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The Very FIRST NDP National Education Show!

Whoo Hoo! NDP First National Education show was realli successful! Everyone realli enjoyed themselves thru out the entire show!

Lets break it down from the morning !

Reached Eunos Station at bout 1030am to grab the chartered bus by NDP people.. and then waited for time to pass... and then something shocking came... Glorianne arrived and i saw her shoe bag... and i realised i FORGOT my costume shoes! it literally dawned on mi that out of all the tings i brought.. i left out one of the most important item..

Called my dad immediately to ask him to bring it down for mi to cityhall station... realli thanks to him for bringing my shoes down.. if not i can forget bout performing for that day....

Rushed down to the F1 grand stand to meet up with the rest.. and headed out to the holding area... Had a dry run at our podiums.. and this time.. all of us were given In ear monitor (I.E.M).... its sounds kinda cool though.. like everytime we watch concerts and stuff.. we often see those artists wearing ear monitors..and sometimes i do wonder wat they are they listening.. is it the people talking at the controls or is it the musics that they are supposed to do???

and so this time.. i had one myself too.. and for mine.. we are listening to the music that we have to play..and play according to the what we hear from the ear monitor...

we were told to perform even if its a dry run.. so i gave my best shot.. did watever i could on my podium.. and wats realli delighted mi was when i was walking back to the stairs.. those army officers that was around my area spoke to mi and complimented me for my performance.. was realli delighted that they enjoyed the "performance"

back at the holding area.. rested... lunched... slacked.. chill.... to be honest.. almost 70% of the time at NDP rehearsals.. we were chillin and slackin.. heading to 7-11 for drinks... cam whore... and stuff...

then not long after we rested.. we got changed into our costume to prepare for the actual preview in the evening.. and then.. we saw an incoming of ladies.... the make up artist... hahaha! well.. felt like a star though... had professional make up artists to help with the make up... although im quite reluctant for the make up.. but no choice...

Had some photo shoots with "The Straits Times" Newspaper as they are featuring Neo in it.. Bloco Singapura was on Newpaper... then after that.. it was Camwhore time all the way!

Thats Leonard on the left!

Elisa!

Decided to do some jump shot!

One take and we got it!

But after that....

Cramppped!!!!! Both my calves! -.-

okaye.. get ready for this ONE!
one unglam photo for u guys to laugh at!

yea yea.. laugh all u want!
it was taken in the midst of making up..
and i forgot i still got the hair clip ON!

Tadah.. final outcome!

Headed to the Floating Platform for the actual Preview... and man was i having major butterflies in my stomach... its like the real deal alreadi.. even though its just a NE show... Headed out and the next ting i saw was tons and tons of Cameras and flashlights! the kids all have camera sia... talk bout generation gap eh... p5 kids holding Digi cam...

and of course not onli the kids... the NDP photographer as well with their High Def Canon DSLR and Nikon...

Stood up at my podium and the sight was just simply awesome.. one whole sea of kids in red.. and then the music came... Performed like to the max and thoroughly enjoyed myself performing... and then 1 rolling camera (as in those that broadcast) and 2 NDP photographers with the cameras were right infront of me snapping me right in the face.. hahahaa... BUT somehow.. i tink i not good looking.. so dun have the pics.. tried finding it.. but dun have..must be the looks i tink.. hahaha!!

okok... get back to topic...

Changed for Chapt 5... and Grinded sparks and played for the chapter... super shiok the feeling... indescribable! Must watch chapt 5! u wont wanna miss it... Ian told us that if got chance... we ourselves must watch chapt 5.. because its a chapt that is one of the highlights.. and the music.. lighting effects, pyro and fireworks are realli amazing...

Then changed, again, to get ready for the Grand Finale...

Headed out to the stage for the grand finale... and we were alreadi quite high.. but guess wat! when the fireworks shoot up.. the moment it went.. just AS IF it was planned... THE RAIN POURED! and it gets bigger and bigger!

