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Sunday, April 22, 2007 // 11:01 PM

i feel intimidated.
and very worried for myself

gosh i hate this feeling

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Saturday, April 21, 2007 // 10:06 PM

woke up quite early in the morning to meet malvina
then we went to bishan library
khui huay and tingyin were there too
but junyi and huimin couldn't make it cos they are sick
awww... GET WELL SOON!!
i know how it feels, cos i just recovered not long ago

anyway i left after having lunch with them
went to accompany elizabeth to her hkapa audition!
haha had quite alot of fun with elizabeth and her mother.
good job elizabeth on your auditions
dont worry too much yah
and most importantly,
dont lose confidence in yourself!!!
start smiling! ((:

hahah and during the auditions i talked to elizabeth's mother
and i learnt alot
OH YAH!!
i got the meet the first singaporean to get into hkapa and he is a male!
he saw me and we started talking
then he invited me to go try for the auditions today leh
but i said i didnt bring my leotard and dance shoes,
so cannot ):
but i told him i'll be auditioning next year haha

and i saw the dean of dance in hkapa

then after that we went to have dinner with elizabeth's family
and ramen was yummy
hahah

i want to dance!!
CCA COME BACK PLEASE
i miss the dance room
and the hall as well

how i wish i could just go into the hall and have it all to myself,
with my dancemates
and we just dance whatever we want
do as many da4 tiao4 as possible across the hall
try out all the crazy and fun movements and stunts
go cartwheeling everywhere
do all the shuang1 fei1 yan4 until we lie flat on the floor, too tired to continue
yes, i want to do that

i miss those times badly

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Friday, April 20, 2007 // 11:06 PM

it feels great to dance once again after so long (:

but on another note,
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE XINMIN DEBATE TEAM FOR EMERGING AS THE CHAMPION IN THE NATIONALS!!! YOU GUYS ARE PRO!!

hahah
hmm so today nafa was kind of okay
because its feels nice to dance!
tuesdays and wednesdays are SO BORING
it felt kinda weird that you dont have to stay back for cca
and no matter how yucky the black leotard is,
i miss wearing it ):

today i went for peihwa's student leader investiture with junyi, khui huay and kiat han
ahh there are so many memories at the fernvale site
i went to take a look at the dance room
and it reminded me of the time where we trained for our previous syf
and i love that dance room
because its so big and nice.
most of the things are the same
just that they repainted the school
i like the fernvale site.
its quiet, and conducive for learning

mid-years are coming
and yuck i dont wanna talk about it haha.

so sad i couldnt be there today to watch the finals for the debate
i want to watch!! AND XINMIN ROCKS!!
ahhha
our XM CHORALE got a gold in the syf this year
congrats to them!!
and JIAYOU GUZHENG!
you shall do xinmin proud once again!

school has been so taxing these few days
and everybody is working so hard
i need to catch up, alot
hahah
must have a positive attitude
i've been doing most of my homework
and handing in on time (:

ahhh i still miss cca!!
i miss the dance room
and we havent use the new barres to practise yet.
I WANT!!
i miss all the dancers
and i still feel the excitment in me
XMCD GOLD WITH HONOURS
first ever in xinmin!
keep up the good work girls (:

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 // 3:54 PM

XINMIN CHINESE DANCE
GOLD WITH HONOURS!!!

YES FINALLY!!!
thank you to everyone who has supported XMCD in one way or another.
it gave us confidence.

what an emotional day it has been.
I'm extremly extremly thankful for what has happened

syf was AMAZING

and i'm just....lost for words

since monday,
i couldn't help but think of our syf
scenes of the dance just kept flashing in my mind
and i just couldn't concentrate

i feel the bond
i feel our team spirit
i see the dancers,
i miss the dancers

i just want to cry and hug every single one of you guys

today was just SO HEARTWARMING
when we were told to go down
i saw everyone running
so eager to know the results

tears started flowing down everyone's cheeks
even before the results were announced
and we hugged each other just to cling on to that little glimpse of hope that we will get the honours

i saw how much everyone wanted it.
i saw THE XMCD'S SPIRIT

i felt it.
and it touched my heart so much
that i cried.

and when we finally knew that we were awarded the gold with honours
that moment was....like a dream
it was screams and screams and screams
and more screams!

everyone just jumped for joy!
and cries followed after

but those were tears of joy, happiness
and the thought that all our efforts paid off
its just...so magical
and i've never felt like this before
i want to remember this feeling forever.
this moment where everything just seem so right

i looked into everyone's face
and i saw how much we have grown.
how much we have mature as a team
and how much we have bonded and learnt to work as one.

