一生，要如花般美丽、如水般清澈、如太阳般热情、明朗。~ 池田大作
昨天，我成了Cinderella。
12点准到家。
Nic 说我唱歌时感觉像是随便带过，没投入感情。
他说的没错。我的确没投入什么感情。至于随便带过，在感情方面我承认，但在心思方面还真的放了不少。
说真的，我不懂得怎样才能投入感情在我歌唱里。
或许，也是因为我害怕投入感情。
其实我就像灰姑娘一样，很喜欢做美梦。幻想着白马王子几时会出现，把我救走。
但，和灰姑娘不同的是，我没真正相信过这些美梦会发生在我身上。
也许因为害怕，而不相信吧。
也许也因为害怕受到伤害，而在有些事上不敢太投入感情吧。
但我也明白，是因为曾经付出的比收回的多，才真正让人回想，真正让人安慰。
理智与感情打架，谁会赢呢？
不晓得。
但我想，我是自私的。
因为我不想受到伤害而不敢付出，但又想别人为我而付出。
我是自私的。
Little words. Mostly Pictures.
I dislike separation. Especially after we’ve worked hard together. But, 天下无不散之宴席.
I’m talking about the Youth Ignites Concert. I’m still with SNCO, no worries, with more determination to bring everyone together. Hope everyone will 加油together!
SNCO Chamber Delights! 09 (Courtesy of Fong Yee)
Youth Ignites Concert (Courtesy of Cavan & Liling)
Btw, the makeup aunties took 2 hours to so my hair and makeup! N for my hair, it took 10 hairpins, the hot curling iron and LOTS of hair spray!
I guess I was too overwhelmed by 一些有的没的, that I forgot to update TOTs’ performance.
到了那里才知道原来是for MILK (Mainly I Love Kids). SSA也曾参与MILK的筹款。
I guess I lost it. I lost my initial purpose of learning to sing – which is to encourage people.
When the encourager is not encouraged while trying to encourage another, how could he/she encourage another?
Cheem? Just re-read that sentence again.
So, I went through the performance. And that’s it. I think I need a break. A break that allows me to travel a longer distance later.
(And I also realized I haven’t been posting photos lately.)
No, they are 2 different things.
The Blunder: a mistake at work.
The number was supposed to be 04, and I keyed 07. All I did was to stretch my finger a little too much, and didn’t managed to find the error before submiting the document. It could have caused more problems, but luckily it was solved. However, it might had been this error that will cause a delay in processing the document.
Be more careful next time. Check. Double Check. Triple Check. Peer Check.
The Challenge: an invitation for performance.
Our newly appointed YMD Chief called me personally, asking if I could sing for a Friendship Concert on 17 October. And I agreed.
And I’m planning to pull Desmond & Kailun along.
Des & Kailun, please agree. [*nod head*]
Haven’t been updating for quite some time. A lot to write actually, but there’re sooo much that, I don’t know how to start le..
I fell asleep while watching NDP parade AGAIN!! :s
I still remember last year.. I was alone watching NDP at home, while mugging for exams. And the Beijing Olympics just started also.. So fast, and a year is gone..
(I told my father I watched NDP at home alone last year, and he said 明年就两个人一起看咯。Erm. 有些事情，若要发生早就发生，不需等到那么久。Some things happen for a reason, and some things don’t happen also for a reason. It’s just that I don’t know what the reason is, yet. *shrugs*?)
Watched Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince I think about 2 weeks back. A bit disappointed, just like what reviews had said. A LOT OF details not explained. INSTEAD, it showed TONS of 6th graders in Hogwarts, you go watch it. I’m not going to spoil it. (& I still haven’t watch Transformers.. :s)
Performed on a Red Cross event on the 1st. We were the last item, and the people left listening to us were mostly helpers of the Red Cross event.
They were very supportive though, clapping and doing side steps as Seow Tian sang.
And went to Fireplace to listen to Wing Kee & Zhi Yuan sing. On the way, we realised that it’s Hari Raya soon, with the decorations along Kandahar, and did an impromtu shot outside Malay Heritage Centre.
Mann Wai’s wedding the next day. Erm, his wedding was, erm, crude. The emcee was crude. Initially we tot he hired some 六月喊标的 emcee, and our table were like toking about it quite loudly. Until the emcee sat down at the table next to ours. Ops.. haha!! And he spoke 三字经 into the mic somemore.. *shake head* The only thing my table people liked, was the balachan chili!! Haha! And my favourite is the photo taken by Shanlin..
Getting more busy with Echo recently. With 2 more students (total 4 now), I’m really spending more time at Echo than at SSA. No doubt gaining more exposure, but I hope my life would be back to normal soon! (OR else next year NDP still watching it at home by myself.. 
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Up coming next:
Busy Busy Busy~ Like the bee.. (Today a bee was hovering around me and a couple of my friends! Scared the sting~ ) No wonder every year watch NDP at home alone. Haha!!
