The Butterfly Lovers Legacy

I worked two days for this event. Glad that I got different jobscopes for two days. The violinist is really superb. I can see that she was very engross in the concerto that she was performing. The whole event was very creative! The performers actually walked around the audience seats to provide a new musical experience. I can see that the audeince were awed by the performances.

I didn't watch the whole performance on the first day as I was one of the "flower girl". My job was to present bouquets of flowers to the composer for the first item and the violinist for the last item. My friend who was also a "flower girl" was very nervous at the backstage while I feel rather relaxed. I start to feel nervous as I was pushed out onto the stage! The original cue was for me to wait. But there was some last minute changes that the "flowers presentation" in-charge had to push me onto the stage. Lucky that I get to manage everything well.

Another reason that caused me to miss out some of the performance was that I had to walk one big round before reaching my assigned position as it's not nice to walk infront of the audience. It's a total new experience for me though. Even though it's the same old position that I have been assigned for a few events, the something new forme to learn is to take the special route.

I was assigned to help in the autograph session after presenting the flowers to the violinist, missing the live performance of the encore piece. Got to hear outside the house as there are speakers around. I still prefer listening to music pieces live. I get to listen to the music pieces while I was at the backstage too. But it was also through the speakers.

After the people attending the autograph session has left, I was so happy that I got to have a chance to take a picture with the violinist! =D

I tried to get the VIP's autograph on the second day but too bad that I can't find any house menu left. Well, at least I got to take a picture with the violinist on the first day.

I watched most of the performance on the second day. Missed out a little bit as I had to go to somewhere quiet in order to listen to the instructions given.

Most of the patrons were nice except for a few. The charm of this performance is so great that it's almost full house for both days. There are even extra seats added on the second day. The crowd was so overwhelming that I was almost flattened by them while they were entering the house. I was constantly being pushed around during the autograph session.

For this event, I finally got my chance to direct patrons in-house and trip tickets on both days respectively. This is my first event of a musical concert after joining the organisation and I really enjoy it. =)

Yum Cha

After the lecture at school, the class have to proceed to the centre for radiation protection for a visit. There is a two and a half hour break for the class to have lunch and go over the the centre. I went to yum-cha at Chinatown with 6 of my classmates for lunch. Didn't really chose to go there, just followed my classmates. Haha.

The music there is alright. Neither do I like it nor do I detest it. Chinese classicals were played but not all are played Chinese instruments. It would be a lot nicer if the music were genuine Chinese classical music pieces.

We are first served with tea. One of my classmate ordered "kou-po". The taste is quite good. It smells nice too. According to that classmate, it is the mixture of chrysanthemum with another type of tea.



While we were deciding what to order, the waitress push a cart with some mini egg tarts and mini Char Siew rolls to our table and ask us what we want.



Here are some some pictures of the food that I have ate.



This is the fisrt "dim sum" that I ate. it's call the "ha gao". The fillings is basically made up of prawns. This "ha gao" contains two tiny prawns inside. The prawns taste fresh and chewy. Yum-yum. One classmate tried throwing it onto her plate and it did not smash. The quality of this "ha gao" is quite high. Haha.



This si the fried "ha gao". Not really different from the "ha gao" just that it is fried. The mayonnaise for us to dip have some fruits included. Interesting.



This is the prawn "chee cheong fan". Two tiny prawns are wrapped up in the middle of the "chee cheong fan" just like the "ha gao". I have also ate the roasted pork "chee cheong fan". Didn't took a picture of it because I thought it was the same as the prawn "chee cheong fan" initially. Both taste quite good. But I prefer theone filled the chewy with prawns.



This carrot cake taste very different from what I usually eat. The taste is marvellous. As I only took a little, I can't really describe a lot about it. Took very little cos there is only one to be shared among seven people. Not bad that I got to taste everything ordered except the porridge.



This is the "shui jing bao" or "crystal pau" that looks a lot like the China "tang bao" that is basically a bun that is filled with meat and soup. Wanting to see what is inside the bun, I took a small bite that the soup spilled out! It really taste like the "tang bao". Haha. Feel a little wasted as some of the soup spilled on the table. The skin is not really that tasty. Maybe it is due to that I didn't eat it while it was still hot. The meat and the soup is really sweet. *Slurps*



These are the "siew mai". The one on the right is seldom found at other places. They are the same as the one on the left just that there are some vegetables added. The meat is neither "over-smashed" nor "under-smashed".