i was overwhelmed.
and it really touched my heart.

thank you so so much.
we got together
cheered our hearts out together

and shared our joy together.
nothing beats that.

dont ever forget what we've been through just to come so far.
gold with honours did not come easy at all.
remember how we started out
how lousy we were.
how we gradually improve.
and all the scoldings zou laoshi gave us
the tough trainings
and puddles of sweat that were left on the floor

everytime we did the dance once
sweat will be dripping and dripping off everyone's face

remember those ji1 ben3 gong1
those xiao3 tiao4
those zhong1 tiao4

remember how tired we felt after every dance practise
and the muscle aches.

remember how some of us cried because we couldn't do it properly
the high expectations zou laoshi has for us.
how everything was wrong
but slowly, day by day, became right

remember how we thought this dance was impossible?

but we endured through all the pains.
we came face to face with a zillion challenges
we never gave up.
and we fought till the end together.

we believed in ourselves,
we told ourselves that WE CAN DO IT
it was the faith we had in us.

we went to the UCC
and we stunned everyone.
we touched their hearts
and ours as well.

being on stage at that moment was enchanting.
it happened so quickly
and before you know it,
we finished performing.
that 7 minutes onstage was the best 7 minutes we had as a team
it was our best
and it was what we worked hard for.
thats the results of the months after months of training we had.

i miss every single one of you.
i want so much for us to train together again.
tuesdays and wednesdays will never be the same again.

we finally shown everyone what we are made of.
we shine so brightly onstage and prove to everyone that xinmin chinese dancers are different
WE ARE THE BEST.

thank you so so much

we've done the school proud
we've done the teachers proud
and we've acheive so much more than what is expected

most importantly,
we didn't let ourselves down.
WE'VE DONE ZOU LAOSHI PROUD
AND WE'VE DONE OURSELVES PROUD.

i've learnt so much.
i've grown so much.
GREAT JOB XINMIN CHINESE DANCERS!!

thank you for making such a huge impact on me.

I LOVE XMCD FOREVER <3

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Sunday, April 15, 2007 // 11:16 AM

its tomorrow!

YAY I AM SO SO SO EXCITED!!

i cant wait for it to come!!!
i hope tomorrow will turn out well hehes (:

hmmm..
friday was my last dance pratise in xinmin
sad but...i had loads of fun!
i am really really gonna miss everyone
and training together

mrs lim is coming with us tomorrow
thats GREAT!

I LOVE XINMIN CHINESE DANCE!!
i think that we are a great bunch of dancers!
an extremly outstanding cca!

after all the hard work that we've put in
i am sure that we will do well!
through all these trainings
the 36 of us have finally,
became one.

and i'm super super proud of everyone!!
i may not be a good dance president,
but i really really love xinmin chinese dance,
and i hope everyone of you have grown to love xmcd
and to love the people in it.
the teachers, the culture.
its just so so wonderful.

we just have to do our best onstage tomorrow
give it our best shot
and no matter what the results may be,
always remember that we are a group of very very strong dancers.

in terms of attitude
team spirit
perseverence
techniques
the level of disipline that we have,
we are GOLD WITH HONOURS

let your feelings show onstage,
dont hold back anymore!

i think this is the first time i've ever treated syf so seriously
and i really really hope we will do well tomorrow!!

i remember when we first started out,
we can be considered the worst bunch of people in xmcd's history
we were so lousy in terms of technique and everything
that it seems almost impossible to get just a gold
everything was so messy
almost everyone was copying each other's movements because we don't know how to hear the music.
and there were loads of complaints from everyone.

remember the lazy xmcd?
where everyone will just sit at the side not practising by ourselves,
and make SO MUCH NOISE that even laoshi couldn't take it

i tell you,
we are not like this anymore.

and throughout our syf trainings
we've been scolded by the teachers
demoralised by our own performance when we watch the video
the amount of pressure that we face is almost beyond our limits.

but we took it.

and we took it in our stride.
eager to improve ourselves and prove to everyone
that we are THE BEST.

you know this is the first time i've ever seen such a bonded group of dancers throughout our syf competitions.
i can feel it.
i can feel the hunger in everyone of us,
wanting to work together
and be a part of this whole experience.

xinmin may not be a school that can provide us with the best facilities to train in.
but so what?
xmcd dancers have a goal.
despite the pathetic tiny dance room we have on the fourth floor,
with the lousy tiles
and barres that are on the verge of falling when you touch it,
we still train and make the best out of it.

we should never lose to others because we cannot afford to have something.
xinmin may not be a rich school
but we have students with determination, perseverance
and the mindset for excellence.
and thats more important than any other thing
because we know what we want.
and we will do what it takes to get there.

being with the dancers makes me feel very good
and it feels like...you are free from stress.
it through them that i've found the laughter, the fun
and the joy of dance

so no matter how it turns out tomorrow
how we perform onstage
i really appreciate every single one of you
for providing me with such an amazing experience

for keeping the passion in me burning alive!