结束了。不知道 how we fared，因为我们一直在后台。我们的 sound monitor 也不能把我们的 voice feed 给我们。这样就 over 了。
我们也有无聊的时候。。
到了外头自我娱乐去。。
隔天到了仁慈义唱。
来领的星期六也有另一个义唱演出，在 East Coast 的 Big Splash。这次是红十字会的活动。
接下来，Echo 会在 MJ 的生日那天在 Fireplace 举办一个 “In Memories of MJ” night，要我们唱 MJ 的歌，paying tribute to him。到那时，MJ 的死因会水落石出吗？
在九月，我们将回到 IMM 演出。是什么活动？不知道。只知道这次将是个大舞台，而我们必须一人在台上，而且要背熟歌词，还要 stage presence。。
12 月有 Christmas Special done solely by Star2. 我们只有8个人。。如果一个一个的走了的话。。
好希望我的生活恢复正常。
Ok. It’s late now. I better make it fast.
Just came back from a rehearsal at the Dance Ensemble Singapore with the Ensemble. It was the 1st full rehearsal with everyone, including the string ensemble by Mr. Wu Ee Long. I saw some familiar faces, as some of them performed together with SNCO previously. As usual, I doubt any of them recognised me, including Lumpy.
Anyway, I have to do some advertisement. Not due to my involvement in the musical, but cos it’s really really really a very fantastic play. I was really impressed by them, the dancers. Really.
The 1st thing that started before the actual rehearsal, was their teacher, Mdm Yan Choong Lian, whom they call Yan 老师 if I’m remember correctly, introducing everybody in a very formal way, including Mr. Wu’s (Wu 老师) ensemble, the director, the music director, the 灯光师, and us of course. Yan 老师 also seeked for understanding and apologised that she might be a little strict, but all are for the sake of the production. I soon realise what she meant.
The next thing I saw was the dancers’ attitude towards the rehearsal. Despite being only a rehearsal, everyone of them performed as if it were the actual performance. The smiles on their face when they danced. The sadness on their face when the plot required them to. The real tears on Nick Shen’s face. I knew from the these images that I have a lot to learn from them.
Following which, was the shock by Yan 老师 using really harsh descriptive words on the dancers when she found something really unacceptable. And she spoke them with regular pauses in between each description. The really wonderful thing which I saw, was the dancers not showing any anger or hatred, but instead hastened their pace to set things right. I was wondering should such comments lay on me, would I still maintain my cool?
I’ve actually asked the same question when I saw Ikeda Sensei’s Human Revolution movie. Toda Sensei had been really strict and harsh on Ikeda Sensei too, but with the intention of fostering Ikeda Sensei. Would I eat the humble pie too, when a senior or an elder were to be very strict to me? Would I believe that 他们是为我好? We had seen really kind people in the Gakkai, and everyone had been very kind to everyone. But is this leading us to being complacent and taking things for granted?
The last thing which touched me to tears, was the dancers all, with one hand placed on their heart, thanking all the 老师s individually (and the Yan 老师 who was very very strict on them) and the string ensemble and the 灯光师, and us. It was like, they really appreciated and are filled with gratitude that we are all there to help in the success of the production. How humble they are! To think that they’ve danced really really very wonderfully. And sang wonderfully too! Why did they need us to be there when they can sing so well? Yet, they thanked us for being there. I’m feeling now that I’m doing them injustice if I don’t practice my parts hard enough. It’s really a wonderful exposure for me! I must really treasure it!
So some advertisement for the production. It is really really worth watching! It is Butterfly Dreams 《梦蝶。叠梦》:
A sequel of the dance musical, “Love on Stage” which was premiered in April 2008 with resounding success. This sequel will continue the story of the nearly disbanded performing company which has escaped the fate of closure because of its highly successful performance. The story will begin from where it ended and the troupe will continue to face new obstacles that will crush the determination of the struggling company. For this performance, we have invited renowned talents to collaborate with DES arts, hoping to push this musical to greater heights. These include well known singer-composer artiste, Jiu Jian, drama director Lim Hai Yen and Conductor Wu Ee Lung who will be leading his Chinese Orchestra to play live for the musical. We have also invited several guest artistes such as renowned local actor, Nick Shen. The artistic director for this production is local arts veteran, Mdm Yan Choong Lian, founder of Dance Ensemble Singapore.
| Performance: | Butterfly Dreams |
| Date: | 25 July 2009 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3pm & 8pm |
| Venue: | Victoria Theatre |
| Ticket Price: | $40*, $30*, $20* |
*Ticket prices exclude $1 Ticket Charge
Special Offer
School can use the tote board subsidy. Please contact DES Office for more information
Click here to view the previous sequel “Love On Stage”
Click here to buy tickets from The Arts House Box Office