The last "dim sum" that I ate was this. I do not know the name. It's fried and what's inside are yam. It looks quite like the China's national stadium, "bird nest". Haha.

There is something cute on the table too. Forgot to take a picture of it. It is something that one press to call the waiter or waitress. Quite interesting. This trip has allowed me to gain new experiences as this is the first time that I went to a restaurant for lunch. This is also the first time that I went to a restaurant with my classmates instead of my family.

We split the cost and it turned out to be cheaper than the buffet rate. What really matters is that all of us got to have enough to eat till we are full at a relatively affordable price. =)

琵琶独奏 - 十面埋伏

刘德海是著名的琵琶大师. 玩琵琶大概已有60多年了吧. 曾经在新加坡大会堂看过他现场的演出. 他的技术确实非常高. 从这个视屏,虽然有一些噪音和干扰,大家能看得出他对琵琶的热诚和投入. 我相信大家对他所演奏的曲目,十面埋伏,并非陌生. 敬请欣赏!


视屏来源: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAEakqIc1NM

Man vs. Machine

This is the event that made me sacrifice my job to give out funpacks on the first NE show. Chose to attend this event as I feel that it's a good chance for the NYP wushu people to bond. I have gained myself a little knowledge on how a show is being produced. I have also learned that there is a place call Pek Kio Community Club (CC). Haha. Heard that this place used to be Dewu's headquarter and Shifu's house is just right opposite this CC.

Commenting on the show, I feel that the male representative from the machine-made dumpling is kind in his words. The lady-boss of the hand-made dumpling is a little too proud. But her dumplings are comparatively tastier as there is a little mixture of fat meat. The machine-made dumpling contains a little too much pepper. Even though my part was cut off, I am glad that I got to take a picture with the host. The experience is of course what is most important.

Rushed like mad to the Marina Promenade after the event. Thanks to Edward for helping me to bring back the uniform so that I can attend my NE show hands-free. Thanks for making a special trip to pass it back to me on Monday too.

As I have not bought my uniform at the time of filming, I borrowed it from a wushu mate who is not attending this event. Thanks to her that I can attend this event and of course, not forgetting another wushu mate who helped me to borrowed the uniform. Some of the people are curious about who is the person that I borrowed the uniform from. Well, it's a secret. =)

Anyway, for this event, I didn't have my lunch as I want to reach the clubroom in time. Seniors will be bringing us to the CC as we do not know where is the place. I ate two dumplings from each from the both the blue and red plate. Four dumplings with no water that last me till I reach Marina Promenade. I rocks.

By the way, the dumpling here refers "jiao zi" (饺子), not "zong zi" (粽子). Ths joke made by Jiangda is still hilarious: Eating dumpling (zongzi) on mid-autumn festival; 中秋节吃粽子. Haha!

Third Wushu Performance

I reached the clubroom early yesterday as I have no lessons. Crapped and chatted with my fellow mates. Didn't do much warm-up though. Only did some while waiting for our turn to perform at the "backstage". It's the lunchtime performance again.

Jiangda didn't lead us for the mass routine today. Liyan did the leading instead. Was feeling quite calm for the performance initially. My face "changed colour" after the performance start. The reason is that I can't hear Liyan's command. It's alright when I was facing her. As I was the first person from the right, my back will be facing her for some part of the performance. Everybody seems to be doing our own routine. Haha. Well, being the first time leading, she did quite good already.

There is something that I can't really get it. The space in between Tham Liping and I seems to be getting closer and closer no matter how much I adjust. Odd.

Some new "actions" were added for the photo-shoot. I know I did very badly as I am not familiar with the "actions".

Rushed to class after the performance. Glad that I didn't miss out a lot as the lecturer was showing the class a video.

赛马 - 二胡独奏

This musician is one of the few famous erhu players. Her gestures and how she brings herself out sure is good.

