Since i have been complain by YCM because of my long entries, i will cut it short from now on.
The 2nd day
1st of July 2009
The competition is today. This is it. All of our practices all these months are for the few minutes of us being on that stage. Hmmm... Anyway, competition starts at 8am. But since we are the 11 group. Our coach allowed us to get up around 6.30. Breakfast was supplied and it was nasi lemak again. OMG! After we boys are all set up, we went over to they girls' little bungalow and have a brief singing to loosen up our throat. Coach brief us on what we should be careful of later when it is our turn,a quick summary of the 2 pieces' arrangement she have made for the pass few months, hoping us to try our best and dont be sad if we do our best but still didnt gt any prizes...
Our warm-up at girls' unit
All set and we started walking to the competition venue. We got there and it was still early. All of us are nervous so we didn't really have any mood watching choir from other state singing. After we seated a short while, coach called us out for a last minute warm-up. We were so tense that our throats are tighten up.
Then comes Teacher Kenny to inform us, it is time. XP We went back into the building and waited outside the lobby since there are stilll 2 groups more until it's our turn. =.= Darn hot waiting there...Then, we move into a small air-conditioned meeting room because we are the next team.
When we were singing.
Of cause...All of us were nervous standing on that small stage. The pieces we sang were 'Selamat Pergi Pahlawanku' and 'Come Where The Lilies Bloom'. I sang and sang, fingers curled up abit because of nervous, and was getting more and more happy as we got to the second piece,'Lilies'. It was a joyful song and we sang happily as our turn on stage is finally over. When done singing, we walked out of the small ballroom where the stage is. All of us were so happy and excited cause we thinked we did sing well just now. And all of us agreed that we did sing well this time. After having some little tiny sandwich and cake and tea, we went back in to see how's the other team doing. When all the teams have done singing, it was announced that result will be out tonight during our dinner here in the main buillding.
So, all the teams started leaving the ballroom while some stayed to take some photos using the small stage as background. We took turns and Penang team ended up as the last one. Having the ballroom all to ourself, we just sort of loitered around XP. So, here's some of the photos.
The pose we did when we finish 'Come Where the Lilies Bloom'.
Photo including our coach, Ms Koay and Teacher Kenny and Teacher Ooi, and 3 choir members that were brought along to help out.
Actually this was taken right after we finished singing on the stairs of the lobby.
Walking back to our small bungalows after the competition.
After taking photos, we started walking back to our banglows...It's around 1pm and the lunch prepared by the JPA is already in our bungalow. After taking bath and lunch, we gather around in the girls' quarter to attend another briefing. It's about what are we going to wear in tonight's buffet and blablabla...XD Anyway, when we are leaving, it started to rain cats and dogs...hmmm. So now is around 3pm and it is our free period. I just take a long, sweet, refreshing nap =] Wake up and read abit of the novel i brought and it's time for the buffet.
It's around 8 something and after gathering at again, girls' unit, we start marching to the lobby. And got redirected to the resort's swimming pool. The buffet was being held there...Each table was being labeled by which state. Ours, Pulau Pinang, three tables and each table 10 person, were somewhere near the stage. We took our seat and waited and waited...an waited for...forgive me but i'm not very sure, someone from the government i think. Finally at 9pm or something, we get to eat our dinner. =.=
The front view of Pasir Gudang Golf Resort's lobby.
The buffet...it was alot nicer than last year's at Lumut, Perak. The winners will be announced after we have our dinner. So, the results are only announcede around 10pm. When the speaker announced it is time for the prize giving, all of the participants went dead silence, seriouly, I can even hear the sound of water lapping of the swimming pool just beside clearly, and some cricket, too. Before that, looking from the arrangement of the tables, we deduced that champion, first runner up, 2nd runner up and 4th prize will goes to the four teams sitting nearest to the stage, so as to save their time walking onto the stage. I concluded that, we wont stand a chance winning anything this year, it was until, I'm not sure, the 2nd runner-up i think, that was being seated quite far away from the stage, that me and lots of us began to dare hope we can win something afterall...
After announceing the 1st runner-up, of cause, the MC started to build up suspension by spitting each word out slowly. Something like, "Juaaaraa Pertandiingann Choir tahuun 2009 datannngg dari kontigen...Pulau Pinang.!" And so we jumped as high as we could like a compressed spring when the word 'Pulau' was being announced. We just kept jump and shout and scream and hug and some even cried i think and jump and shout again. We was like "WOW we are finally the champion". Finally one champion in all those 7 or 8 years we have been participating this choir competition. Just imagine how happy we are. I bet you that we are way happier than someone that won the lottery!
Then someone started to applause, reminiding us to get on stage and retrieve our trophy. I just can't wait and almost ran to the stage with Galvin (Kai Wen). But before going on stage, Galvin hugged Ms. Koay who was standing nearby, and in order not to keep them waiting any more longer, i stepped onto the stage becoming the first person to recieve the prize. As the first person, I was given a trophy and a plastic bag with our certificates. Abit lucky in that. Since I'm the first, the photographer shot a picture of me recieving the prize alone. We each have our own trophy.
Me. XD
After all of us have our own cup, we line out in our singing formation and take a few pictures of us with the tropies held high (YEAH!! =]). And when the guys get off the stage, the speaker started to play 'We are the Champion'. Darn me for not knowing that song, I can only lip sing it while most of us sang it happily. Then it's all over and all teams are leaving. Lots of them left, but not without congratulating us first or some hand shaking. Don't know who started it, but we slowly stood single-filed and gave those who were living high 5 (wee XD). So, we are the last team to leave the venue.
Marching back happily and it's almost midnight. And what the heck my trophy was broken. A few of us also found theirs' broken too. =.= Anyway, got phone call, chat awhile. Though we need to depart early tomorrow, most of us only drop dead at around 1am. XD
All of us on stage =]
