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Friday, June 25, 2010-Finally,
Yesterday was a blast!
Yesterday, the time for assemble was at 2pm. Finally! The rest needed after 4 consecutive days of practice from 9am till 5pm! Woke up fresh and rejuvenated, fully-pumped with energy ready to head off to school after a heartwarming breakfast. We had the rehearsal at the hall, and it was indeed quite a harmonious feeling to see everyone gather to perform the opening and closing ceremony. I believe we did fairly well too, better than previous performances. Everyone performed with their energy to the maximum, totally obvious from their facial expressions, the expressions of confidence and also, joy, while performing. :) Maybe it was also due to the later assembling time, and that they had ample rest before the practice began, therefore everyone was fully hyped-up and optimistic for yesterday's Nomad practice. We had about 2-3 run through for both opening and closing ceremony (if i'm not wrong) and personally i think yesterday is the best Nomad practice out of the whole week, maybe partly due to the newly-found energy and enthusiasm while performing? I dont know, but it was the best ever. :) I just loveeed the way our positive spirit kept our enthusiasm still high. :)
Time flew rather fast, and soon it was already 5pm.
It was a satisfying rehearsal throughout, but yeah, there's still room for improvement for a much, much better performance.
School's about to start! And i think i've got to go to pack up my bag.
So toodles everyone! Have a nice day.
And im so looking forward to Nomad practice when school reopens. :)
Yesterday, the time for assemble was at 2pm. Finally! The rest needed after 4 consecutive days of practice from 9am till 5pm! Woke up fresh and rejuvenated, fully-pumped with energy ready to head off to school after a heartwarming breakfast. We had the rehearsal at the hall, and it was indeed quite a harmonious feeling to see everyone gather to perform the opening and closing ceremony. I believe we did fairly well too, better than previous performances. Everyone performed with their energy to the maximum, totally obvious from their facial expressions, the expressions of confidence and also, joy, while performing. :) Maybe it was also due to the later assembling time, and that they had ample rest before the practice began, therefore everyone was fully hyped-up and optimistic for yesterday's Nomad practice. We had about 2-3 run through for both opening and closing ceremony (if i'm not wrong) and personally i think yesterday is the best Nomad practice out of the whole week, maybe partly due to the newly-found energy and enthusiasm while performing? I dont know, but it was the best ever. :) I just loveeed the way our positive spirit kept our enthusiasm still high. :)
Time flew rather fast, and soon it was already 5pm.
It was a satisfying rehearsal throughout, but yeah, there's still room for improvement for a much, much better performance.
School's about to start! And i think i've got to go to pack up my bag.
So toodles everyone! Have a nice day.
And im so looking forward to Nomad practice when school reopens. :)
Wednesday, June 23, 2010-:D
Greetings :)
The NOMAD practices has began!
This time, we practiced at the newly-opened indoor sports hall and it was indeed cool to be there for the first time. For the past 2 days, all of us performers trained ourselves hard from 10am - 5pm. It was veryyyy fatiguing. But what to expect? :) Practice makes perfect! Though it has been hard on us since we have not been practicing for the past 2 weeks (for our break), i guess the spirit is still there though. :) I've got to admit, i wasn't really focused during the training because i was probably a bit too tired? But as the 2 days goes by, and realizing that the whole run-through was great, i became more and more enthusiastic for each Nomad practice. Which is a good thing, right? :)
Yeap, i guess that's all for the past NOMAD practices. I feel so exhausted right now.
See ya! =D
The NOMAD practices has began!
This time, we practiced at the newly-opened indoor sports hall and it was indeed cool to be there for the first time. For the past 2 days, all of us performers trained ourselves hard from 10am - 5pm. It was veryyyy fatiguing. But what to expect? :) Practice makes perfect! Though it has been hard on us since we have not been practicing for the past 2 weeks (for our break), i guess the spirit is still there though. :) I've got to admit, i wasn't really focused during the training because i was probably a bit too tired? But as the 2 days goes by, and realizing that the whole run-through was great, i became more and more enthusiastic for each Nomad practice. Which is a good thing, right? :)
Yeap, i guess that's all for the past NOMAD practices. I feel so exhausted right now.