In this video, she plays this music piece a little differently from the original piece. Maybe she played this song standing that's why. All the notes are distinct and the "legatos" are very nice. A wave can almost be felt. There isn't any distinct break in the music even when she changes the direction of the bow too. Enjoy~


Source of video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ApA6J5DC1s

Second Wushu Performance

I missed some tutorial and lecture for yesterday's performance. Missed the lecture as the performance was an hour later than last week's performance. Generally it's alright. Bun up my hair with a chopstick and it didn't drop. Guess my skill has improved. =D Chose the chopstick for the sake of my commissioning ball that would be held later in the day.

Serene didn't perform and helped us to take video. Feel that our timing is not very coordinated. Was quite surprise to find out that we actually did the routine relatively fast. I don't feel that the speed was very fast while performing. There was one part where I lost my balance. =S Must improve, must improve! Guess I can see my mistakes more clearly in that video. I definitely need to bend my knee more.

I do not know how my ankle got injured, I was limping my way back to the clubroom after the performance. Thank you liping and zongming for the concern. =)

I wasn't that nervous this time round. Maybe my mind was on the commissioning ball and lecture. Was a little scare that I may forget the steps as I wasn't thinking about the routine but some other things. Haha. I did some warm up with Shuting while waiting. Helped liping to revise the routine too as she was not that sure of her steps.

Glad that I managed to get everything done despite of my hungry stomach and tight timings. Jiayou jiayou!

SHS Commissioning Ball

Pretty pretty!

I am now officially part of SHS Academic Club's Management Committee for the academic year 2008-2009! The event went on very smoothly. All thanks to the out-going committee for putting in so much effort and for taking such good care for us the in-coming committee. I really love the music pieces chosen for this event.

All the people involved in preparing this event have to wear elegantly. In order to match my white shoes with orange stripes, I chose a white dress with a orange "belt". I some sort of design this outfit for the sake of my shoes. The belt is actually just a long piece of orange cloth that I tie around my waist. Quite nice though. A pity that Auntie Peng can't manage to find my orange earrings. I wore another pair of earrings instead. I have also used a white chopstick that matches my dress to bun up my hair. I wore the pink pendant that Grandma gave it to me too! I think I am having some self-indulgence. Haha.

I wonder how I injured my ankle after wushu's performance for the lunchtime concert earlier in the day. Had some problem walking around. My adrenaline flow had somehow eased the pain as the guests start to arrive. I am really glad that Cher, and Zhao Liping from wushu, came to gave me support. =D

I am of course clumsy as usual. Despite being dressed elegantly for the event, I earned myself a bruise by hitting a bench. I have also dirtied my shoes with fruit punch when I wanted to get a drink for Cher and I. Lucky that the fruit punch didn't dirty my white dress. Phew.

I didn't took much pictures due to time constraint as I was late for training. After eating two samosas and chatted with Cher, I quickly rush off to the sports hall with my 3 big bags of shoes, clothes and atlas. Thanks to Garyson and Xinxin that I managed to take everything home after the training.

I have enjoyed myself a lot today. I think maybe it's due to the fact that I don't usually pamper myself by putting so much effort with my clothings.

Thank you friends, seniors and teachers for the well wishes and support! =D

Carlsberg - Part of the Game

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First Wushu Performance

This is my first performance and it was held at school's atrium. The team was performing for the lunch time concert. Our item is after the solo belly dancing and dance by the dance company.

I wasn't very nervous but more excited instead before the performance. It was stepping onto the performing area that I start to feel a little nervous. The reason was that the music played was rather loud. Listening to instructions from the lead may be a problem. I was scare that my timing would be different from the others too. Glad that I managed to perform smoothly. Space was also a problem though. Lucky that my position was at the side, so that I have more chance to shift and get myself more space.

Eric coach wanted to appoint a timer to lead the mass routine display but did not get it done in the end. Jiangda volunteered to lead us. Glad that he chose a speed that suits us. Phew. Poor him was panting as he performed continously; leading us after his own routines.

There wasn't much audiences on that day though. Maybe it's an advantage for the first-timers.

Lucky that I do not have any lessons before the performance. Managed to eat something but I still became hungry at a later time. Glad that I did not miss any lessons on that day. I am glad that I was in time for my two hour lecture after the performance too.

Jiayou everyone!! =D