Im back from Singapore!!

Still remember the Asia Pacific Dance Competition i mentioned last time? I'm just back from the competition!

The performance of all the groups are amazing! Especially the Philippines, which came from Halili Cruz School of Ballet. I bet the choreographers must be figuring the patterns and steps out for a few nights even in their dreams.

About 50 dancers performing on stage, so unbelievable! How can the choreographers make such nice and sharp steps and the patterns for 50 dancers...Their steps were so united and even thier hair style are all the same: same length, same colour, same thickness..moreover, their costume was so perfect.

However, The Dance Academy Kuching has got runner-up prize in the category of group classical and national. 93 marks over 100! Our choreographer even mentioned that 'this was the first time i saw all of you so diligent and team work'! The dance was fantastic, we got a great applause from the audience. It was so sad that we cant took any picture during the competition as it was not allowed to do so. =(

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BEFORE GOING TO SINGAPORE

Our flight was on 20th of July at 2:55pm. Dancers are inform to reach the airport before 1:55pm. And by the time i reach the airport was 1:45pm. Out of my expectation, majority of the dancers are already there and waiting to check in. This was actually quite strange, as according to my past experience, they will always appear themselves at the very last minutes. But that day was different..maybe it was because of the pressure given by our choreographer =P although there were few still appear at the very last minute..

Last checking on the luggage

The weight of 3 luggages by the dancers

WHAT I FOUND WHEN I'M IN AK5709

During on flight, me and Angelina was busy looking at the scene outside the plane. Although others were chit chatting or sleeping or listening to music or reading, we were actually holding our olympus camera and busy clicking on the scene outside. And I found few cute and unique scenery..

The flying white smoke rushing out from the center

The speeding white cotton

The 'W' river..

I'm not very sure about the name of this river, I was actually caught by the shape of it. So cute.

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IN SINGAPORE

Outside Sommerset condominium

Inside Singapore MRT

The MRT is quite full with people especially during their peak hours. People pushing people..However sometimes things will change out of sudden when theres a camera in front..And this is what happen to my friends

Busy posing to get a good shot =P

Singapore Summer School

Im so sorry to only post this now, my laptop has got 'sick' and had sent to a 'hospital' in singapore; it has been living in oversea for a month..not sure when will be back as the doctor say they are waiting for the mainboard parts to arrive to do a big operation..sigh..

Anyway, about the trip to singapore in one month ago, its a fantastic experience. Dancing from day till evening, and went shopping at night time although the legs are sore and tired. ^^

However, i got few bruises on my knees when i came back. Its mainly because of the 'knee sheene' (turning by using your knees) in the columbia dance. In details, we actually have to jump down onto the knees and turn in a very fast tempo. In worse, our instructor, Miss Nikki, make us repeat this particular steps so many times until all of the dancers are turning in the same speed..And thats why my knees are having more bruises everyday when im in singapore.

Columbia Dance by level 5 participants on rehearsal day

Miss Nikki instructing the dance on the rehearsal day

On the other hand, the classical ballet session on the morning time will always be the session where my legs get real sore. The lesson was only 3 hours, but the exercises given was not easy. In fact, its quite exhausting..maybe i have not enough stamina training. On the 3 hours lessons, we have to do pointe work (where ballerinas stand on just their three toes by wearing the special shoe), repertoire (a small dance on pointe), allegros (big jumps and petit ones), pirrouettes (the turning on just a leg), and also barre work. I need to build up my stamina in order to join next year =P

Pointe work

Another class i participate in the summer school is the modern jazz class. The class was awesome, the warm up we had is quite different. We did seat ups in different position =) The most important is the dance Miss Michelle choreograph is so unique, although its quite fast and not-so-easy. But its fun.

Modern Jazz Dance By level 4 Participants

Freedom Finale

Finally its a rainbow out of the thunderstorm. One week of burying myself in the study rooms, have eyes closed with books around...At last, i can have myself sitting relax on the sofa, watching my favourite drama with a cup of hot nestum in front...

The days before was really nightmare. Everyday, by the moment i have my eyelid open up, the things that pop up at the very first second in my mind will be "cash flows, ratios..Thornton V Shoe Lane Parking, Godley V Perry, section 52 of corporation act...marketing research, product life cycle, product development...hypothesis testing, probability.." And the worst is, these subjects even run into my dreams to wake me up! And thats why i have several sleepless night last few days @_@ panda shadow surrounding

Thus this few days, i was actually in compete with time or it can be said as 'burning midnight oil'. Every second to me is very important: 'One second can read four words, 10 second will be a paragraph'. However, in order to practise this concept, much effort and sacrifice must be done..and it is not easy...everything is about speed

1. Speed eating

2. Speed drinking

3. Speed sleeping (less hour to sleep)

4. Speed showering

5. Speed reading

6. Speed writing

7. Speed chit chat with parents

8. Speed memorizing

and by the time you apply all these procedures, you will begin to feel the world is turning another way round as you are getting dizzy...

Talk about speed eating, the food i consume everyday in the morning is exactly no difference

Nestum 3 in 1 package nesvita

Rice Dumplings

This is really a so so nutritional breakfast..and the day before i took my law paper, i actually ate up four rice dumplings in a day as my meals =_= luckily i did not get myself in and out toilet as the consequences. In fact, i get my weight gain in consuming the four rice dumplings..

appologies

**About the Singapore postings, Im so sorry for postponing it so long...i will post it as soon as possible, including fathers day XP