I'll be going to Singapore tonight.
Holy cow, where has the time gone?
I'm so excited, I'm either fidgeting or spacing out the whole day.
But.. ah~ That's.. normal. >_>
I haven't even started packing yet, and whenever I think of packing, I get so restless because I'm worried I might forget to bring or do something. >_<
I hate Post-Travelling Anxiety.. =_=
September 11, 2009
September 06, 2009
Vern's Bridal Performance
I gotta say, I feel kinda guilty that I hadn't helped out much for the preparation of this performance...
I only managed to attend the last practise, where Catherina(however her name is spelt), Lika and I were literally laughing the entire class (that was after the practise).
Things came up that made me unable to help the first 2-3 weeks.
I gotta say, this performance, I had all the bad luck happen to me.
First, I couldn't find a bottom to match my blouse (the one I bought with Lika in Padini).
Then, I couldn't find a shoe to match the outfit I was wearing. Mummy suggested a shoe. And I was wearing a skirt.
Um.
No comment. (At least, I'll try not to.)
In the end, I decided on wearing one of Ashley's old Bata sandals, which had a little heel.
Finding a bottom to match my blouse (the theme was 'Love Is In The Air' or something like that, so jeans were considered not very appropriate) had already made me a few minutes late (I was supposed to meet Lika in her studio at 8.30am), and finding an appropriate footwear (that was not torn or unappropriate) took a few other good minutes.
So I ended up reaching Lika's studio close to 9. >_>
I helped apply makeup on some of the girls, scrunch some of their hair up with hair gel.
Then after we left the studio and went to Mega (Irene, Jing Faye & Samantha sat my car, Xing Wei, Agnes & Esther in Lika's), as we were walking to the lift from the 2nd floor, I thought my sandal felt slightly looser.
Then as I went into the lift, it snapped.
My sandal, I mean.
I tried to fix it to the best of my ability when we entered the tent, but alas, it was beyond repair.
I couldn't even hobble around. I knew I had to go and buy a pair of sandals or I'd never be able to get around, let alone get back to my car later.
Again, I thought I could've at least made my way to the nearest shoe shop (which is De Silva, in front of the VCD shop on the way to the 2nd concourse), but I hadn't even gone past the ATM machines when I realised that I would never make it with my broken shoes.
Lika had offered me her heels at first, and I declined, for I didn't really fancy looking so tall, what with me not being used to heels and all.
But I had no choice now.
Unless I wanted to walk barefoot to the shoe shop (which would attract even more stares), I had to lend Lika's heels.
No thanks, of course, to Lika who announced a "Everyone move~ Giraffe coming through.." to everyone in the tent. xD
So yeah, I walked (more like hobbled, actually) to De Silva and started looking for sandals that would fit my outfit.
Turns out the one that did, didn't have it in a bigger size.
Damn my huge feet. ㅠㅠ
So I ended up spending the entire time in Mega in my new tight shoes, and almost getting a blister in my heel.
Thank goodness I keep some spare band-aid in my purse for emergencies like these.
Oh, and then we had to wait for Samantha's parents to fetch her too.
In that shoe, and only having Milo for breakfast, I swear I nearly died (ok, fine, so I'm overexaggerating).
But lady luck started being kinder to me when Lika and I made our way to Starbucks.
Caffeine was heaven.
I had a Mocha Frappucino, and it tasted so good. *________*
But overall, it was a great day because the kids were awesome.^^
We're all so proud of them, and some of them (Michelle, Irene, etc; those who were performing for the first time, including Xing Wei, although she's performed a lot already) were really nervous, but they all did well.
As always, I hadn't managed to get enough sleep the night before, and the mocha from this afternoon kept me awake till evening.
The caffeine has worn of now, and I'm starting to type in gibberish.
So I'd best end it here while I'm still coherent.
Oh, and some pictures from the performance... Taken by Donna, Sophia & Sonya's mother. I would post more pictures, but my internet hates me, so yeah.
