♥ Thursday, November 29, 2007 ♥
PAL4 ROCKS!!For those who does not know what PAL4 is,it is A.K.A Performing Arts Leaders.There were leaders from Drama,al kinds of Dance and Band.We gt to know each other and became good friends through many funny activities!
27th November 2007
Went to school, reached at about 8.15am and waited with Saras.Went to Music Room to meet Chu ping.At around 8.45am all leaders were inside and Mrs Nair wanted us to sit beside people from different CCA groups.From there we were made to learn more about each other for e.g Name,class,hobby…etc.After that, we were tested my Mrs Nair. For e.g what is the name of all these people in this lane. After getting to know each other we moved to the Performance Lab. Once there we got to know our instructors Ernest and Farah.The workshop they were conducting was called “Leadership Through Drama”. We played games where we had to walk at different paces and do different actions within a short period of time.It was very confusing at first because I kept getting the numbers and actions wrong but a soon got the hang of it and enjoyed it very much.After that we had a break and continued by playing a game which needed a lot of brain power.I was the leader of my group and I had to construct a structure or figure using my teammates but there were a few catches,the instructor would say something like hand on butt or finger on nose and the leader had to tell the teammates whose hand touched whose butt.It was very funny as some of the structures were kind of obscene.The other rule was that for e.g once your hand is placed there it cannot be moved away from it and had to stay there. Minutes passed and it was soon Lunch time.The malays were served Nasi Lemak while the rest were served rice with I have no idea what.All I knew was that it looked disgusting,but they finished it ayway.At 2pm we started playing a game called “still picture”With the same group we were supposed to make a picture that the instructor told the leader.One of my group’s pictures was “toilet”.And Jessica had to pretend to sit in a toilet bowl and act as if she was having constipation or diarrhea.Her face was so into the act that even her face turned red!Lastly, all of us were split into 2 groups of 12 or 13 and we were supposed to think of an act and act it out within 10 mins.We spent 2 mins thinking 2 more mins getting scripts right and the other few mins practicing.Jessica was playing an auntie..why am I not surprised…And I was acting as a Bad girl.Our story was very long-winded but everyone did a very good job especially Jessica Tan.At the end of the day,we were given survey forms to fill up and that was it Oh Yah,we also played a game where we had to close our eyes and imagine things….
26th November 2007
Reached school at the same time. Was ready and excited. True enough it was going to be a very fun day. Met a new instructor called Jacq. My first impression of her was she was a very funny person because when she laughed no one could resist to not laugh along with her. She introduced herself in a very funny way and managed to memorize all our names very quickly. We were all given a book with blank pages and we were to write how we felt and what we learnt after every activity. We all wrote our names on a piece of paper and pasted it on out shirts as name tags. We played and played for so long but every time we finished a game we would have a reflection time. Behind every game there was a lesson. For e.g. when you believe you can do it. At lunch time I was given a HUGE packet of mee goreng to finish and it was too filing. After lunch Chu ping left for her violin lessons and there were only 3 choir leaders left there; Jessica, Lifang and me. We played more games that helped us understand ourselves better .I discovered that I am very flexible, meaning that if I was placed with very active people I too will become hyper and if was placed with quiet people I would become very timid too.After many such games we sat down and Jacq told us we had to buy our own lunch the next day.So, we discussed about the food but I had to leave early because I was afraid I would be late for the concert at Victoria Concert Hall and Chu ping would be left alone waiting at the MRT station. Instead,I was the one waiting for her at Novena Mrt station..I waited for about 10 mins for her and found out that her teacher didn’t want to let her off.We took the MRT all the way to Raffles Place Interchange and started walking.With my trusty map and with the help of Chu ping’s mother we managed to find our way.I felt as if we were playing Amazing Race or something we both looked so blur..We reached VCH at around 7 and we had to wait for 30 mins before it started.In the mean time,Chu ping bought a small can of Pringles and she kept tempting me to eat it,since I’m muslim,I could resist the temptation and still had to cure my cough.Within about 10 mins the whole can was empty!She must have been REALLY hungry!The first choir the come up on stage was VJC choir the Second was Mr.Foong’s and man he looks weird with a bow tie!And lastly my aunt’s choir!woohoo!go auntie go auntie!haha.She looked very beautiful with all the make-up and the dress.I really wanted to introduce Chu ping to her because they are both in Soprano 1 and both are Sectional leaders!By the way,I still haven’t told her im one either.hehe.The concert was very nice and it lasted until 9.30pm. After the concert we went our separate ways and by the time I reached home it was 10pm already,I barely had any energy to even take a shower!