See ya! =D
Sunday, June 20, 2010-NOMAD FRINGE
Hello readers!
Just so you know, yesterday was the actual day for NOMAD Fringe.
It was really awesome!
Let's start from top to bottom. :)
First of all, the Malay Dancers had to assemble at the dance studio by 1:30pm sharp. I went to school earlier to help out with stuffs regarding cosmetics, costumes and so on. I was really excited and was looking forward to performing over at the actual venue. :D And so, upon reaching the dance room, we immediately got dressed so as to not waste time for the time we need for the applying of make-up. Goodness grief! The make-up was really thick! But it was worth-it, so the audience would be able to see our expressions well while we were performing. :) Here are the pictures!
And so, time flew very fast till it was eventually 4pm. We were a bit late though cause some of us had not been applied make-up completely. By around 4:15pm, we finally boarded the bus to reach our actual venue. It wasn't really far, just a stone's throw away, but hey, with our props and costumes, it'll be better to take a bus instead. hahaha :) Upon reaching there, we had to put our bags inside the conference room in the RC to ensure safety for our valuables. And soon, we started rehearsing. We had a run-through with all the other performers till around 5:15 - 5:30pm, and then off we went for our break. :) It was a delicious spread of Nasi Ayam and a refreshing cool drink of grape juice. The food was eventually gone by around half-an-hour! With all the performers, teachers, organisers eating, what to expect, right? :D
Soon, it was already 7pm and the show began.
The Contemporary Dancers kick-start the show with their entertaining and cool dance movements which probably got everyone awed! Too bad the Malay Dancers had to stay at the holding area because we were not allowed to be seen by the audience. Next up, it was Drama and Choir's turn. While they were performing, we went behind stage as it was our turn next. We were anxious and nervous at first, but soon all the feelings seem to melt away as we saw how the Drama members seem to be having fun. :) Finally, when the choir completed singing Heal the world, it was already the end of their performance. And it was our turn to perform next.
I HAVE TO SAY, that we kinda did well! I was all hyped-up while performing. I bet the others too from the way they smiled so confidently. :) Even though i did quite an embarrassing mistake, it's okay! It's over, and it's useless to brood over it anymore. :) We went back to the holding area once again and waited till the final performance which would indicate the end of the show. While the line dancers were performing, guess what? We had to give out song sheets to the audience for the final product - where everyone in the end would sing harmoniously together..
Finally, the moment arrived. All of the performers came together as one, and sang all the songs (im not sure of the names of the chinese songs, though) and especially the YOG song! The Oh Yeah song by JJ Lin. It was indeed a wonderful and harmonious one. All of us swayed and moved to the beats of the song, and i can tell everyone enjoyed it! It was a joyous ending for all us and also for the audience. All the hard word, all the time we sacrificed for the trainings, PAID OFF tremendously!
I can never forget the scenario, neither can the others. Am i right? hehe.
Everything went perfectly well, the whole performance started off with a start, and ended satisfyingly. I hope there would be such performances like this in the future, and i will definitely love to participate again!
(A thousand of apologies, i didnt manage to take pictures during the actual event due to lack of time, and also due to the valuables placed in the RC which were not allowed to be taken outside while we were performing)
Just so you know, yesterday was the actual day for NOMAD Fringe.
It was really awesome!
Let's start from top to bottom. :)
First of all, the Malay Dancers had to assemble at the dance studio by 1:30pm sharp. I went to school earlier to help out with stuffs regarding cosmetics, costumes and so on. I was really excited and was looking forward to performing over at the actual venue. :D And so, upon reaching the dance room, we immediately got dressed so as to not waste time for the time we need for the applying of make-up. Goodness grief! The make-up was really thick! But it was worth-it, so the audience would be able to see our expressions well while we were performing. :) Here are the pictures!
