Action Song 2012 State Level - Champion chain

And so, the state level action song competition came to an end with our team emerging as the champion! :)

We didn't make much changes, we were short of time. We added in Iban traditional dance, with little Jia Xin as Iban girl :D

 You're on candid camera!

Well it did took some time for them to master the Iban dance, as they did when they tried different movements of Zapin. All traditional dances of the different races are different: in nature, in body language, in anyway in almost every way. Gentle and meek for one; hot and explosive the other; swift and elegant yet another...... Different "texture" I would say, and it wasn't easy for them to pick up.

We are champion, when we are one :)

The judges enjoyed the last song - We Are Young, guess that might be the first time they listened to that song. The senior assistant of Ai Chun 2 was as enticed, when the kids performed one day before the competition, which was Teacher's Day. My mum said she stood up when she heard the songs, cool~ And then there's another teacher whose heart was caught by the second song -  We Are One. Good combination of song, inspiration comes when we work as one family :D

I was so so touched to see them performing their best on stage! They may be mischievous, noisy and much of a nuisance during practice, and handling them was no mean feat, but they always give their best when the spotlight is on them. Children do need proper attention, don't they?

The kids rushed to me to ask if they did okay, I smiled and gave them recognition :) They deserved it.

Team No.9 was a strong opponent, their performance made me worried. The props they prepared, the costume they wore, they were good. Lost half of my appetite after that T.T But then the other half of my appetite that remained was enough for me to finish a packet of chicken rice, HAHA! XD

Jia Jia kept asking me about my cross necklace, as I'd told her before that my God comes with power when I wore that. I didn't know it meant so much to her. X) She didn't want to go home without the champion, as she said, "不要给Rhoda姐姐骂我!" (My sister told them not to come back without the champion XD) So I told her to pray with me, and she did!

Tension was building up in the hall. We were so nervous when the results were finally announced, my mum literally had her hands cramped!! Well not surprising, my mum put in a lot of effort - Looked for tailors to sew the dresses, searched high and low for the traditional costumes, sat in front of the PC night after night to observe the traditional dances. That's a whole load I know, because I was "assistant manager" who worked alongside my mum with whatever I mentioned above, lol. XD

Well, God granted us the championship, so this glory belongs to Him! :D

God will be with us till the end! =)

Action Song 2012 District Level - Number one

Ai Chun 2 and Chern Hwa represented SJK to fight with SK for the champion today. The competition was at SK Seri Gading.

It was a breathtaking moment while waiting for the results to be announced. Thankfully we didn't wait as long as the last time because each competition was held at different classrooms. It was like De Javu after they announced the 2nd and 1st runner-ups, there was another school which we thought might at least be in the top three but neither fall on the 3rd place nor the 2nd place.

But yes! We are the champion!! Thank God for that! An ang moh complimented our performance, and said he'll see us next week, astounded by his friendliness :)

Our trip to KL to get these traditional costumes is not wasted, pheww! The Kadazan costume was sewed by Aunty Mary, great piece of work! :D

One Malaysia under the sun!

Hopefully we can win in the state level!

Foundation Finale!

FINAL results for my FINAL semester of foundation is FINALLY out, hahaha.

I did well, though not perfect, in this semester. I thank God for that and I'm satisfied. :) Susin actually messaged me to ask me about my results, and seeing that I didn't reply instantly, she and Wan Yi were worried. Lol such cute friends, where to find? Even if I didn't do well, I guess I won't have any regrets.

I saw a friend's status on Facebook just now, "Don't get too upset over small things, cause you don't know what will happen next. Appreciate what you have, not complain about what you do not have." Exactly what I was thinking about earlier on this evening, hehe.

If study is all my life, I will target for straight A+, and I will feel down if I fail to achieve so. Study is just part of my life, not all. Apart from that, I have so much more in my life. I have music, I have dramas to watch (步步惊心! XD), I have something worth working on (Action Song :P ), I have dates to lateh with my friends, I have my family by my side. There's so much things in life to be thankful for that I really don't want to spend a single moment of it grieving over minute matters. Hahaha~

 There's my #1 favoured male character-

Brave, understanding, loyal, and treats all his brothers fairly well.

#2 favoured-

Faithful, courageous, loves his parents, and keeps his feelings to himself.

Under the umbrella, #3 favoured-

Helpful, understanding, smart, gentle, and showed concern even though they broke up.

Friends, let's move on together, there's still a long way ahead of us, we're all in this together! Cheers!! :D

God's Favour

Two weeks of my holidays have passed.

The Action Song competition was held this morning at SJK(C) Sin Hwa. Six teams took part, including Ai Chun 2.

Together with my sister and brother, I started helping my mum with the action song the moment I came back from KL. My mum had chosen a song, so I picked one more and my sis the other. We joined the songs and thought of the dancing steps. Not easy though. But we prayed.