29th November 2007
That day was really exceptional,all our games we focused on Team.Few of my Favorite games were passing stuffed toys around and for the other one we had to walk through a very long skipping rope while it was turning and my last favorite game was traffic jam. The first favorite game’s objective was to throw an animal in ascending or descending order.We were all told to pick a card sit in a place in the room which we were comfortable in and then look at the number on our card.Mine was “35.”There were 2 animals 1 was called”moo-moo(cow)and the other”gerger(tiger)”I had to throw the cow to 36.(Daphine) and throw the tiger to 34.(Yi Juan).We had to throw the animals as fast as possible so that we beat the record time and after many tries of sheer determination we finally succeeded.The other games was very fun because even though we were afraid that the rope might hit us we still managed to pull through.The rules we as follows:1.Everyone has to go through the rope without running 2.Everyone had to go through the rope even the rope turners 3.If someone was hit,we had to restart. 4. At every level Jacq would say how many people can go through at a time and by how many intervals.The first level was easy,we had to go one by one by every 2 intervals.The talls ones had some difficultly because they kept hitting the rope.In the this games,being short or medium sized was an advantage.Muahaha.Level 2 was a bit harder,we had to go 2 by 2 within every 2 intervals.Everyone held hands as if they were getting married,even the guys!Level 3 was the last level but it was VERY hard.We had to go 6 by 6 within every 1 interval!But thankfully,all of us managed to go through.Just some extra information:Chu ping has done this so many times that she looks so confident when she walks through like doing a cat walk!hahaha.Jessica on the other hand was very auntie like.=p Lastly,Traffic Jam.It used up a lot of our brain power and by the end of the day we were very tired.There were 4 people on each side of the V-shape.At the sharp end there was an empty space.The rules are:1.We all have to move to the other side of the V-shape by taking only 1 space at a time 2.Everyone can only move forward. 3We could only jump over 1 person to get to the space. At first,my group tried Trial and error method but it didn’t seem to work to we took a book and started to plan. When we were almost there we tried again and again and again and we almost gave up.Once we heard the other group screaming we found out that it was possible to do so.And we were the second group to finish.I will never forget the experience I had with PAL4 because within only 2 days I have learned so much.If anyone asks you to participate in any PAL,you should definitely go for it.
30th November 2007
Had choir practice today because tomorrow is our performance at Jurong Birdpark.I really hope my Throat can heal faster!!It will be very embarrassing if I cough on stage!
Ok,have to go practice my songs now.Bye!
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♥ Wednesday, November 28, 2007 ♥
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♥ Monday, November 26, 2007 ♥
Like what my title stated,This Is The Most Sickening Week of My Life(TITMSWML)!Literally!Not Sick minded but Sick physically..5 days ago I got something called a Sty it is this bump in your eye that is very painfull if you blink too hard and it is very irritating!1 Day after I got the Sty,I got a sore throat!It was as if the bump in my eye went down to the throat!It was very painfull everytime I swallowed. At that point of time,I thought that was the worst that could happen.But I was very wrong.After two days from getting that Sty it finally shrinked in size and was soon gone.Once Mr.Sty was gone,Mr.cough came to visit!And I had both a sore throat and a cough!Every time I coughed....imagine the pain!The sore throat was finally cured after 5 or more bottle drinking daily!Once sore throat was gone,Flu flew into my nose!By the way,if you think this is a joke it is SO not.Guess what,Flu advanced into Fever!So,within 5 days,I managed to catch the 4 most common sicknesses and a Sty!And I have to recover by tommorow!Sigh...I guess there will not be anybody from my section in school tommorow.Even if I were to go,I would have to cure my cough first.$10 gone just like that..wasted.If you have encountered more sicknesses than me in a short period of time please tell me.Maybe it will make me feel better haha just kidding!=p
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♥ Friday, November 23, 2007 ♥
Woke up with my throat all sore and painfull.I can still talk but it hurts alot!Just to let you guys know how it feels I shall give you a basic description.It feels as if there is a lump in your throat and everytime you swallow something it hurts! Well,lets keep an optimistic mind here.Went to Tampines MRT to meet up with commitee to *AHEM* then we went to *AHEM* to *AHEM*.Sorry if I use alot of *AHEM*s,I have a sore throat.Hehe.Anyway,we also went to check Aloha Changi out and man is it spooky! It is not very "spooky and haunted looking" if you think of it another way.But it seems quite ok,enough space I guess..Continuing on yesterday's post...
