Finally the time has arrivedddd!!~ and has passed by sooo quickly >.<
My AKA VI grp<3>
Really thank God that everyth went well.. and response was BETTER than expected.. seriously.. this experience has not just been good.. it's been.. amazing! Maybe it was in His plan to help me grow. It just so happened that none of the soprano seniors were available.. and it just so happened that.. I was perhaps the only soprano available?? And just so nicely, my voice happens to blend very well with Sophie and we kind of feed off each other pretty well.. hahaha n it just so happens that the songs we sing were quite suitable for my voice n range. Other than the disgusting n extremely difficult Candyman yelling parts. Hahaha.
I still rmb how it all began! *gets all nostalgic* From the sms that charm lo sent to me. Initially i rejected the offer (scared not good enuf) but with a lil persuasion (and an ignorance of how big scale the performance actually was) i was roped into THE AKA VI GROUP.
And i'm SO GLAD I WAS.
This experience really transformed me.. helped me gain more confidence, and.. somehow overcome performance anxiety and really prove myself to the worldd!! Maybe it was the pills O.o~ hahah and i kind of stunned myself and other people too.. i mean.. i dint expect that i cud pull this off... but i did! And i dint expect other ppl to be so happy for me.. and i never.. dreamt that i wud be noticed n recognized. I dint think i was much good.. really... but somehow this was a really breakthrough performance for me..
1st Night-
My Group did really well! Felt good! Especially for Fallin. Lk Hen you FEEL~ hahaha quite steady oso for MJ Medley. Candyman was like.. CAN PASS VERY GOOD ALR LUH HAHAH! Apparently the mike balance was abit off so the chords dint come tgt n candyman is kinda chordy.
And after our performance on the first night, ET came jumping up to me and lk 'OH MY GAWDD XIAO NIAO( my reso nickname-little bird) I KNEW YOU CUD DO ITTT!!' And the rest of my group was v supportive oso la they will say lk ' ya la.. she damn zai rite!' So glad for my v supportive n encouraging reso ppl! Seriously i was vvv honoured n touched laa.. X') If i'm not wrong... i think it was ET tui jian wo to be in the AKA VI group. I'm like.. super touched that acty got ppl believe in me even wen i dint show much potential in the beginning!! *sobsniffssob* T.T
I totally dint expect to receive the kind of... OHMYGAWDDD reactions from ppl?? I was pretty stunned cos i felt i just sounded really noisy on my solo for Beat it. Really appreciate and treasure the compliments from everyone tho.. like.. the senior who arranged the Michael Jackson medley was really encouraging n told me that it was well done n i gave alot more power than she imagined. T.T And the founders of Reso oso said it was good but need to work on my body expressions. But still.. It's an extreme honour to receive any sort of compliments from them.. like.. SERIOUSLY! Never DARE to dream of tt. >.<>I never really had a problem for that short solo maybe cos it's in my power range.. which is.. all the high notes la.. easy for me to blast... But my grp members really pushed me alot too! Then i keep thinking i always too soft..cos ppl always complain i too soft n not coming out enuf... so i always BLAST to my MAXX... during practices lah.. until i oso think i damn noisy! hahaha.
And yeaa my group was v encouraging too.. lk throughout the course of our practices, sophie & charm will tell me wat im doing right n help me redeem abit of self-confidence.. n a little encouragement really goes a long way!!
During the last week of practice sophie said that my solo is lk finally coming thru n got attitude alr.. n den suddenly the whole group clap for me. Really v touched. *bows* >.<
2nd Night-
The second night wasnt as good tho haha.. ok la but i wasnt so steady as the first.. and dint feel as good.. i tink cos everyone lk abit tired from the first night. They all looked abit worn out. Except me. I was the only bright eyed one hahaha but cud feel throat getting abit worn out alr. During sound check everyone lk no energy den pitch keep going flat sumore. Abit sad sia! And Sat is the more important night cos full house lei!! HAHAH. But 2 days of performance no joke luhh.