I only managed to attend the last practise, where Catherina(however her name is spelt), Lika and I were literally laughing the entire class (that was after the practise).
Things came up that made me unable to help the first 2-3 weeks.
I gotta say, this performance, I had all the bad luck happen to me.
First, I couldn't find a bottom to match my blouse (the one I bought with Lika in Padini).
Then, I couldn't find a shoe to match the outfit I was wearing. Mummy suggested a shoe. And I was wearing a skirt.
Um.
No comment. (At least, I'll try not to.)
In the end, I decided on wearing one of Ashley's old Bata sandals, which had a little heel.
Finding a bottom to match my blouse (the theme was 'Love Is In The Air' or something like that, so jeans were considered not very appropriate) had already made me a few minutes late (I was supposed to meet Lika in her studio at 8.30am), and finding an appropriate footwear (that was not torn or unappropriate) took a few other good minutes.
So I ended up reaching Lika's studio close to 9. >_>
I helped apply makeup on some of the girls, scrunch some of their hair up with hair gel.
Then after we left the studio and went to Mega (Irene, Jing Faye & Samantha sat my car, Xing Wei, Agnes & Esther in Lika's), as we were walking to the lift from the 2nd floor, I thought my sandal felt slightly looser.
Then as I went into the lift, it snapped.
My sandal, I mean.
I tried to fix it to the best of my ability when we entered the tent, but alas, it was beyond repair.
I couldn't even hobble around. I knew I had to go and buy a pair of sandals or I'd never be able to get around, let alone get back to my car later.
Again, I thought I could've at least made my way to the nearest shoe shop (which is De Silva, in front of the VCD shop on the way to the 2nd concourse), but I hadn't even gone past the ATM machines when I realised that I would never make it with my broken shoes.
Lika had offered me her heels at first, and I declined, for I didn't really fancy looking so tall, what with me not being used to heels and all.
But I had no choice now.
Unless I wanted to walk barefoot to the shoe shop (which would attract even more stares), I had to lend Lika's heels.
No thanks, of course, to Lika who announced a "Everyone move~ Giraffe coming through.." to everyone in the tent. xD
So yeah, I walked (more like hobbled, actually) to De Silva and started looking for sandals that would fit my outfit.
Turns out the one that did, didn't have it in a bigger size.
Damn my huge feet. ㅠㅠ
So I ended up spending the entire time in Mega in my new tight shoes, and almost getting a blister in my heel.
Thank goodness I keep some spare band-aid in my purse for emergencies like these.
Oh, and then we had to wait for Samantha's parents to fetch her too.
In that shoe, and only having Milo for breakfast, I swear I nearly died (ok, fine, so I'm overexaggerating).
But lady luck started being kinder to me when Lika and I made our way to Starbucks.
Caffeine was heaven.
I had a Mocha Frappucino, and it tasted so good. *________*
But overall, it was a great day because the kids were awesome.^^
We're all so proud of them, and some of them (Michelle, Irene, etc; those who were performing for the first time, including Xing Wei, although she's performed a lot already) were really nervous, but they all did well.
As always, I hadn't managed to get enough sleep the night before, and the mocha from this afternoon kept me awake till evening.
The caffeine has worn of now, and I'm starting to type in gibberish.
So I'd best end it here while I'm still coherent.
Oh, and some pictures from the performance... Taken by Donna, Sophia & Sonya's mother. I would post more pictures, but my internet hates me, so yeah.
August 24, 2009
Guess What?
Yes.
That would be my (early) birthday present.
A new laptop.^^
(Sorry for the horrible quality of the pictures, blame my digicam.
... or not. xD)
Thank you daddy~! ^^
♥♥♥
P/S: Why am I only posting this now? Well, my internet was being a total pain in the rear, for one thing.. and also Firefox seem to be always crashing every few minutes. It must hate Vista. >_>
August 22, 2009
Announcement~!^^
This is the first time I'm actually announcing something here. ^-^
But I'm here to say that..
I have a website now~!