I got so many gifts!woohoo!I have this strange gift which I think is a kite but its very small to be considered one.I wonder if it can even fly!But then the preson I pitty most is jessie because she got a sanitary padfor a gift!what kind of a sicko would give that as a gift!Hmm..I dont think its a tradition there,but here in Singapore its disgusting!And just yesterday I saw the 2 most disgusting shoe brands ever!One is called"le coq"and the other"Chiba"I really hope it has a whole different meaning in another language!
Well,I really have to do finish my homework!Its been on my table for so long and I still haven't finished it!
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♥ Wednesday, November 21, 2007 ♥
Haha,it was so fun hanging around japanese people!They gave us gifts even though we didnt do anything but answer their questions!So cool!And I gt A pair of chopsticks that are very cool even though its pretty simple looking.There were about 300 or more of them and we performed tosaka mimasaka and two other christmas carols.I just hope we pronounced it right.Somehow I dont feel like saying much today.lazy.hehe.
ok thats all for now!=)
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♥ Tuesday, November 20, 2007 ♥
Oh NOO!I'm going to be so tired at the end of this next 2 weeks!But then yesterday's alto outing was very fun!Woke up at around 7 am because my father wanted to eat breadfast outside.We went to Tiong Bahru Market to eat but unfortunately my parents favorite stalls were all closed!It was almost empty,but since we were already there we had no choice but to eat there.I felt a bump in my eye and realised it was a sty which by today has grown much bigger!Anyway we were so engrossed in talking that we almost ended up late!
I reached school at exactly at 9am(I usually come earlier),and waied for Mrs Nair to come.Guess what,I received another present both yesterday and today!thank you Wendy and Shi min!Once the arrival of Mrs Nair she asked us to practice Tosaka Mimasaka an at 1 point of the song I was the only 1 singing!It wasn't that I was wrong but everyone else did not know how to sing!Luckily,after today's practice 85% of them managed to get it right.Then Mr.Shaffi brought in the SLC(Service Learning Club)in and we had a briefing on what to do tommorow with the Japanese people.
By then,Jocelyn,Jessica sastra and Giolinni had arrived.I could tell they were excited because they were all saying "mummy lai le!"in chinese.And our mummy wear untill so pretty!haha.We learnt some things for example kuti-kuti,five stones etc.. Finally after 2 hours of learning,we were dismissed!We went off to change into our clothes and unfortunately giolinni couldn't go for the outing.Went to the canteen to find Jocelyn,in the end the all of us(committe)ended up singing "Its you"(the song we learnt at the accapella camp)to the rest of the altos(including jocelyn).
We then set off to AMK HUB.Once there,the 8 of us went straight to the cinema to but the tickets.Mummy Jocelyn looked so nervous when she wanted to buy the tickets! Then I found out it was because it was her first time buying tickets as our mummy!hahaha.I felt like laughing my head off when I heard that!I mean c'mon!Was buying tickets that hard?!And by the way Jocelyn,you need to loosen up a little!Ask us to hold hands while crossing zebra-crossing,be careful when you climb up the bus stairs,dont stand too close to the auto-open door if not it will hit you?!ALAMAK JOCELYN!You really sound like a mummy!