BUT Nobody flinged or tried seeking for shelter.. all of us stood there and partied even more like nobody business.... the rain just simply added an even higher climax to the entire finale.. the Kids were too high themselves too! Even the Minster of Defence, Mr Teo Chee Hean, was in the rain himself.. he was soaked too... but i guess this is wat we call one united people...

it was also my very first time seeing and being in an NDP whereby it rained... first time singing the National Anthem and saying the pledge in the rain... it was definitely a very memorable experiences for all of us... one that would realli last make us realli remember that day of NDP 2009 very first NE show...

To sum it up... i would say NDP NE Show 1 Rocked the most till date... but im sure on the actual day.. it will be even better!

alright some more visuals!
(pics are all grabbed from NDP sites and other photographers..)

Alright! thats it from me for NDP updates! will be back to blog soon !
Take care! =D

....Updates....

Alright... in the midst of studying..for the paper later on at 430pm... well.. taking a break hence gonna come here and update some stuff...

Many tings have been going recently... NDP Combined Rehearsals.. Common tests and also the demise of one of my uncles.

The Demise

Although im not realli close to him... and its like i onli see him once a few years.. been a long time i last saw him... didnt realli had a good impression of him also when i was young.. but somehow as i sat at the service, i can realli see that even though he hasnt realli been the realli good guy to probably some of my relatives, but they still care alot for him... they were realli crying and tearing at the demise of him...

he wasnt very old either... it realli brought mi to light that no matter how bad one is... there are still people that cares and concern about the person... because everyone makes mistakes in life.. and even if the whole world dun stand by you, parents and relatives will always be the ones there standing right next to you.

Probably to me, he may not be someone realli that significant.. because im realli not close to him, but seeing how my aunts and the rest were, it does show that he is significant to someone else.. to them.. and he most probably had made some really good memories and happy fond memories in their life when he is still around.

Rest in Peace.

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Alright moving on!

Last saturday was NDP combined rehearsal 3! it was one hell of a crazy day for all of us.. How to put it? it was one of the rehearsals with the most screw ups and yet it was also one of the rehearsals whereby we had the most fun!

well.. Combined Rehearsal 3 was a special one because they have allowed 20,000 people to watch.. its open to SAF participants' families and friends because i tink if im not wrong.. its the SAF family day or something... whereby the NSF get to see their families and stuf.. but for those participant (NSF)... they were given tickets to invite their parents and friends to come and watch.. so hence explain the 20,000 audiences.

For screw ups, because of the tight security, they have kept blocking us from getting access to places whereby we needa get there... and we were told that we are not bounded by them.. so in other words.. they actually have no rights to stop us..

for the show in the evening.. we were told to go to this location at the stairs.. but yet we were blocked.. time was running out.. they realli dun let us go... in the end Ian screamed at the MP and we just heck care chiong all the way to our position... To be honest.. i tink quite alot of us were pissed at them as well. alot of miss communication and stuff.. but then again.. rehearsals are meant to be screwed up so that problem can be rectify and solved for a better outcome of the actual show.....

Now the FUN part! Im grinding sparks for one of the chapters.... and YES.. finally this time they provided us with the grinder and the power socket for us.. so i was literally enjoying myself and grinding sparks effect for the performance.. i bet all the grinders were exhilerated and was enjoying the grinding.. hahaa!

The whole Show took its climax at the finale.. Loads of fireworks were shot and the atmosphere was super high... everyone was like partying like crazy on the stage.. hahaha! overall it was realli a great show despite the screw ups

OH yea! this year concept is different in terms of the show is not in act 1 or act 2 etc etc.

watch it as if u were reading a book.. everything is in chapters.. total of 10 chapters. and the whole show concept is based on the pledge.. meaning to say every chapter.. each chapter is part of the pledge.. and it shows the beginning of singapore to the recent date of singapore..

i hope with the elaboration.. u guys can enjoy the show a lil better...

okaye! Visual time yet again!

Verena!
Catch her on TV.. she will be on the screen!

Shawn

Neo!
Hes a South African Guy!

Jason

Bloco Singapura in Action!

Alright thats all i have for u today!

all the best for Common test people!
take care!

Back Again

Alright.. im back to blog.. its bout 2am in the morning right now... dunno why for no reason... i kinda feel very empty inside.. like all of a sudden...