Go on, go have a look, and comment! ^^
But I'm here to say that..
I have a website now~!
Go on, go have a look, and comment! ^^
August 14, 2009
Admit It, You Saw This Coming.
I absolutely LOVE my highlights. ^^
It didn't turn out quite as I expected it to; in fact, it turned out better.
Thank you Mr Gino!^^
Pictures of the bleaching process, as taken by Lika with my phone:
As Lika has warned me, my hair was coarse after the bleach (wouldn't expect any less anyway), and let me say that I've never applied that much conditioner to my hair in my life, let alone in a day.
When I came back home, I shampooed my hair to wash the excessive bleach that might've still stuck to my hair out, then conditioned it.
After that, I put treatment to it and wrapped it up in a shower cap (for almost 4 hours, no less. I even slept with the shower cap on, >_<). Then when I wanted to take my shower before class, I finally took off the shower cap, rinsed my hair off of the conditioner, and went about bathing as usual, not forgetting the normal (extra, actually) conditioning after shampooing.
But I guess it worked, because my hair wasn't as coarse as I feared it to be, thank goodness. It's still slightly coarse yes, but it's something I can live with. xD
Then I went for class in the evening, nearly an hour late because of all that excessive conditioning. But luckily, we didn't dance.
xD So pictures from that afternoon:
All was fine and dandy, until Grade 5.
My sinus decided to pay me a visit.
And I felt SO. F******. MISERABLE.
If only noses were detachable, I'd long detached my leaking pipe of a nose.
It didn't turn out quite as I expected it to; in fact, it turned out better.
Thank you Mr Gino!^^
Pictures of the bleaching process, as taken by Lika with my phone:
Why hallo thar, teacher. xD
Mad woman on the loose. Yes, I know I look horrible, thank you, Lika.
As Lika has warned me, my hair was coarse after the bleach (wouldn't expect any less anyway), and let me say that I've never applied that much conditioner to my hair in my life, let alone in a day.
When I came back home, I shampooed my hair to wash the excessive bleach that might've still stuck to my hair out, then conditioned it.
After that, I put treatment to it and wrapped it up in a shower cap (for almost 4 hours, no less. I even slept with the shower cap on, >_<). Then when I wanted to take my shower before class, I finally took off the shower cap, rinsed my hair off of the conditioner, and went about bathing as usual, not forgetting the normal (extra, actually) conditioning after shampooing.
But I guess it worked, because my hair wasn't as coarse as I feared it to be, thank goodness. It's still slightly coarse yes, but it's something I can live with. xD
Then I went for class in the evening, nearly an hour late because of all that excessive conditioning. But luckily, we didn't dance.
xD So pictures from that afternoon:
Oy.
And no, she's NOT fussing about me..
See what I mean? =.=
All was fine and dandy, until Grade 5.
My sinus decided to pay me a visit.
And I felt SO. F******. MISERABLE.
If only noses were detachable, I'd long detached my leaking pipe of a nose.
No, you shall not see how miserable I look.
Kthxbai.
Kthxbai.
August 09, 2009
The Performance.
Right.
You know what, I think I take back what I said in this post.
Or just.. Next time we have a performance, I pray to Shisus (Yes, I'm a shipper. xD) that we bring the bigger girls, and minus Jing Faye.
The younger girls, being young, (a.k.a Luvena, Agnes, etc), were more than a handful.
And then there's Jing Faye. I think I'm seriously beginning to wanna lay my hand on her.
I get what Lika means when she says Jing Faye is disrespectful and stubborn now.
I mean, seriously.
Anyhow..
What would a performance be without pictures? ^^
The following were taken while still in Lika's studio.
(A.K.A when Mission: Makeup and Hair was in progress. xD)
And then there's the pics from the hotel, which we didn't get to take as much, because it was so hectic the moment we stepped in Swiss Garden. >_>
Not helped by the fact that by the time we reached there and got ready for rehearsals, we were already beginning to sweat.
