Monday, July 05, 2004

this entry is damn delayed. but not my fault la kae, cant get to the com haha..

Scheherazade 2nd night, 3rd july 2004, saturday

the chicken flew again, higher... and it will remain in the sky, and go even higher...

the same thing happened again. ppl running in n out of toilets, but now more sure of how to put on their make ups n who to look for help.. n eunice was back.. ate 2 hotdogs for lunch n then i look so evil again with tt eyeshadow.. haha.. yah i was running around n sweating like mad.. oh n hy came quite early again..

went up to the audi n warmed up outside.. kept slurring n hitting my high notes so i wont mispitch.. n yes it was damn hot. so i was sweating again. n my make up prob runs coz of tt.. haha but nvm..

then i spent 5 mins or more than tt tuning the stupid 1 note n mr yap was pissed la.. haha ok then we ran thru some of the parts again n took a grp photo n then my sect went backstage to tune again. took some lame photos.. yah n then i was trying to slur but found out there was smth wrong w my slurring. so i was damn scared la.. yah n then we said our good lucks again.. n the 3rd bell rang..

we filed in.. it was so cold i was almost shivering.. more empty seats than fri nite.. n more adults.. applause.. yupz, we started.. on and on.. my low d was super sharp like dunno what.. angie did great again.. interval.. n now the trouble starts.. kesh's horn was stuck n of crs we panicked.. while desperately trying to pull the slide out, we got a spare horn.. n yeah, we broke a drumstick in the process.. ahhaha..

2nd half.. lotr, as usual.. haha then the last 2 pieces.. yah, i was almost blasting again for grease, n blasted my gliz for shrek.. ahhaha.. thunderous applause.. encores shouted.. n this time, we played it for them.. did the sch cheer, and said our thank yous.. n we cheered n shouted like mad..

yeah we were still on stage n i just couldnt stop it anymore.. tears started welling up n trickling down my cheeks.. it was really over.. n i dun want it to be over. it was just so fast.. we were all hugging each other on stage before we finally cleared n u could see purple dots amongst the crowd of ppl..

went back to the band room first n couldnt find my slippers n so i wnet around bare footed.. met my frens n all.. n the spidy owe me one!! haha i was juz so happy then (more than happy but my vocab sucks kae...) i couldnt stop smiling.. everyone said tt the concert was great, the best they ever seen, blah blah.. yah.. n after tt we moved the instruments n stuff down n i was practically raining sweat! haha but somehow, it was fun to do all tt..

the crowd started to clear, only a handful were left.. parents waiting to fetch their daughters home, or friends waiting to go for supper.. we fall in outside the dance studio for a debrief.. we were all still laughing and smiling.. seriously, i thot i wouldnt cry this time.. she did the basic drills n we timed so super duper loudly it's almost hard to believe its us. we were really damn loud.

n then the teachers started giving their speecehes n whatever each of the 3 of them said juz made me cry so much... i wanted to hold the tears back but i couldnt.. they juz flowed out... n then hy said smth too... n by tt time, i was choking already. my face was so wet. then of crs, py, chellie n kesh... n they started wif the flying chicken again... n finally they said their 3 words n a short speech. coz the parents were alr giving them this look...

we went back to the band rm n keshi came over n was telling me not to cry but in the end we just ended up hugging each other n crying.. n she said a whole lot of stuff tt juz made me cry even more.. n even audrey cried.. i did not quite believe it at first, but she did. i realized how close my section was. coz its so small.. we cried for so long till my eyes were so painful.. i knew it was going to end n i cant stop time.. but i just dun want it to end.. we've worked hard for many months for 2 nights. the efforts were worth it. the tears, the pain, the sweat, the humiliation we suffered.. and now that was the end of it.. i guess this concert would be an unforgettable one for me... one day i will look back and smile.. coz we've done it n we've made band history =) the feeling i got on sat nite was so mixed up.. i was so happy i could just jump around, but yet, i felt the extreme sadness of it.. coz i knew, everything will not be the same again... it's kind of the same feeling every year. the same, yet different... yeah...

aniwae, really hav to thank so many people coz the concert juz wouldnt be possible or wouldnt be as great w/o them..
THANK YOU
mr yap for never giving up on us and always believing in us althou we made him really pissed sometimes.
ms ng for all her help in conducting the band and managing the staging stuff.
ms soh n mr jeow for putting in so much of their time into making this concert a great one.
the props people who did an amazingly great fantastic job.
the costumes ppl who designed the costumes n spent so much time sewing them.
the backstage people who had helped so much.
the cast.
all the performers.
my section of crs, esp keshi. who has helped me along n taught me so many things n helped me improve thruout this 2 and a half years i'm in band.
and of course, SCGS CONCERT BAND! we did it! we made it happen! we rocked!!! 3 cheers to all of us! YAY!!! we did our best.

oh n of crs, thank you to all those who came, esp the seniors =) n my seating partner who's so sweet. n yes, of crs, jess who did not go for syf opening juz to come n nata. n thank you for the flowers and chocolates and of crs, the BANANA n capsicum. yeah... the banana is really nice...

i love my section. i love the band.

the concert is over. Scheherazade is over. i'm happy, yet not happy. we have to move on.. actually, i cant describe how i feel. if only my english is so damn powderful i can find all the words tt i want to write.. ahha but sadly, its not.. haha

n sat nite, i nearly lost my slippers n fri nite, i almost lost my mouthpisece thrice coz i forgot where i put it.. ahha ok.. some confession... i had 2 great nights. SCBAND RAWKS!

went for supper after tt n i was erm lost, coz i dunno who i'm actly going wif.. yah in the end went wif hy, n i got bullied! hmpph! hahahaahahah okkk.. got home really late...

|| flatburger || flew at 7:15 PM