Read only if you're really bored/ really interested in what happened in my trip to Genting.
Thankyouverymuch. :D
Day One:
A 6-hour plus bus ride, through the customs and stops for us, to have something to chomp on and to release ourselves.
I swear the stops are killing people with their prices manxzx!
D:<
Reached First World Hotel in the afternoon, and settled in our rooms. My room wasn't that bad, because i've been to some other rooms, that's like so much more smaller than mine. Unpacked a little, wash up (and to find that the shower that was not that bad after all; hot water!:D), dinner (the food there, is really bad), and prepared for the Opening Ceremony.
The Opening Ceremony wasn't interesting at all, but i'ld say that it's just very dry. I tried my best, trying to keep myself awake through-out, but it was really difficult, as i was up, since four in the morning (hey, anyone play that song for me? heh!). And, through out the whole show, i was like zzz,force myself to wakeup,zzz,force myself to wake up,zzz, and it goes on and on (cus' we were told that we can't sleep during the show!), until Zat told us to go- wa, saviour! :D
Hit the beds, took quite some time to get the blankets out, and fell asleep like almost immediately.
Day Two:
Breakfast was really sucky. I couldn't find another phrase or term to describe the food/place there.
Went back and had warm-ups in Ginyang's (?) room, and it wasn't long, and the police officers (i'd prefer to call them the men in navy blue and have nothing to do! heh, it rhymes, okay?!) came and told us that we can't practice nor warm up in the hotel rooms, and asked us to go somewhere else if we wants to practice. Like WTF?!
Had rehearsals after that, and it turned out pretty well- the sounds, the temperature, everything.
(kay, sorry, was distracted with the messages coming in, and blogshops. Hah! Imma trying to catch up with what i've been not in touch for the whole week! ]:)
Lunched (at the same place, with the same sucky food), changed, and it was the competition at 3pm.
The competition, wasn't as good as our rehearsals, and in fact, far worse than what we've expected. We were really threatened by the lightings (Im sorry, this might sound as an excuse to the rest, but i couldn't even see Zat, i can only see Zat's baton's tip. Tell me if this is an excuse, again.), and we don't really sound good, not at all. ):<
Ohoh! Did i mention that before we went in, I saw one saxophonist from the other band coming out, uhm, crying.
It was our free time after that. Zat called everyone and had a talk, and well, like what Syl says: a few teared... Hm.
Free time after that, went back to the hotel room, and uhm, changed. Met up with the group, and when we're at the first floor, everything was so effed-up, for me.
I shan't say it here, so only the four of us know.
"Don't tell anyone kay?!" What actually happened is actually, quite disturbing lah. so yeah, shant elaborate.
Went to the themepark, with Jonathan and people.
Freefall, was really cool. The pulling (up) was fine, i'm never afraid of heights, but the plunging down, is definitely a no-no.
I couldn't scream it out, when it was plunging down, for the first time. But the second, third and fourth (and i dont know how many times), i can never hold it back, manxzx. Sorry jane, Sorry Jonathan! ):<
I only remembered this when i've read Jane's blog: Jane was/looked really scared when we were up there, for like the longest 15-30 seconds of our lives. Jonathan asked me to help Jane, cus' she looks very scared and all. And all i did was to say:" ah, eat cloud, eat cloud, uhhhummm"
But, hey! Really what, we're in the clouds, and in the fog! :D
But the second time, was really cool. We took it, when the rain started to come in. So, it's like drizzling, in the clouds! :D
Ho, was very wet and cold after that. Hur-
Corkscrew after that. Corkscrew was the bombxzx, yo! :D
Took like two times, and we're like shouting Encore! :D
We couldnt stand the food at the hotel, so dinner was at Pizza Hut, with lousy service. Hmph! ):<
Lights out, went to sleep, while Eunice slept over at Seetee's. Hahah! [:
Day Three:
Usual lousy breakfast to start the day- shant elaborate.
We went to Ginyang's again, to buzz, make merry, and well, somehow warm up luh. Hahah!
Had a workshop with the Thai conductor, and the first question that was donned onto and is drowning me there, on the stage, was "Isn't he one of the adjucators yesterday?!".
What else can i say, manxzx! ]: He's english was teh bombx, yo! :D And, i have someone(who came late) to come to me, and asked me whether he's a japanese or not!
uhm, well...
Lunch was lousy- did i mention usual lousy food? hurhur.
We had a little free time after that, and the group of us, went out to shop, i didn't buy anything though. There's nothing appealing to me, ha! (ooops?!)
At first, we thought we were playing for friendship concert, to redeem ourselves, but it was somewhat cancelled. I don't know why, but i somewhat don't feel like playing for that night, and maybe because i'm too upset regarding what happened yesterday- during the competition and what happened to me before going to the theme park. ]:
THEN, there was this group of us who went outside of the Hotel, to, uhm, enjoy the cold air/fog/clouds outside. The temperature was really low-14degcelcius, and we started to take pictures, go bare-foot, in the cold. We're like screaming and shouting outside, manxz! :D
It was the friendship concert after the free time. Not that bad- at least it was better than the opening ceremony: dry and i'm all tired. The performances were good; there were some modern dance, and that really good chinese orchestra. ha!