And there goes my curls. *Sigh*
There was also the fact that when Gina mentioned that we would be getting a hotel room to change and prepare in, we didn't know it meant 'tumpang-ing' someone's hotel room.
And when we allowed them to have a little snack before their performances, Jing Faye and Gina kinda messed the hotel room floor (and bed) with their biscuit crumbs and the glitter on their body (the glitter one was Agnes's work).
So I had to wipe them with a wet tissue and dispose it.
Then the 'tennant's' two young daughters fell asleep, and there was the challenge of staying quiet for the kids.
*Smacks forehead*
I swear I'm not gonna have that many little kids in the future.
They'd stress me out to the point of insanity.
Or worse.
Sooo... Pictures:
Group shot after the 'sexy dance'.
And.. that's a wrap.
As usual, we (Lika and I) could rarely eat as we had to take care/feed the younger ones.
I only had a small bowl of soup and a few small slices of cake that Lika helped me get.
Oh, and also..
My Kpop obsession is getting to me, because I seem to see lookalikes everywhere.
First, Ee Loe which reminds me of Lee Seung Gi.
Then today, a new parent at Lika's studio looked like the girl version of Donghae. O.O
Whoa there.
EDIT: I haz uploaded teh vidz! (the vocabulary is intentional, I promise. xD)
Hawaiian Dance/Welcoming the Bride & Groom
Pussycat Dolls' Sway/'Sexy Dance'
You know what, I think I take back what I said in this post.
Or just.. Next time we have a performance, I pray to Shisus (Yes, I'm a shipper. xD) that we bring the bigger girls, and minus Jing Faye.
The younger girls, being young, (a.k.a Luvena, Agnes, etc), were more than a handful.
And then there's Jing Faye. I think I'm seriously beginning to wanna lay my hand on her.
I get what Lika means when she says Jing Faye is disrespectful and stubborn now.
I mean, seriously.
Anyhow..
What would a performance be without pictures? ^^
The following were taken while still in Lika's studio.
(A.K.A when Mission: Makeup and Hair was in progress. xD)
The 3 posers. Whip out a camera, and you get many poses from this trio.
... even when taking a picture of their hair. *A*
*Kabonks Gina*.
*Evil laughter*
*Evil laughter*
The gang.
And then there's the pics from the hotel, which we didn't get to take as much, because it was so hectic the moment we stepped in Swiss Garden. >_>
Not helped by the fact that by the time we reached there and got ready for rehearsals, we were already beginning to sweat.
And there goes my curls. *Sigh*
There was also the fact that when Gina mentioned that we would be getting a hotel room to change and prepare in, we didn't know it meant 'tumpang-ing' someone's hotel room.
And when we allowed them to have a little snack before their performances, Jing Faye and Gina kinda messed the hotel room floor (and bed) with their biscuit crumbs and the glitter on their body (the glitter one was Agnes's work).
So I had to wipe them with a wet tissue and dispose it.
Then the 'tennant's' two young daughters fell asleep, and there was the challenge of staying quiet for the kids.
*Smacks forehead*
I swear I'm not gonna have that many little kids in the future.
They'd stress me out to the point of insanity.
Or worse.
Sooo... Pictures:
My curls were performing their dissapearing act as we speak..
I just.. dunno. Star-crossed lovers mebbe? xDD
Group shot after the 'sexy dance'.
And.. that's a wrap.
As usual, we (Lika and I) could rarely eat as we had to take care/feed the younger ones.
I only had a small bowl of soup and a few small slices of cake that Lika helped me get.
Oh, and also..
My Kpop obsession is getting to me, because I seem to see lookalikes everywhere.
First, Ee Loe which reminds me of Lee Seung Gi.
Then today, a new parent at Lika's studio looked like the girl version of Donghae. O.O
Whoa there.
EDIT: I haz uploaded teh vidz! (the vocabulary is intentional, I promise. xD)
Hawaiian Dance/Welcoming the Bride & Groom
Pussycat Dolls' Sway/'Sexy Dance'
August 07, 2009
Hair Dye, Ichibawa, & San-San.