The costume gave us a lot of trouble. We went from shop to shop in search of an appropriate costume. Finally a few days before the competition we decided on the red "musical look" dress we found at Soun Thye Fashion. We took four sample sizes for the students to try on the next day. Guess what, even the largest size, which I would define enormous, couldn't fit four of the students -.-

We were running out of time, so the teachers-in-charge, including my mum, dug out some old uniforms which belonged to my seniors, which they used in the choir team during their time. I knew it because I recognized one of their names. Imagine how long ago it is, when my seniors were still as young as these kids.

We decided that we will look for a better costume should we win.

Waiting for the carnival to start.

And so the game began!

The kids performed quite well, even though they didn't manage to practice at all in the morning before they went on stage. I accidentally put one more Chinese fan on stage, so in utmost embarrassment I saw one fell from the hand of Xin Ni lol.

Never imagined that one day I'll attend as a "teacher" and not a participant.

We waited bitterly for the panel to announce the results. The weather was so hot, and they took such a long time that some of the kids fell asleep. How I wished I could sleep like them, haha.

My mum lost confidence when they announced the 3rd and 2nd places, because there was one team we thought performed well and yet wasn't one of the runner-ups. But just as I believed, Ai Chun 2 turned out to be the champion! God's favour was on us :D

The officers wanted to see the performance by the first runner-up and the champion team, which will both represent SJK to compete with SK. Some of the kids' fluffy decorations had fallen off, so we had to ask them to "terminate" all the decorations, what a waste hahahaha.
 

My mum and I with the kids.

Enjoying themselves at Witchery Ider after a tiring morning.

The next round will be held soon. With faith we'll give another good shot!

Glory be to God :)

My Holiday Job

So busy lately with my mum's job, lol. I'm helping out with the Action Song 2012 competition for the Year 3 students which is coming up this Saturday.

Now I'm gonna explode thinking about their costume. RM60, ask the students to fork out that sum? It's a little ridiculous that their parents have to spend money after nodding their heads to their children's participation. If I'm rich, I'll come out with the money myself, save the trouble and pressure. Yaya, if I'm rich, hehehe.

It's a tedious job, time-consuming, and unpaid; but it'll be worthwhile if they win and make it through the next round. And the kids are cute...... sometimes XD God be with us! :D

Music Never Sleeps

I'm falling in love with Jason Chen's singing!

His voice is so pure, he sang "Set Fire to The Rain" well, and I enjoyed his duet with another singer, Sharon Kwan in the song "被风吹过的夏天".

The remix "Love The Way You Lie/Not Afraid" is totally amusing, and the rapping part is my favorite. It goes like this:

Lately I've been dealin with haters
And people sayin I'll never make it
But I just use it as fuel to my heart
To keep improving
Race will never be the reason I'm not succeeding
nor will I ever sell myself short I’ll get what I'm deservin
Cuz I've put in my heart, and I've put in my soul
And I've always believed, that I would make it this far 

 We salute you, Jason Chen!

I think he might have wrote the lyrics out of his very own heart. It's meaningful. Beautiful voice, what a gift! :)

You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home

Thursday, I went for Wendy's talent show at Taylor's College. Before that, Jia Lin, Wen Qi, E-Chuen, Anlynn and I yum cha at Snowflakes. We were talking halfway when E-Chuen suddenly yelled:" 全部爱群二校的," pointing towards Anlynn :"你走开!"

The air froze.

Catch no ball.

LAUGH DIE ME!!! We were talking about something else when she made the statement, wrong timing lah hahaha!

1M Class of Ai Chun 2/2000

But we did have a thing in common, we were all formerly students of 1M class Ai Chun 2/2000, hehehe. Cheers girls! It's so amazing that we're still in contact after we've all grown up.

The weather was hot and we felt sticky before the show started. Should have bathed the second time before I came T.T

The torn part gave the ticket some kind of effect.

Like what I did during Shio Yee's Songwriters' Night, I took out the camera only when I saw Wendy on stage, haha. Wendy was so so small on stage, or maybe we sat too far. I had to zoom in the camera to capture her photo, lol.

Nice performance Wendy! ;)

 

I was going back to my hometown that night, so I didn't get to catch up with her after that. Guess she'll be busy too though. Before I left, I tried the very infamous burger at The Burger Shop that I used to see people mention on Facebook. It tasted good! Almost like the Ramly burger near UCSI, my college :D

Finally, I'm going home going home going home!! ALL ABOARD!!! Here we go!

You can change your hair you can change your clothes 

You can change your mind that's just the way it goes

 You can say goodbye and you can say hello

 But you'll always find your way back home 

You can change your style you can change your jeans 

You can learn to fly and you chase your dreams 

You can laugh and cry but everybody knows

 You'll always find your way BACK HOME! 

Miley Cyrus- You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home