And so, time flew very fast till it was eventually 4pm. We were a bit late though cause some of us had not been applied make-up completely. By around 4:15pm, we finally boarded the bus to reach our actual venue. It wasn't really far, just a stone's throw away, but hey, with our props and costumes, it'll be better to take a bus instead. hahaha :) Upon reaching there, we had to put our bags inside the conference room in the RC to ensure safety for our valuables. And soon, we started rehearsing. We had a run-through with all the other performers till around 5:15 - 5:30pm, and then off we went for our break. :) It was a delicious spread of Nasi Ayam and a refreshing cool drink of grape juice. The food was eventually gone by around half-an-hour! With all the performers, teachers, organisers eating, what to expect, right? :D
Soon, it was already 7pm and the show began.
The Contemporary Dancers kick-start the show with their entertaining and cool dance movements which probably got everyone awed! Too bad the Malay Dancers had to stay at the holding area because we were not allowed to be seen by the audience. Next up, it was Drama and Choir's turn. While they were performing, we went behind stage as it was our turn next. We were anxious and nervous at first, but soon all the feelings seem to melt away as we saw how the Drama members seem to be having fun. :) Finally, when the choir completed singing Heal the world, it was already the end of their performance. And it was our turn to perform next.
I HAVE TO SAY, that we kinda did well! I was all hyped-up while performing. I bet the others too from the way they smiled so confidently. :) Even though i did quite an embarrassing mistake, it's okay! It's over, and it's useless to brood over it anymore. :) We went back to the holding area once again and waited till the final performance which would indicate the end of the show. While the line dancers were performing, guess what? We had to give out song sheets to the audience for the final product - where everyone in the end would sing harmoniously together..
Finally, the moment arrived. All of the performers came together as one, and sang all the songs (im not sure of the names of the chinese songs, though) and especially the YOG song! The Oh Yeah song by JJ Lin. It was indeed a wonderful and harmonious one. All of us swayed and moved to the beats of the song, and i can tell everyone enjoyed it! It was a joyous ending for all us and also for the audience. All the hard word, all the time we sacrificed for the trainings, PAID OFF tremendously!
I can never forget the scenario, neither can the others. Am i right? hehe.
Everything went perfectly well, the whole performance started off with a start, and ended satisfyingly. I hope there would be such performances like this in the future, and i will definitely love to participate again!
(A thousand of apologies, i didnt manage to take pictures during the actual event due to lack of time, and also due to the valuables placed in the RC which were not allowed to be taken outside while we were performing)
Friday, June 4, 2010-N.O.M.A.D
Night of Music, Arts and Dance.
I just got back from the trainings, and i've got to admit it was tough and intensive. Well, specifically, the Malay Dance group had to come earlier to practice for another event in the morning, and by afternoon around 2pm, it's time for Nomad trainings. The Nomad organizer, whose name i've kinda forgotten (oops!) had modified the sequence and it was really much more interesting than before. The contempory dancers did great! And we also did our part by performing the usual stuffs, even though our role is quite minimal. Overall, it was indeed fatiguing but i guess it's worth it. =) Today is the last day of Nomad trainings, and during the 2nd and 3rd week its time for us to rest before we start on another hectic week. Yayyyy!
Um, so i guess that's all for today. Maybe i'll post pictures soon.. hehe
Goodbye and goodnight! :D
I just got back from the trainings, and i've got to admit it was tough and intensive. Well, specifically, the Malay Dance group had to come earlier to practice for another event in the morning, and by afternoon around 2pm, it's time for Nomad trainings. The Nomad organizer, whose name i've kinda forgotten (oops!) had modified the sequence and it was really much more interesting than before. The contempory dancers did great! And we also did our part by performing the usual stuffs, even though our role is quite minimal. Overall, it was indeed fatiguing but i guess it's worth it. =) Today is the last day of Nomad trainings, and during the 2nd and 3rd week its time for us to rest before we start on another hectic week. Yayyyy!
Um, so i guess that's all for today. Maybe i'll post pictures soon.. hehe
Goodbye and goodnight! :D