP seats. Haha. I also did my job in a different way in the sense that I talk a little more. Instead of just showing them the way, I also greet them good afternoon and wish they enjoy the show.

The weather is very hot last week and no caps are given to us. But, odd enough, yesterday's rainy weather, caps were distributed and we were forced to wear. It's not easy to tie my hair into a bun with a chopstick and I must wear the cap when I have my hair done successfully. d0tX d0tX d0tX. Haha. It looks as if we are sponsored by Akira, but it is just the cap that are sponsored by them. Haha.

Due to the rain, there are some bottle-neck problems faced as there are some spectators who are not willing to cooperate. Managed to solved most of the problems except for one particular family. Lesser people turned up yesterday though. There's a surge but did not have the problem of queuing up to be seated. The number of people as compared to last week is a lot lesser that it only took me a while to usher them out after the show. Anyway, as compared to last week, the public are rather cooperative generally.

Watching fireworks and singing the national anthem in the rain is really a new experience for me. I took video of the fireworks in the rain too. Due to the rain, dust from the fireworks entered my eyes and I had a rather hard time to get rid of the pain. Even though I was wearing my poncho, my face, hands and legs are all wet. My poncho kept sliding back that there are times that the hood just drop down. I tried to get rid of the water off my face but it didn't work as my hands are just too wet. I am rather lucky to have that poncho as I heard that they are other ushers who don't have it. I also see that the policemen and army guys don't have it as well and they are standing in the rain. Furthermore, the performers are performing in the rain too! The rain is really heavy when the performance is near finale. It only stopped after the finale. The army guy in-charge did ask me to go into the shade. Lucky I didn't because the volunteer guy at my staircase was signalling to me whether the people are able to leave.

I find it rather odd at first why there isn't any people leaving early yesterday as there are many people who left early even though the show is still going on. I later found out that the guy who is taking Wei Shan's last week position is stopping the people from leaving. He is waiting for me to signal that the spectators are able to go. As the metal railing is shifted to block the entrance showing that the sector is closed for yesterday, I quickly ran there to shift it away. It's rather heavy though. Two army guys in-charge, one main in-charge and one new in-charge, helped me to shift the whole stretch of metal railing to open up a bigger space for the people to walk after I signal to the other volunteer that the people can go.

Overall for yesterday, the show was alright. I got to work with some people that I worked with last week. Lunch was alright though the food looks more like "brunch". For dinner, the person suppose to replace me didn't turn up. I got my food while one admin people take over me for a while. But, sad, after taking my food and placed it at a corner back at my position, someone took my food away while I was busy ushering! Lucky that I ate the mash potato and bread, just left the chickens untouched only. But, fried chicken leh!! So sad. Guess this is the bad part of being a static and being the only in-charge of the staircase. Anyway, I still enjoy ushering the public more. The others prefer to usher students more while I prefer to usher public more. So different. Haha.

Everybody rocks as the show continues in spite of the rain and it was a success. =D