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 // 9:04 PM

yes people makes mistakes
and its okay to make mistakes during practise
because that's where you learn.
and you will know not to do it on stage.
thats why, all the more we must practise.

dance yesterday was extremly disappointing,
and we can tell.
from laoshi's expression.

it gets really serious when we come to a stage where laoshi is disappointed.

but nevertheless,
she said today,
that she have confidence in us.
that's good

but ultimately,
it is all up to us on that day.
you can't expect laoshi to be standing there
shouting " ti2 qi3 !", "yan2 shen1 !"

and no matter how lousy we did yesterday and today
i choose to believe that we will shine on stage next monday!

we can, and we will.

xinmin secondary chinese dance will stand out.
we will be the best

i just want you guys to know,
when you make a mistake during practise.
dont harp on it.
instead, try to improve.

and i totally know the feeling when you make a mistake,
and laoshi don't scold you.
you feel worse.
because you know you ought to get a scolding.

but when laoshi just keep quiet and act as if nothing happened when its super obvious that you did something wrong,
you just feel so....guilty...and disappointed in yourself.
because i felt that before.
and you really wished she scolded you.
because you don't want her to give up hope on you.

and i hope the next time when laoshi ask us,
if we have confidence in ourselves,
everyone will smile proudly and say "YES! "
thats the attitude we should have.

i know the expectations that we have to live up to,
the pressure from everyone
but...we've worked so hard!
don't ever EVER let it go down the drain!

these few days is going to be tough,
so hang in there!
we'll always be here for each other,
and we'll be working hard together!
doesn't that make everything much better?

i hope,
when laoshi sees us for the next few practise,
we are going to move her,
touch her heart,
until she crys

then, we have made it.

just do your best!
we have gone through SO SO much.
dont be afraid to show your feelings onstage,
because thats when we show everyone how good we are.

gold with honours is possible!
go go xinmin dancers!
dont give up hope (:

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Saturday, April 07, 2007 // 11:39 PM

juniors annual dinner tonight was awesome
had so much fun and laughter!!

well, i just read rose's blog

and yes zou laoshi is someone who really made a huge impact and influence in my life.
mrs lim as well, i can't thank her enough for all the oppotunites she gave me.
without both of them...
i wouldnt be what i am now.

i'll blog about them one day.
but now,
i'm so tired and i need to get to bed because i have tuition tmr morning.

goodnight

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Friday, April 06, 2007 // 2:16 PM

we had cca today!
and we waited outside the school for SO long
because the school was not open and we had to wait till bout 9+
when our cca starts at nine.

anyway there was aircon in the hall
so it was not so stuffy.

well, i baked cupcakes for all the dancers today
and give them a little note,
just felt so much like encouraging them.

i will miss every single one of them so so much after the syf!!

training today was quite okay
at least we did better than the last practise
we just need to improve some more and we will reach the top!
and everyone is like counting down the number of practises till syf already
i'm excited about it!
really hope everyone of us will do our very best

and just...
enjoy dancing.

because i had so much fun dancing together with all the dancers
it feels great you know.

jiayou xinmin chinese dance!
you know we can make it!!

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Tuesday, April 03, 2007 // 8:12 PM

i'm extremely disappointed with the chinese dancers today

why dont they see the importance of this?

and i thought we were changing for the better
i thought we were improving
i thought we could do it.

but now..

after today's practise...

i finally saw what kind of attitude all of you have.
its total rubbish

now matter how tired you are,
when you are on stage,
you CAN'T show it.
just persevere!
if you can't even have the basic mentality to do your best during every practise,
then what gold with honours?
you dont even think about getting a bronze

where's your sense of urgency?

not to demoralise anyone
but its kind of the fact.
and we must do something about it.

wake up please

we are not good at all.
i don't think we will pull through
if this continues,
then thats the end of all our efforts.

i saw the amount of sweat everyone had today
dripping on the floor..

but i tell you it wont pay off with this kind of attitude.

i know i must mantain a positive attitude,
but somehow..
we are getting from bad to worse.

please, stop playing.
put in your best efforts

and to think i thought we had a chance.
i was too naive

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