NutCracking officially

Tonight was the 2nd night of performance. My cough is still there, but at least it's much better tonight. Sigh... suddenly feeling a bit depressed. I guess cos night after night of rehearsals and performances I realise that come next week, it'll be all over. Hmmm... it's just probably the busy feeling?

I know I'll be relieved and happy when it's all over, but at the same time I'll miss all the excitement and just making merry music with friends. Ahh well... anyway

Yesterday was the opening night. I coughed terribly during the performance. Thankfully only the people near me heard me. It was funny cos in the middle of the performance, I'd nearly choked and SH (my principal bassist) was so concerned that we both missed the first beat of the sugar plum fairy's dance. :p

Last night was quite exciting. We took several of the dances at a MUCH faster speed. gosh... I wonder if we were too fast for the spinning dancers?

Later after the performance, I went with SH up to our conductor's room and the SDT's GM's room to give them flowers. Apparently it's a PCO tradition, giving the conductor and the GM flowers on the first night. Funnily enough, though it was not the first time but our conductor was touched when we handed the bouquet over to him. Perhaps previously the bouquets were left in the room, so he didn't notice? SH and I felt that in the future we should give the bouquets personally; it's just such a delight to see him smile like that. Aww...

The SDT GM was also pretty pleased to have recieved our bouquet. But then again she was emotional that the opening performance got off and run successfully and smoothly. The GM is really sweet. I still remember when she treated me to tea with SH and the conductor at this posh cafe in Esplanade last year. We were all tickled by the way the waiter gave us our serviettes. He did it in a really delicate manner, using a little pincer to place the serviette next to us on the table. Apparently it is so that the customers won't get serviettes that have been touched by his fingers!! Gosh...

Tonight my brother's friends from the Sydney OCF came down for the performance. It is so good to see them again after about half a year. Though most of them had to go back home after the performance I still got to have supper with Shiimei, James and Bryan. Turns out Bryan's brother is also performing! He's a cellist. hahaha they don't look alike. So I didn't make the connection till Bryan mentioned his brother.

My bro and I don't look alike also. hahaha except that for us, most people would mistake us as a couple when they see us together. I wonder why? I mean I look so much classier than him! Who'd expect my taste to be like that?? Bwahahahahaha...

So anyway...it was such a good time catching up with them. We decided to go the Lau Par Sat and show James some city sights of Singapore. hahaha... we stopped by the Fullerton hotel where we admired the Christmas decoration, and I got to use my favourite public toilet in SG. hahaha...

Later we walked down the Singapore River along our way to Lau Par Sat.

I don't have any photos to put up... :p but we did take a couple of photos in front of Fullerton using Bryan and Shiimei's cameras. Maybe I'll get them and post them. hee

Tomorrow's a matinee performance. So for once... I'll get to sleep earlier hahaha... nah, I'm posting this late cos I can't sleep. My cough keeps me awake. Sigh...

I've seen the doctor twice but I'm still coughing and though my voice is getting better, it still sounds hoarse. Yeah, I just have a sexier voice now. hahaha...

Darn... why does MSN keep kicking me out?? Oh vell... I'm watching a touching chinese movie about a mother's love, except that this movie's got cheesy computer effects which are suppose to be dream like...

Woke up mummy and she's gotta get up at 4am to be ready for work. Sigh... feel so guilty. I'm already so old and yet still cause so much trouble and worry for my mummy. Gotta find some way to be even more independent. :p anyone wants me to give tuition or music lessons? hahaha... but then again, my schedule is so screwed up, I don't know if I can fork out the time to do part time work for a long period. Sigh... but I really feel bad that mummy is working so hard for my sake.

I guess also cos I've worked before, so I love that feeling of being financially independent. Plus mummy gets to keep more of her earnings for those mini treats like short holidays to Batam.

I'm still learning to stand on my two feet. Well to give my parents credit, they did teach me to be independent since young, so basically I'm used to making my own decisions and taking responsibility for my own actions. Just feeling a bit inept for not being more capable or more street smart.

hahaha...

haaaiii...

yar, incredible huh? JT this down? Looking down on herself? Afterall I'm famously self-confident. but then again, not really. I'm just confident that God would take care of me. I just want to be more useful, more of a credit to my parents, to Him.

hehehe, it's late, so probably that's why I'm talking a bit more emotionally. Or maybe it's the steroids I'm taking for medication. Playing tricks with my hormones. hahaha...

okay okay, I'll end off here. Sorry about the LONG posting. heeheehee...