Later on in the day there is FB meeting.. and somehow.. i feel a little awkward yet a litter out of place... like because i haven been going back to FB for a while due to NDP and stuff.. somehow i felt like im so distant from all of them... all the times i realli wanted to go for their meetings and stuff... help them out in watever ways they need help... but i guess like for mi at this moment.. with NDP going on... i realli cant be of any help to them...

i kinda misses the last times with them.. the crazy mass convo in msn and the outings etc etc... i guess like for all of them.. their bond are even tighter now and stuff..
im realli sorie guys that im rather useless to u all right now... because of my committments and stuff... but i do hope that all of us can still be like a real family in FB.. i just feel really bad that im always not there for them... to support them in competitions and stuff..

alright.. moving onn....

NDP Combined rehearsal on saturday was A BLAST! it was the first time EVERYONE, including the parade and all the other performers come together... and as i stood up onto that huge mega stage... never would i have tot my childhood dream would ever come true... and most of them are also thinking the same...
The feeling was indescribable as i stood there looking at 27,000 seats from the stage... maybe because i have never been part of such a mega huge event before thats why im having those feelings..

and wat was even more happening was that they realli do the show just as if it was the actual show itself.. with pyro flamings and not to mention. THE FIREWORKS! all the sec school kids and primary school kids performers went gaga and crazy when the fireworks was shot... so guys.. if u wanna catch some fireworks.. just be around marina bay at evening till night time.. u will catch some fireworks.. BUT NO GUARANTEE hor..

This coming sat is the 2nd last Combined rehearsals.. and after next week.. the following week is the very first National Education Previews for the Primary 5 kids... hence its pretty fast i have to say... and from then on.. its all live show with real audiences all the way till the actual show on 9th August...

A little something for u guys.. the official launch for this year theme song will be on 2nd of july... so hence.. u all will get to hear the theme song from that day onwards.. wat song is it.. i also dunno.. neither have i heard it before..

alright.. aint gonna be a spoiler to leak out all the tings on NDP .. Catch it on August 9th! its thoroughly different this year i have to say ..

Okaye... now is Visuals time! =)

Alright.. the Army or the govt hasnt been too bad to us.. they provided us food and drinks! and of course.. they are all FREE! hahaha!

Old Chang Kee!!!

Milo!! my favourite!
and its realli refreshing on that hott day!

Yuppz! the gun salute is on the water this year!

Some vids of that day!

Behind the scene

Together as one

End of the day!

indeed that day was a realli long and tiring day for everyone.. but im sure everyone realli enjoyed themselves... at least i do..hahahaha!

to side track a lil.. Emerge Strikeforce Video is out! check it out!

okaye.. thats it from mi... till i update again soon!

take care people!

Mini-Emerge/ NDP 2009

Alright! finally able to be back here to update my "dead" blog... because its... finally "HOLIDAYS" so to speak... to put it in a nice.. its holiday.. but otherwise.. its more of study break... because after these 2 weeks.. its common test.. well.. lets focus on the positive side...

Okaye.. Emerge has well been over for bout 2 weeks... the photos are out and so here they are!

That's Jason on top!

This was taken at Jurong West Church

That's GIN!

NDP 2009!

First thing first! we are moving in to Marina Bay floating Platform this week!!!!! Tomorrow to be exact! wahahaha! super excited.. i cant wait to see the big setting of the stage and stuff.. cox i have been seeing them all along on facebook pictures.. tmr will be able to see it real.. and even got the chance to stand on it!

well... although im realli excited to move to marina bay platform.. but on the other hand.. im having mixed feeling as well.. because moving into marina bay platform would means previews are coming.. and soon after.. the actual show.. and after which.. everything will form up to be just memories etched in my life...

