VON: congratz to 9th coll choir (UM FESENI 2009)

congratz to 9th coll choir in getting 1st placing again in UM Arts Festival (feseni).... well done everyone!!! proud of u ^_^

25 March 2009 - UM feseni choir category. i wonder y, but i was really nervous for the team. it's weird that i wasn't this nervous during feseni 2007 and 2008, but when it comes to feseni 2009, while i'm so far away, not one of the participant to sing on stage, i got nervous for nothing. mayb what Shiao Tan said is right: i wasn't there with the team throughout the whole journey, i'm not sure with what's going on there and hence i'll get nervous.

before the competition: one night b4 it, we had arranged a video conference/ voice call for me to talk abit n show support for the team but due to the network error, it didn't work. so i estimated the time to call them again b4 they depart to DTC... "all the best" was the ONLY message i can pass to the team.. my brain went blank all of a sudden when ES pick up my call.

during the competition: through ES's handphone, i got to listen to the 'live broadcast' of the team singing during the competition. the quality wasn't good, i could only get the melody line, but not the nice chords. i couldn't comment anything about their performance, but i believe that they'd put their best performance. the gan cheong-ness went off bit by bit during that 8 minutes. weird... my hands were shiverring at the beginning.. was it because i was nervous?? or was it the weather?? it's cold here......

2 hours later......... received a sms frm ES: 1st placing
oh dear!! 1st again??!!! yes!!! they did it!! i was so excited jumping up and down in my room as if i'm one of them on stage. i would say that my excitement level was like the past 2 years. the result wasn't unbelievable..9th coll team did it for the past 4 consequent years, it's not easy to get the 1st again, but it's not impossible. i was confident with them actually.. (y am i nervous then?? -> i don't know)

i called them again, listening to them shouting happily, excitingly, sharing their sweet moment with me. it's one of my regret that i couldn't be there this year... some of the members asked me if i'll be there for next year's competition.. i answered without hesitate: YES! even though i wont be staying in coll during my final year, but i'll be in the team (unless they fire me la)..but this made me calm down after a few minutes.. the next thing appeared in my mind was: oh.. the pressure from the past archivement: ppl will look at the 6th year... will it be 6 in a row?? i know that placing is something extra and it's not the most important thing, but.............. easier said than done right?? well, that's something far away from now.. i still have one whole semester in Tokyo ok?? anyway, i'm looking foward to join the team again in july/ aug....... guys, I'LL BE BACK!!!