Journal

28/7/12

Today was a big day! Our show choir competition! On the early morning, Ms Ng posted “All the best” on the Facebook to cheer us up. 

We arrived at ACS International at 10 o’clock. Then we started our rehearsal. We had went through the song like a millions times but we still felt very nervous. When we were on the stage for rehearsal, the stage managers needed to do some technical check. In fact that time all of us knew that we did not do well, but our instructors encouraged us not to give up and stay positive. 

After lunch, we sit in a circle and practised the song again and again. I felt so wonderful at that time. I enjoyed the moment when everybody doing the same thing together and take care of each other. At p.m., some people came and help us do the makeup and hairstyle. After they finished mine, i went to help the boys. We did have a great time haha~ It was funny when i saw all the boys looked like ghosts~ Some of them shouted and screamed when they saw themselves in the mirror and some of them begged me not to put that thick. The whole room was full of laughter. What a enjoyable time!

Finally, the most nervous time came! It was our turn to be on the stage and perform our song. We hugged with each other and wished the others good luck. When the song began, we walked out the stage, the bright light shone on my body which made me feel that i was like a super star! I felt more inspired by the audience’s applause. We finished the song perfectly! Everyone was very excited. After that, we went back to the rest room to wait for the result to see if we could get in top three and perform our next song. All of us convinced that we could get in and started to change our costumes for the next song. Unfortunately, while we were changing, the stage manager came and told us that we were the forth. We were asked to collect the price instead of performing. Then, silence.

We were shocked and disappointed. i just could not believe this! I did not know what was the one first stood up and said,”hey guys! This is show choir! We joined this for fun but not the price! Come on!” Yeah, what he said was right. We love Show Choir because we love music, not because of the price. 

None of us cried because we did our best, no matter what the result was. Besides, No.4 was not a bad one, we made it in such a short time! We should be proud of ourselves. We should not judge ourselves just by one competition. We left ACS International happily. This was a great experience for all of us. Tonight was perfect.