And the speakers on stage was DAMN NOISY wen i sang beat it! Once i started singing i kena thrown off alr cos it was Blasting in my face! Dunno why they go n turn up my mike in the speaker!! wa lao eh. Kena shocked tio by my own noisy sound! HAHAHA. And i think i was still stiff on stage la cos apparently most of the ppl still thought that Sophie was the one doing Solo at first.. HAHAH.
Comments i received on 2nd night: Attention was first n foremost.. not on my singing.. but... MY UMBRELLA DANCE MOVES -.-
Cos instead of Candyman we sang Umbrella *thank goodness* hahaha den me n Sophie had to do these few moves/poses everytime we sang Ella~ Ella~ Ella~ eh eh eh~
First thing wen i saw ppl they will comment on my dance lo!! Altho im more happy w comments NOT about my dance moves.. it's still nice to be told i look sexy doing those moves ahaha!! only deb thinks i look lk a retard. humph.
During the practices my group keep telling me to do bigger and sharper actions... if not initially i do all the small small scaredscared actions and like nuanua one.. HAHAHA. Eh but the moves, or more like.. poses..is i ownself come up with one hor. With some great Diva advice from Sophie!
Thankfully still got ppl comment not just on my dance luh! Wen we perform finish n i was leaving the stage one of the stage helpers who ushered us in and out told me' wa u look so small but got such a big voice'. I was leaving the stage so dint have time to respond O.o And Gabriel told me that I matched up to sophie n charm all e way and that Really level up lk siao liaoo.. *thank you! THANK YOU!* :') Wei Lee said i dont sound like what i usually sound like. (yeayea i noee usually i only tweet like a little bird lo!)
But it all dint come easy okayyye. There were times i felt so freaked out i had thoughts of telling em i tink i cannot make it n withdraw.. times i felt so inadequate and small compared to the rest of the members whom have been thru Aca Champs (acapella competition) and fearful of pulling em down in the mud w me if i screwed up. i dint really publicize this event or tell alot of ppl abt the concert.. or really go n persuade ppl to go or wat... cos i was really afraid that i wud screw up.
Nevertheless, most of the time.. i really enjoyed practices.. i really liked the songs we were singing.. i really wanted to do well.. i really wanted to give it my best shot.. i really had fun with it, and it wasnt a chore at ALL, going for practices, or practising how to scream in my bathroom. HAHAH. Most of the time i felt acty i got the potential to do it one! It's more of the psychological barrier.. n fear of panic attack n last min crumbling.
And now i REGRET IT MAN. Shud have made more ppl come for the concert. HAHAHA.
And i now i cant help but emphasize how SAD n KE XI i feel that ppl lk YUNLIN, HONGYI, JACQ n QIHUI , SHERI all CUDNT MAKE IT/NEH COME for my concert despite my invitation. Humph none of u there to witness my first major performance! k la FINEEE i noe u all busy!! :((
Eh no laa but it's seriously a very good concert. The Acapella groups there are damn zai one n super enjoyable la. SO ITS just TOO BAD u all CUDNT COME HNG!
And my fave is AFTER SIX!
I jus love their jazzy songs n their chords are so tight n blending is lk perfectttt and from technicalities to the feel of the song everyth is just there la and waaa just damn super enjoy their peformance. So PROUD that they were from Resonance oso!
Yeaaa but making it thru AKA VI dint come effortlessly for me.... practising Candyman was a serious NERVE WRECKER... and i had to practice alot of Screamingg.. sheesh! Keep practising in my bathroom until deb laugh at me. And initially i got comments like 'too soft, not coming out, the way i sing too choir alr'. Now wenever i hear the word 'Choir' it feels lk an INSULT. Singing using a choir voice in Acapella is seriously... NOT a good thing. And i get stressed n nervous wenever i sing to ppl on mike. Even if just one person is sitting there.. i get damn stressed. During sound check just the day before the performance.. i acty got so nervous i went off tempo, off pitch, n my hands turned cold n clammy -.- Lk HOW LOSER right?? Sound check only lei not even actual performance!!