Then Lights out. hur, wasn't that tired actually, talked and laughed with Eunice, while lying on the bed, trying to sleep. Forced myself to sleep after that, cus' Eunice went all quiet.
Day Four:
Slept in until nine plus- couldn't sleep anymore, cus i have jieyi and xinrui ringing the doorbell, (Eunice went to get the door, twice) to pass me a lil' note they've written for me. I was like super drowsy- and read it with eyes like visible slilts made by uhm, penknife. ha! It was super sweet, i'm telling ya, and with the three chocolates they gave, I'm going diabetic anytime. haha! :] It was absolutely unexpected manxzx!
&In the scheldue, we're supposed to watch a workshop. But the news was spreaded around, telling us that we are not going for the workshop, but instead, we're going to perform at the closing/prize-giving ceremony. Im like super surprised(at that time), manxzx.
The ceremony was at night, so we went out to macs, while jane and seetee went to have marry brown for lunch.
"Wa, finally. Something proper, after pizza hut."
Walked and shopped around, bought a lil' something for people(i know) who're stuck in the sunny island called Singapore, a lil' something. I swear Eunice, seetee and Jane spent a lot, i repeat, A LOT, of time at F.O.S. hm. Fay and I, on the other hand, got really huge candy floss at RM2.50 each. It's like endless, manxz. Walked and shopped until 3 plus, going on 4. We went back, i don't know why, me and Eunice just slumped on the beds, and slept. I woke up like one hour& thirty plus minutes later, and went to Jonathan's room, to play. Psp's really nice luh, i want one luh. Santa?! heh. Killzone (if i'm not wrong) with Roy and Jonye. Wah, they really enjoyed bullying me in the game manxz! I'm like so noob in the game- first time playing, and Jonye have the score of 10 to 2! LIKE WTH!!! Had to get Jonathan to help me thrash Jonye. Ha!
Went back to my room after a while, and washed up, and prepared for closing/prize-giving ceremony. Oh,did i mention that while we were shopping, there's thing wishing thing, that is really amazing? You slot your coin at this plastic thing and they the coin will roll off and you make a wish. The coin will keep spinning and going in a circular motion in the "well" specially designed at the Ripley's believe it or not. Haha! I made a wish, for the night, AND IT CAME TRUE! :D
While the rest, tried catching the coin back, after letting it go to spin. It's like very funny. to see them slapping the plastic thing, and all. :D
Kay, back to the closing/prize-giving ceremony. Hahah!
I wasn't hoping for anything, and there's this three words that kept spinning in my mind- come what may. I wasn't in the mood to do anything. Then when it was our turn to perform/redeem ourselves, i got up of the seat and suddenly, everything started to spin, and i felt like throwing up. It was horrible. It wasn't due to any stress- It was the lack of blood(?)/iron in me. It lasted until Zat raised his baton, and it slowly went away- The stage was rather warm, the lights was less threatening, and the best thing that can ever happen to any performer is that I cannot see the audience at all! Like, i can only see the heads, or rather the hair of the audience. Lmao! :]
"come what may, come what may, ..." kept repeating in my mind, while playing Omisoka. It's really irritating, i'm telling you here. &I was really beaming, from the inside, when the song ended.
It wasn't long after our performance, they announced the results of the competition.
It was really tense, when they place and announces Temasek's result at the end of everything.
"COME WHAT MAY..." it began to flood my mind already.
It's a Gold! Tears began to come out of my eyes- i couldn't help it. TWE was at the back of the hall, jumping, shouting, screaming, hugging each other, taking photos, and making a whole lot of noise at the back of the hall. Dunearn Military Band had to turn around to see what's happening. Oh, military band. hoho.
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No one can really sleep that night. Went over to Jonathan's room, slap jack-ed for the very first time, ate instant noodles, had videos of Roy, well, singing and dancing, and throwing towels. The night was really happy, and high. It may be cold outside, but inside each and every one of us, it's really warm and happy. I went to have 2 hours of sleep, and i think Eunice didn't sleep at all. haha!
Day five:
I woke up, cus' of the irritating (automatic) phone call, and to realise that it's like 7 plus already, and realising that Eunice is not in the room, i panicked, ran out of the room, without taking my room card, and saw Justin, and asked what's happening. He told me, very calmly, "breakfast?" Hahaha! And, I had to ask him to help me to go down all the way to the lobby to make another card for the room, since i'm locked outside. Really cold, i wasn't wearing any sweater or jacket, just the chocolate day tee, and track pants. haha! Unforgettable, manxz!
Went back, washed up, and final check on lugguage, then to only realise that Eunice just came back from whereever she was. Hah!
Bus ride back to Sg- everyone's sleeping, everyone's tired and worn out.
Custom checks was irritating. All that lugguage, instruments were heavy and we have to bring them up and down, and i just have to have that very embarrassing incident at the checkpoint. boo!):<
Temasek Secondary school, have never looked so quaint to me before. Ha!
I have to go to CGH, right after reaching Temasek, for my brother's dental stuff. I swear, i almost slept there, on the hard chairs, man! ):<
Hola, Singapore. Though i must admit, I really like Genting more- the clouds, the fog, the weather!
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