Of Synergy and the Aftermath
Friday,the day of Synergy.Haha.To be honest,i am pretyt hyped and excited about the performance.I went to school today,awaiting for the minute the school ends.It was a short day,but it started with PE.So that sucked.Badminton is no more.Therefore we had physical trainings instead.Not that I hate it or anything,but i just hate the runnings.I hate to run.Though i cannot do much pullups,i actually like doing that.At least i dont have chest pains after i do them,i just get tired.And feeling tired is good.Anyway,so that was over.GP came and passed.It was boring,and we basically slacked in the library.Geography was boring as usual.Half of the lesson was dominated by lame jokes from NKT himself and crows flying slowly by.It ended,and i quickly rushed home to change.I had about one hour or so to do whatever i could.Bath,change,lunch.I managed to do everything in time and head on back to school to meet the club.On my way i called LiPing and asked her where they are.She said,"Right side!".I stopped,and looked around for a human.Nobody.Save for some Bangladeshi workers carrying steel rods.Anyway,she then said,"Im in the cab!".I turned right,and saw the cab parked up about 5 metres in front of me.I walked up to it,and she asked me to go in.I waved to the driver,saying that i would rather walk.To be honest,though there was a volleyball finals going on,i wasnt really excited on going.Well firstly,Bernice wasnt going to play.It was the guys team.Secondly,im more interested in guitar.So i met up with LiPing and the porch and we walked to the guitar room together.We took everything out onto the corridor and carried them down to LT2 where we waited for the rehearsal to start.Let me tell you the procedure of the whole event.The performers would wait in LT2 for their turn to perform.The performers include the GuZheng,Harmonica,Dance,Choir and of course,Guitar.So the five CCAs were packed in the same LT and we basically disturbed each other by practising our own pieces.Of course,Dance was not affected since they werent going to play or sing.Anyway,so we practised our pieces and tuned our guitars at the back of the LT while other CCAs head on down to LT4 first.Our turn was right after the interval,therefore we had lots of time to waste.Most of the time me and Ahmad would be fooling around having fun.Today most of the girls were taking pictures with each other.Of course,they took pictures with the guys as well.Ahmad and Mr Wong brought their own digital cameras.So they were busy taking photos as well.I was pretty surprised when we recieved gifts and roses from the girls.Thats pretty sweet indeed.I might scan some of them and post them up.Oh,i will post the photos taken as well.Provided that they send me those pictures.Anyway,the girls started putting on makeups.Some of them were really reluctant.However,after the president decided to bare with the makeups,everybody jumped down and did it.The worst thing came when the guys were supposed to put on make ups as well.Its a weird thing,how i would always be forced to put on make ups at every level of education.Kindergarten,Primary School,Secondary School and Junior College.In Kindergarten i had to put on lipsticks for some performance.In Secondary School i had a cosmetic makeup workshop,and now for Synergy.Haha.At first we were forced to put on foundation.I was pretty unwilling,especially seeing what LiPing did to ChoonGuan's face.It was,whiter than white really.She was talking to someone when she did the foundation,and she forgot about her moving hand.So she just continued tapping on the same spot and Choon Guan just happily had his eyes closed and mouth shut,allowing his face to be turned white.I had grace to do my foundation.I guess she was way better than LiPing,and i was pretty satisfied with what she did.Thanks Grace by the way.Though i was paler than usual but,at least i look more human than Choon Guan,who was sitting in the corner playing guitar with no idea how horrible his face was.Haha.All the guys sat down without question for some foundation when Ahmad came in and laughed at us.I asked,"You put on make up yet?".He said,"Not yet.".I grabbed him,and the girls jumped onto him to put on some make up.He was reluctant at first,but gave up struggling.I took a picture of him struggling to free himself for the tight grip of the girls.Haha.Its saved in his camera.Hope he doesnt delete it or not.Its one of those classic shots.Hilarious.Russell and Ahmad took a lot of gay photos outside the LTs,and we also took a lot of group photos.Dini brought those cool blue ties,and they turned out to be cooler than i thought.I was pretty worried when Ahmad told me that it was going to be purple.Oh well,colour blind i guess.During the rehearsal me and Ahmad were on the stage during the finale messing around again.Making up stupid dance moves and actions for particular parts of the lyrics.We looked stupid,but i didnt really care.I just wanted to have fun.Didnt really want to just stand there and sing like the choir people.Oh by the way,great singing girls and boys.Haha.Great.Really.The time passed by quickly,and soon the show started.From outside the LT's backdoor i could see crowds gathering at the top of the staircase at LT4,and i was already hyped and pumped for the performance.I couldnt wait to get up there and play our pieces.Too bad we were pushed to the back.First up,GuZheng.They left the LT and prepared to start their piece.Next was the combined performance by GuZheng and Harmonica Orchestra.The next was the performance by Harmonica Orchest themselves,followed by Dance.Every group that comes back into the LT,the guitar people would cheer for them,encouraging them.And the nicest thing was,they did the same thing when we came back.That was really nice.Very nice.Me and Ahmad got bored,so we sang "Slide" by the Goo Goo Dolls to kill time while waiting for our turn.The LT was pretty empty,so we just sang our lungs out.Or rather,I sang my lungs out.Debbie led the club with a breathing exercise to calm us down,and that was fun.We had a couple of practises with the alarm clock that Mr Tomas brought in the early afternoon,and though it sounded cheesy,it was funny.Finally,our turn came,and we queued up outside LT4.We entered soon after,and before i came out from the curtains,i already heard the 600 strong crowd cheering for us.I stared at them for awhile,then calmed myself down.Afterall,Ive performed with Rachel on that stage in front of the same number of people.The audience was just coming back from their interval when we went onto stage.The weirdest thing was,the lights were on,and we just sat there looking