This morning, we were supposed to get out hair bleached and dyed by Gino.
But turns out there was not enough bleach after he was finished with Lika's hair, (yes, your name is in my blog again. You're famous, bitch. Live with it. xD) so my turn would be next week.
The results of Gino's England-Class Bleaching:
Later in the evening.
Not bad, if you ask me. xD
Bleaching my hair the following week also means:
No dancing next Thursday morning! xD
After that was done, Allegro Girl (whom although her mom mentioned her name today, I still can't remember! I only remembered it was Pei-something. Sorry! >_<) would be dancing with us. And in the second I was walking up the steps to the studio in the evening, I realised that I forgot my 'crunchy'. (I swear that woman is ruining my vocabulary.) Lika hadn't brought a spare this time, only that little.. hair clampy thingy. xD My hair was too thick for me to 'pin' it up like others would normally do, so Lika helped me clamp my hair up. The result?
Thankfully, we didn't dance much, because we 'weren't sure' (for the allegro and pointe part only, actually xD). So Allegro Girl did most of it. xD And to be honest, I wanted to cry seeing her. Not because I was moved or anything, but because I realised just how much I sucked. Still do, actually. *0* She had really strong legs (pros of being a runner) and great control. To top it off, she's only 14. Yeah. Can I go to a corner and envy her to death now?
On another note, Sayaka was correcting Lika on the honorifics department when Lika called her 'Sayaka-san' After Sayaka explained that only last names were associated with the '-san' (or any other honorific for that matter), I looked at Lika, slightly dazed, and asked, "Does that mean my name is San-san?" Although I already knew about the last name thingy, still, I had always wondered it. So Sayaka offered an alternative for my name: 日 ('Hee', meaning 'sun' in Japanese)-San. But then I said, to no one in particular, "But my name is Pit (if you don't pronounce the 't', it could sound like 'hee' ) San .. "
Apparently, Lika heard me because she burst into fits of laughter. xD
We then concluded that my name was (doomed to be) Pit San-san.
Now you know why I hate my name sometimes.
Anyways after that incident, Gino was mentioning an incident on how his 'Japanese nickname' was Ichibawa.
Not funny?
Let me rephrase that.
ItchyBawah.
Please tell me you get that.
But turns out there was not enough bleach after he was finished with Lika's hair, (yes, your name is in my blog again. You're famous, bitch. Live with it. xD) so my turn would be next week.
The results of Gino's England-Class Bleaching:
Minutes after the bleaching was done.
Later in the evening.
Not bad, if you ask me. xD
Bleaching my hair the following week also means:
No dancing next Thursday morning! xD
After that was done, Allegro Girl (whom although her mom mentioned her name today, I still can't remember! I only remembered it was Pei-something. Sorry! >_<) would be dancing with us. And in the second I was walking up the steps to the studio in the evening, I realised that I forgot my 'crunchy'. (I swear that woman is ruining my vocabulary.) Lika hadn't brought a spare this time, only that little.. hair clampy thingy. xD My hair was too thick for me to 'pin' it up like others would normally do, so Lika helped me clamp my hair up. The result?
All in favour of Lika taking hairdressing? *Raises hand*
Thankfully, we didn't dance much, because we 'weren't sure' (for the allegro and pointe part only, actually xD). So Allegro Girl did most of it. xD And to be honest, I wanted to cry seeing her. Not because I was moved or anything, but because I realised just how much I sucked. Still do, actually. *0* She had really strong legs (pros of being a runner) and great control. To top it off, she's only 14. Yeah. Can I go to a corner and envy her to death now?
On another note, Sayaka was correcting Lika on the honorifics department when Lika called her 'Sayaka-san' After Sayaka explained that only last names were associated with the '-san' (or any other honorific for that matter), I looked at Lika, slightly dazed, and asked, "Does that mean my name is San-san?" Although I already knew about the last name thingy, still, I had always wondered it. So Sayaka offered an alternative for my name: 日 ('Hee', meaning 'sun' in Japanese)-San. But then I said, to no one in particular, "But my name is Pit (if you don't pronounce the 't', it could sound like 'hee' ) San .. "
Apparently, Lika heard me because she burst into fits of laughter. xD
We then concluded that my name was (doomed to be) Pit San-san.