After buying the tickets,all of us went to eat.Since Tirta and I can only eat Halal food we had to check every stall if we knew that they were halal.We decided on Mac'donalds.Sorry altos!Sory for the trouble caused!They ordered food while I took care of the seats,just so you know Jocelyn eats VERY SSLOOWW...haha.Although I was the second last to finish,I couldn't help but noticing jocelyn wiping her mouth every time she took a bite.So the sneaky side of me took over,and I asked the altos on my side of the table to say"mummy,very pretty already lah!"hahaha.
After lunch,we went straight to watch the movie "Game plan".It was a hilarious movie and best of all it had Hannah Montana songs in it!woohoo!Every time one of those songs came up Tirta and I would look at each other and start to sing along. At one part of the movie,the air-con started to become very cold!I tried to control myself but after seeing jocelyn's leg shivering,my leg joined in!At another part of the movie I actually shed 1 or 2 tears(I didn't know I was that emotional)!The movie was almost 2 hours and by the time it finished it was already 5pm!Soon after we went to take neoprints!all seven of us paid $1 but jocelyn paid $2!hehe,so kind of her.
Unfortunately,Si hui had to leave and about 15 mins after she did so did we.It was a very fun and tiring day(I seem to have many of those nowadays).Today is tuesday and I am going to be busy untill next thursday maybe a few days of rest here and there but I'm pretty packed!So sad Tirta and Wendy are leaving soon,come to think of it so is Jessica Sastra!I will definately miss those days before SYF ,and I will definately miss all the seniors!Haiyoh!Tommorow still have to entertain the Japenese people.Altos please practice your "TOSAKA MIMASAKA" I dont want only a few out of all the altos to be singing the "be" parts!Later on stage altos all so quiet!By the way those who went for the outing yesterday,please give me your *ahems*.please dont forget!If you are from alto and dont know what I'm talking about you can ask me personally.Other than that there is nothing much to say,so bye!
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♥ Sunday, November 18, 2007 ♥
I am beat!So tired.Both Sat and Sun got workshop.Imagine going to SMU(Singapore Management University)from 7am to 6 pm!11 hours!But then it was so fun!haha. Can learn so many things e.g different ways of singing,beat boxing(Chu ping is a pro!)I loved the part where we got to sing with tenors and basses!Its like my first time and they can go so low!The scariest part was when I met this guy called Rashid and he is the same age as me but a litlle shorter than me but his voice break untill he sound so old!I gt to know many new people from other schools too the first peson I can remember is Yuan ting from NUS because I also know another yuan ting.The next person was Rashid because of his low voice.The third person is chicken porridge(Ji Zhou)haha.In our groups we managed to make up a story and a song too!I don't know why I keep accidentaly hitting Lifang's breast you know!I must stay at least 1 metre away from her.haha.I no more energy to write already..Oh yah!tmrw alto outing! woohoo!Note for the altos:when you see jocelyn and giolinni or any other senior who is coming don't be shy!Its been like decades since we seen them and you want to be shy.-.-so please don't be shy adn speak out I don't want to go outing and then everybody like so silent!ok i got to go sleep.bye!
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♥ Friday, November 16, 2007 ♥
Today was fun!Although I did not get to perform and I came too early,I enjoyed myself very much!Loved everyone's performance!Especially kelvin's!It was so funny! dancing around like crazy,acting as Mr.bean..It managed to make people laugh so hard that I even saw some having tears in their eyes!Haha!
And Tricia and Tong ling,you girls played so well!Now,after hearing them play,I want to learn to play the piano man!Tirta,loved your performance on GNO!haha.Don't be sad ok?You can do it next time(if you still want to try)!So cheer up girl!By the way,I also loved your outfit!Kirthika,even though not many people came you still managed to pull through as Second and you made us proud!To the other people whom might not know me and there is a small chance u would see this,you did an awesome performance!woohooo!
Joleen was clapping to loudly with the"clappers"That 1 of her hands went flying into the sky!And other almost hit her face!haha poor girl.Somehow i dont understand why we didnt hear them calling us(other performers)!The noise must have been overwhelming!And it was so good to see Mdm Ng,Mrs Choy and Mrs Toh again!
Tommorow I have to wake up early again and reach school front gate at 7.30am.The comittee is going to slowly make our way to Laselle college of music which I have no idea where it is.I guess I will stop here,talk to you people next time.Bye!