at the audience while they stared at us.It was an awkward 5 minutes or so,and i just started into the crowd,hoping to see some friends.I spotted Terence and Samuel at the front row.Terence shouted,"Dont waste my ticket!".I just put my finger to my lips and asked him to keep quiet.Haha.Soon,the light went off,and the light sticks from the audience began to glow.They were waving them furiously and shaking them vigorously.Right before i they turned off the lights,mumbled a prayer and ended it with a cross on my forehead and shoulders.Haha.Im not sure why i do that all the time,despite being a freethinker.Haha.Im not too sure if its a sin to do it,but who cares.Anyway,so the emcees introduced us and our songs,and the lights came on.Debbie started by hitting the woodblocks,and we started.The first song went on fine,pretty perfect.I was to start the second song,and that went on fine as well.Then the third song came,it was fine as well.By that time i was already comfortable with the crowd and was enjoying every second of it.Before the performances,i asked how CiPei and LiPing felt,since they were sitting on either side of me.They were both scared and nervous.I just tried to calm them down by encouraging them.Haha.Anyway,so we ended,and the crowd cheered.We stood up and bowed deep to the audience.The lights went off and the backstage crew came out to clear up the chairs and the microphones.I almost tripped over a guy since he was bending down to unplug a wire and i couldnt see him.Thank god i did not trip over him.Anyway,i came out of the LT,and breathed a sigh of relief.Told everyone that they did a great job,and we congratulated each other.When we got back to LT2 we recieved a warm welcome from all the CCAs,and that was really nice too.As soon as we placed the guitars down,we rushed upstairs to prepare for the finale.The girl at the door distributed to us some lightsticks,and we snapped them right after we got out of the room.Mine was yellow,and i had a little sword fight with Valerie and Yilin.Haha.We queued up in front of the LT door,and Mr Wong took yet another picture of us with lightsticks.We went in,and the choir was just about to finish their performances.The lights went off,and the song began.We walked down the steps,and went onto the stage just as the emcees introduced us again.We held hands,and bowed low again to the audience.The dance skipped onto the stage gracefully afterwards,followed by GuZheng and Harmonica.We took out our lightsticks and waved them as we sang the song.The audience cooperated and waved the sticks as well.The AVA crew turned off the lights,and suddenly the LT was transformed into a sea of beautiful lights.The guys of guitar club had our hands on each other's shoulders,and we were jumping up and down as we sang.As soon as the song ended,we did lots of cheers for each other as well as ourselves.Oh,we also cheered for the volleyball team,which won the finals against AJC.3-2.Good job guys.Anyway,it was fun and a lot of congratulations.Me and Ahmad did our victory dance,which was part of Choir's dance moves.They saw it and started laughing like nuts.Of course,we were having lots of fun.After the finale was the cleaning up.We had to run up and down to clear all the belongings and guitars.On the way i met Samantha,MeiJian and LiPing's family.Haha.MeiJian gave me this flower,which i have in a vase beside the computer now.Haha.We packed up our things,and had out debrief from Mr Wong.He said it was the best performance to be honest,though he did not hear choir.We met outside the room,and got prepared to go to Serangoon Central for supper.As we walked down the tracks and celebrated our concert,me and Ahmad came up with a cheer which goes like this."Whatever we eat,Mr Wong will treat."So we went on with that as we walked to the bus stop.Eventually,Mr Wong brought us to Cafe Cartel and ate something light there.He himself ordered 2 pizzas and a seafood combo while everyone ordered drinks.We had more fun taking photographs and imitating how Mr Wong eats.He claims that Cafe Cartel has the best pizzas around.And whenever he eats he will go,"Wah.Wah.Wah.".So throughout the night we kept imitating him.We ended up going,"People.What do we think about the food?123." and everyone would go,"Wah!".Haha.It was great fun.Patricia,a dancer joined us for awhile.She's nice,and according to Mr Wong she helped us promote.So i called for a toast and thanked her.We even sang her a birthday song for no apparent reason.Talking about birthday songs,today is Michelle's birthday.As soon as i heard that it was her birthday,i immediately sat myself down and figure out the chords.The "Happy Birthday" is a well known song,the chords are not easy to figure out.In the end,me and Ahmad managed to figure out the whole song.So during dinner time we took out our guitars and played the song for Michelle as she stood there.Ahmad and I sang the english version first,then went on to the chinese version where everybody joined in.Save for Dini and Agatha.Back to the point,we started playing the number game again.And this time we had more interesting forfeits.First we had the loser eat the lemon.Patricia,the dancer i mentioned earlier got the number.She ate it,and well,that was a nice forfeit.The next person would have to eat half a cup of grinded cheese.It was a small cup,and there wasnt a lot of cheese.Debbie lost,and she cobbled down the cheese.She intended to eat half of the cup.However,the whole cup went into her mouth and she choked.Haha.It was really funny.Mr Wong started saying that it was late,and we'll play the last round before we leave.So me and Ahmad came up with the worst forfeit.Initially,i wanted the forfeit to be the ketchup.However,Ahmad took the ketchups,then I took the TarTar Sauce and we mixed them together.To add on to the disgusting mixture,he added a cherry.I took out a forked,and mixed the ingredients together.We started the game.It was heart stopping,since nobody wanted to eat the horrible mixture.In the end,it ended up with numbers between 22 and 25.Which means that either Ahmad or LiPing will get to eat the "Today's Special".Ahmad took a deep breath,a sip from his cup and said,"24!".Haha.He got to eat his own forfeit!I took the fork once more,and showed the people at the table.Then i squashed the cherry in the mixture and went,"Oops.Ahmad.I think i just squashed the cherry."Yucks.Haha.We took pictures of him eating those disgusting things.He managed to swallow the cherry.But i doubt he would be able to hold them down for long.At least he's going to be down with a diaherra tomorrow.Haha.It was great fun really.I'll like to thank the following:

For your supports and encouragements.
The GuZheng Society
The Choir
The Harmonica Orchestra
The Dance Society

For supporting as part of the audience
Terence
Samuel
Guan Ming
MeiJian (Thanks for the flower.Really cool.)
Samantha
WenLai
Jane
KenYee
Liang Hong
Eugene

For Gifts
Grace (That little star and the note.)
XinYu (The paper rose.)
Debbie and LiPing (The roses.)
Somebody (Chocolates and soap set.)

For Fun and Entertainment
Ahmad (Thanks for being a fool with me.)
Russell
Choon Guan
Andrew
Jing Liang (Thanks for the dinner.)
Kevin

For Props
Dini (Awesome tie.)
Mom (For the pants and shirt.Really cool.)

For Making the Concert Possible
Backstage crew (Thanks for the lightsticks.)
AVA crew (Cool lightings.)
Mrs Ho Woon Ho (Everybody thanks you.So,yeah.)

For Instructions and Supports
Mr Bernard Wong (Thanks for the supper.)
Mr Tomas Leow

For the Times Spent Suffering
The rest of the guitar club

For Makeup
Grace (Awesome,awesome.)
Miss Ling Zhong Yan

For Food
Canteen
Cafe Cartel

And everyone else that i did not mention.

Oh,while i was taking a cab back home today,i paid the cab driver with a five dollar note.The fair was at $3.20,and he didnt have change for me.I told him to give me just two dollars,but he didnt have small change.He was looking for small change in this box of his,and i could tell it was pretty empty.I understand how cab drivers feel,how hard they are working,how their family are suffering.I know because Rs's dad is,or was,a cab driver.So i told him to keep the change and i got off the cab.Haha.I think i did a good thing.Haha.

One more thing.Today while i was carrying back the guitars,i saw someone that i kinda like.Well,i wont even call that a crush.In female terms,its more like a "Eye-Candy".Somehow,this eye-candy has the most potential to become someone important.However,she was walking around with a guy,and was talking happily.I am pretty sure that that was her boyfriend.Though i dont really like her or anything,but when she was getting ready for her performance,she had her hair down,and she looked pretty stunning.She might not be the best looking person in school but hey,she's pretty simple and i guess thats what i like about her.Wait,not like."Eye-Candy".Yes.Thats it.I shall not elaborate.Dont want to have scandals.But then again,its always not nice to have your crushes or "Eye-Candies" having a girlfriend or boyfriend eh?Though nothing's going to happen,you still that little pinch of sadness.Haha.Well,my liking for Rs is not going to change anytime soon.Wish you were here Rs,wish you were here.For some reason i was looking for you while sitting on stage.But you werent there.When everyone was giving and recieving flowers i was half expecting you to give me one.Too bad,i guess i didnt have the guts to tell you how much i wanted you here.It wouldve been a perfect night.A perfect one.You wouldve made this night complete.Though physically you werent there,but if im there,you are too.

Alright,enough of the Thank Yous.I am tired.I am exhausted.Goodnight.And goodbye Guitar Club.I love you guys,perhaps even more than...

Yeah.Night.This is Weilien,out.