From the beginning at Amoy Quee Camp... the long walk up the hill and the never ending declaration of handphones... to Kranji Camp at Yew Tee.. under the hot sun and the make shift layout of the stage.. the usual training shed that we practice our drumlines stuff.. now to finally moving in to marina bay platform...

i guess like im realli gonna miss NDP once everything is over... no doubt this will be my largest show ever ... but the experience that i got is realli different.. its realli like heartwarming to see everyone coming together and helping each other out to make all these thing happens...

although sometimes u do hear mi sort of "complain" that im stressed and stuff.. but realli.. i still love the experience im getting out of NDP.. and also like im sure everyone wants the best for the show.. at the very least is to get my parts perfected.. i dunno if in the future will such opportunities ever come again but for now.. i just know i had to cherish every single moment i had practicing with the rest of strikeforce and also the rest of the other people in the show.. be it whether i perform on that day anot.. its no longer important... because its the process that counts... i would realli love to perform on that day.. but if i dont.. i alreadi had one of the best experiences.... So lets jiayou together and realli make NDP 2009 a Dope one! =D

Below are some vids i found on NDP 2009! some realli funnie ones also.. especially those with Mr Brown.. yea that famous blogger.. Check it out!

Mr Brown with the Choir

Mr Brown with DRUMFEST! but no strikeforce people inside...

NOW.. presenting the stage for NDP 2009!

alright... thats all i have for u guys so far! if u guys dun have tickets for NDP.. fret not.. u can catch the rehearsals at marina bay platform every saturday... just hang around that area or go some bridge where u can see the platform.. wahhaha!

okaye.. take care people!

Finally Have Some time to do some Updating!!

Alright.. i finally had some time to slack and come update this dead blog of mine...
been really busy with NDP training.. Strikeforce Emerge training, dance and of course my school assignments! the work are pilling up like nobody business....

Alright! First Up!

Mini- Emerge!

It was really fun and i realli enjoyed myself performing with the strikeforce for this event.. its the very first time im performing in the church.. and its also the first time i get to see pastor Kong up close! hahaha!

What kinda shocked mi in the middle of the performance was the fire! Nobody told mi that there were gonna be fire churning out as visual effects during the performance.. and boy.. i was right in front of the fire... hahaha.. not very close though.. but it still gave mi a shock.. haha.. but overall.. its cool! cant wait to see the vid for our performance!

Here are some visuals taken during the REHEARSAL of Emerge!

Oh yea! Gin, Theresa, Jasmine and Kyle was Dancing for the event too!
With Jacky as the beat boxer !

NDP Practice!

Alright.. NDP practices is still underway.. and its getting tougher and tougher... the Segment that i liked the most.. the industrial one.. became one of the segment that i dread the most.. cox they totally changed the whole sequence for the Oil barrel.. the one before was so easy and so much fun.. fun because its easy .. but im sure i can overcome this challenge... just need more time to practice on the new sequence and the sticking for it!

For the Drumline... im trying my best to play and keep time.. because i know i have the tendancy to speed up in the middle.. so hence im realli trying hard to play and being able to keep time! Hopefully i can be one of 24 drummers performing...

Alright.. More visuals taken at the Army campsite.. i know i know.. its prohibited to even bring a camera phone.. but somehow.. we forgot the rules.. and snap and snap away with the REAL CAMERA! hahahaa!!!!

And while we are marking out our stuff for the other segment...
we were having fun on our own with the music that was played! hahaha!

By the way, we were Dancing the macarena Dance just so u wonder,
but somehow it seems like we are doing morning exercise! -.-

For my studies.. the work are pilling up like crazy... been staying up late and sometimes.. not even sleeping just so to finish the work that has to be done..

To sum it up.. this last few weeks had been realli crazy and pure madness for mi ... but nonetheless.. im still hanging on and relying on God's strength to pull through all that still has to come! =D

Alright! Have fun people!
and take care!

Life's Still Going On.....

Well.. i know i haven been blogging and the blog been kinda dead for weeks..
So ta-dah! im here to give some updates!

FIRST THING FIRST!

Congratulations to all the juniors that have made it through Foreign Bodies Auditions! U guys have been great.. Always have a good learning attitude and a passion for dance! it will bring u guys far.. but of course with loads of hardwork and practices.. =))

Come to think of it.. i kinda get back the nostalgic feeling of the time when i first step into the studio last year for FB orientation... and played the same game that they played... the ABCD game... it has realli been a wonderful journey for mi as a junior in FB.. and i hope that all the junior can have the same great journey as a junior as well in FB! ALL the best! Jiayou! =)))

Alright.. i have been realli busy for the past few weeks... School work is giving mi a toll on life... So many assignments.... Next week is like presentations week.. meaning formal wear and tie... talk and talk and talk.. and also the deadline for all the respective assignment.. how i wish time can like freeze here.. so i can do all that i wanna do .. hahha! but dun worry.. im managing...