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♥ Tuesday, November 13, 2007 ♥
WOOHOO!Somehow I really look forward to this years birthday unlike the other few birthdays I had.Maybe its because I made so many great friends this year,and hopefully we will stay friends for as long as possible!Today,the second day of my busy week,I finally met joleen and Iffah!I was so happy to see them even though it was only for afew minutes.It was as if we havent seen each other for years!Iffah came like a shooting bullet running towards me and shouting my name!Although Joleen took her time it was still great to see them again!Oh yeah..I havent finished my chinese yet...great..Anyway,this is my schedule of these 2 weeks:
Monday(yesterday):Rehearsal for reach for the stars
Tuesday(today):Choir practice
Wednesday(tommorow):FREE!!
Thursday(My birthday!):Rehearsal for reach for the stars,choir practice
Friday:Reach for the stars performance(going to be the most humiliating day fo my life)
Saturday:Laselle college of music workshop!9am to 5pm!)
Sunday:Laselle college of music workshop(9am to 5pm!)
Monday:Choir practice,alto outing(can't wait!)
Tuesday:Choir practice
Wednesday:Chorale Performance for "unknown"Japenese people.
Thursday:Choir practice
So this is the life of Marissa Bte Mohd Fuad,busy yet enjoyable(depending on your attitude towards it).And those people whose homework are finished,I am SO envious of you!Got to go now!Bye! =)
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♥ Monday, November 5, 2007 ♥
Only 10 days left to my birthday!Cant wait!Anyway,my parents have officially let me stay over for the choir farewell camp!yay!Now,I cant wait for 2 things!Sadly,I still have homework..I want to finish my homework as soon as possible so that I can celebrate without the spirit of homework haunting me!Then,I can sit back relax and become a pig! Eat + sleep all day = grow fat(Touch wood!)I want to enjoy my holidays and not grow fat(again)..been there,done that,DON'T want to go back(some people might know where I gt that line from..hehe)!
Sigh...homework..The sight of chinese words makes my eyes hurt and it seems to be alot of work!As vivien put it,"It is not my cup of tea."but,if u look at the big picture its not really that hard..I just cant bring myself to do it.I have done my heymath and my...wait..I only done my heymath!omg! I don't have much time!10 days and so much work!Wow.OK marissa,its now or never!Do that Chinese homework!AHHH!(is like going into war)..ok I have to go do my work!I have to!Wish me luck that I don't back out!=p..I will blog ONLY when I have finished my Chinese homwork..Which will take a long time...
Oh ya!my brother bought this things called"water babies"..Very weird leh..they can grow untill so damn huge!Right now,I am playing with 1 of them.haha.I think he bought the wrong type leh cause this 1 is different,the ink comes out!and my fingers were blue yesterday from touching them!haha.so fun.can bounce around.I feel like a child now playing like this..haha.ok got to go do my chinese!bye for now!
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♥ Thursday, November 1, 2007 ♥
I finished my heymath today and just read a very dramatic fiction book within 6 hours!woohoo!1 more book review,chinese homework and 1 more compo(competition) AND I AM FREE FROM HOMEWORK!YAY!I am so sorry rachel!I had something that I suddenly remembered and forgot to tell you!Actually,my family wanted to go visiting.sad.
I really miss Pri sch,I just wish that I can be pri 1 again.Almost every single day you go to sch,very little homework,play with your friends non-stop!And most of all,NO homework during the holidays!At that time,I had a cute,chubby baby brother.But now the cute and chubby baby brother grew up into a overgrown,fat irritant!argh!Even at this very moment he is irritating me!My father always say that is what brothers are for to keep me cool...
I also miss the days when I am not so busy and come home early and sleep untill dinner time..sigh.My pri days actually weren't exactly enjoyable,I will never forget these few people who kept teasing me just because I am half malay!But thankfully god gave a few great friends who always cheered me up e.g Rachel,sherry,melissa quek and a few others.With them around,I somehow forget whatever those kids said! Subsequently,the so called 'bullies' results dropped for their PSLE!muahahaha!
Okay,I feel very bad talking to them like that.I just hope they would treat me better when I meet them next time!well,few more hours to choir.I shall wait patiently..=)
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