Now you know why I hate my name sometimes.
Anyways after that incident, Gino was mentioning an incident on how his 'Japanese nickname' was Ichibawa.
Not funny?
Let me rephrase that.
ItchyBawah.
Please tell me you get that.
August 05, 2009
Food Preview
Today was my first time attending a food preview.
Actually, I didn't even know it was a food preview until Mimi told me later on.
I also only got to know about this affair a few hours before the actual thing, when I went to the office earlier that day.
Anyway, Mimi fetched me along with Kevin and Teo.
Kevin talked a lot and was friendlier of the two. Maybe it was the language barrier. xp
To sum it up, let's just say that we had more desserts than main course. xD
After dinner and when we decided to head home, we stopped by the pianist playing in the lobby, because Kevin knew him.
Mimi requested a few songs and he played some others that he knew, and the first song Mimi requested was Winter Sonata.
I recorded a bit of it (I couldn't help it! >_<). Have a listen:
Ahh, the memories..
I remember Hong Wen first introduced me to this drama, which was how I began to like Korea in the first place.
And the only words I learnt (or rather, remembered) then were '그대'. xD
And it was the first time in my life that I cried so hard watching a drama. *.*
Actually, I didn't even know it was a food preview until Mimi told me later on.
I also only got to know about this affair a few hours before the actual thing, when I went to the office earlier that day.
Anyway, Mimi fetched me along with Kevin and Teo.
Kevin talked a lot and was friendlier of the two. Maybe it was the language barrier. xp
To sum it up, let's just say that we had more desserts than main course. xD
After dinner and when we decided to head home, we stopped by the pianist playing in the lobby, because Kevin knew him.
Mimi requested a few songs and he played some others that he knew, and the first song Mimi requested was Winter Sonata.
I recorded a bit of it (I couldn't help it! >_<). Have a listen:
Ahh, the memories..
I remember Hong Wen first introduced me to this drama, which was how I began to like Korea in the first place.
And the only words I learnt (or rather, remembered) then were '그대'. xD
And it was the first time in my life that I cried so hard watching a drama. *.*
August 02, 2009
These Are What I Walk Down Memory Lane For.
I love them.
P/S: The practise at Swiss Garden went well, but it would've been even better if it wasn't SO.FRIGGIN.HOT.
We were all drenched.
Love the final pose of Sway, and Xing Wei's Hawaiian Solo.
Xing Wei's Solo:
July 31, 2009
*Sighs*
Lika would probably kill me for saying this, but..
I wish there were more concerts.
If not a performance by ourselves, then at least be a performance for the kids.
And it may be late, but within these few weeks of 'assisting' Lika in the kids' performance dances, I've come to realize completely that it's not Ballet I'm passionate about.
It's dancing.
Contemporary dancing, the kind you see in MVs.
And singing, something I discovered not too long ago.
Though my current standard is not quite 'decent' yet.
But I made a discovery with my voice tonight, something that I won't mention here.
But still, the fact remains that my main passion is performing on stage.
So people, get us (the entire team, if that's even possible! xD) to perform more! xD
I wish there were more concerts.
If not a performance by ourselves, then at least be a performance for the kids.
And it may be late, but within these few weeks of 'assisting' Lika in the kids' performance dances, I've come to realize completely that it's not Ballet I'm passionate about.
It's dancing.
Contemporary dancing, the kind you see in MVs.
And singing, something I discovered not too long ago.
Though my current standard is not quite 'decent' yet.
But I made a discovery with my voice tonight, something that I won't mention here.
But still, the fact remains that my main passion is performing on stage.
So people, get us (the entire team, if that's even possible! xD) to perform more! xD
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