And also.. School work aside.. been busy with Strikeforce and NDP training as well..
There has been some slight changes so hence i wont be playing Global Day of Prayer.. but instead i will be playing for MINI- EMERGE!!! hahahaa..

Im super excited when i got the news.. because i have never been to emerge.. would realli love to go.. but this time... i had a greater blessing.. is that i get to go and i also get to even perform for it... hence im realli excited!

Went for NDP trainin on Thursday... and we finally get to see the drums for NDP!! its WHITE... and it just simply look superbly cool! i saw the Quad- Tomes that i will be playing for NDP... and i have to say... 'oh man.. that ting is heavy'... the quad tomes was realli kinda heavy when i carried it... but overall.. it sounded not bad and the sticking and playing is just cool... we just have to be a lil more tighter and be able to play along with the metroneum.. then im sure the whole segment will be Dope. =)

So.. heres my upcoming schedule for performances/shows to watch/etc etc..
Both Strikeforce and Foreign Bodies

31st May- Mini Emerge [Strikeforce]

12th June- Lunchtime Concert [Foreign Bodies]

28th June- The Big Groove

Saturdays of Entire July- National Day Preview [Strikeforce]

1st August- National Day Preview [Strikeforce]

9th August- National Day @Marina Bay, The Float [Strikeforce]

So Far.. thats the schedule i have... its subjected to change though.. hahaha!

Alright... Recently i just found out FB Production vids.. so hence gonna share it here!
and also some other vids... so Enjoy! =D

OKAYE!! this is the WHINIEEESS!!!

oh man.. i realli miss those production days! its soooo FUN!!!

Up Next! Club Crawl Vids!

alright.. thats bout it for now!
Enjoy ur weekend people!

take care!

Updates...

Hey guys... back to update some stuff...

Shall try my best not to leave stagnant at this rather depressing stage of my life.. somehow seems like things aint going smooth in my life.. but i just wanna realli extend my thanks to all those that are around mi.. encouraging mi and being realli patient with mi...

I'm still realli trying very hard to not go and think so much about wat happened on last friday...

Went for Drum Training today to prepare for the upcoming Gigs on May 31st.. its gonna be a big one.. for its the Global Day of Prayer (GDOP)... so hence realli needa train hard..

Learnt bout cross hand drumming today.. and somehow.. at that moment it seems like history is repeating itself... Was told to come up one by one to do cross hand drumming.. and of course that haunting memory came back... so i kept training and doing till i can reach a certain speed... but its exactly as wat happened at FB audition..

I was doing well DURING practices.. but when i went up.. things went wrong.. and just now when i went up.. everyone was confident that i can do it... because they saw mi practices with my sticks.. but history repeated itself again.. before i could even start.. i cant even remember the first hit... but thankfully to my strikeforce mates.. they were more relaxed and they just encourages mi... and i managed to finished cross hand drumming in a pretty fast speed... as in the speed of drumming..

Alright.. shall update some NDP stuff...

NDP rehearsals has been going well.. at least for mi ... i kinda enjoyed every single NDP trainings.. Kept learning new tings and improving in my beats..

Later on is NDP trainings for Drumline.. pretty nervous.. the cheorographer has decided to choose onli 24 drummers to perform for the segment... realli hope im one of them.. after learning and training so hard for it.. wouldnt realli want to end up being a reserve.. i do hope ALL 30 drummers will get to perform!

And also.. im looking forward to one of the segments that strikeforce will be playing in NDP.. we are playing with Stuff likes Ladders, Oil barrels, Railing etc etc... and wats even cooler is that we will be entering the stage in Rescue Trailers!
p.s: rescue trailers are like those fire engine...
Pretty looking forward to that!

Okaye.. some pics to show u guys!

Yuppz.. those are the Stage settings for this year National Day Parade...

Shall end here i guess.. dun have much to update..
School's at 8am tmr... 3 hours lab straight early in the morning.. -.-

Alright.. take care people..