But surprisingly wen i went on stage on the actual thing i was hardly nervous!! I was in fact, enjoying myself luh! I took anxiety pills that Hanyang brought but i was still feeling tense n having butterflies in my stomach backstage. But once the song started, i felt totally in my element already. Weird huh! hahah but Thank God. I cudnt have pulled the concert off if i got hit with panic attacks!! Now for the peekturesss!!~ Whats left of the memories of AKA VI~ ((=
Wasting time at Raffles city after sound check~ Charmy came to eat dinner with the group!
In our dressing room before the concert! Sophie was curling my hair, Hanyang was playing with his anti-social device. Jia en nth better to do look at handphone n charm is nuaing in her cosy corner, and cherie is.. duh... the one taking the pic!
Me n my multi-talented hairstylist!!
Group shot on our first night!!! i insisted on it while the rest were lk.. huhhhh..........
2nd night
All the performing & non-performing reso peeps hu were there!
YAYY Love this group shot!! <3> Love this group pic too!! <3> All e performing reso peeps! Calin (arranger of MJ medley), After Six and Reso!~
Reso n Tone~
Behind the scenes- 2nd night! :
i purposely take until damn scandalous.. HAHAH acty they're just so engrossed playing taptap revenge.
BRIDGE! i love playing bridge.. hahaha
See how serious i am! hahaha
Pretty mirrors!! Like seriously those classic, backstag dressing table mirrors!! Usually i onli see on tv... now its in front of MEEE... must camwhore more.. hahaha
Hanyang playing his ASD again.. while sophie is wearing Jia en's Oversized Tux to battle the cold!!
Divas can be unglam sometimes too... HAHAH
But still always Diva-ish wen she needs to be!! Sophie really damn diva lahh
Me- the Xiao niao!! (little bird)
Happy-go-lucky super mega lame uncle jia en!
Han yang striking a cool Michel jackson pose yo!
Charm! Flashing a smile as bright as the lights behind!
Cherie! Female beat-boxer lei. How cool is that??
It was seriously a great learning/growing/exciting/fun/memorable experience for me. I thoroughly miss n enjoyed every moment of it.
Finally the time has arrivedddd!!~ and has passed by sooo quickly >.<
My AKA VI grp<3>
Really thank God that everyth went well.. and response was BETTER than expected.. seriously.. this experience has not just been good.. it's been.. amazing! Maybe it was in His plan to help me grow. It just so happened that none of the soprano seniors were available.. and it just so happened that.. I was perhaps the only soprano available?? And just so nicely, my voice happens to blend very well with Sophie and we kind of feed off each other pretty well.. hahaha n it just so happens that the songs we sing were quite suitable for my voice n range. Other than the disgusting n extremely difficult Candyman yelling parts. Hahaha.
I still rmb how it all began! *gets all nostalgic* From the sms that charm lo sent to me. Initially i rejected the offer (scared not good enuf) but with a lil persuasion (and an ignorance of how big scale the performance actually was) i was roped into THE AKA VI GROUP.
And i'm SO GLAD I WAS.
This experience really transformed me.. helped me gain more confidence, and.. somehow overcome performance anxiety and really prove myself to the worldd!! Maybe it was the pills O.o~ hahah and i kind of stunned myself and other people too.. i mean.. i dint expect that i cud pull this off... but i did! And i dint expect other ppl to be so happy for me.. and i never.. dreamt that i wud be noticed n recognized. I dint think i was much good.. really... but somehow this was a really breakthrough performance for me..
1st Night-
My Group did really well! Felt good! Especially for Fallin. Lk Hen you FEEL~ hahaha quite steady oso for MJ Medley. Candyman was like.. CAN PASS VERY GOOD ALR LUH HAHAH! Apparently the mike balance was abit off so the chords dint come tgt n candyman is kinda chordy.
And after our performance on the first night, ET came jumping up to me and lk 'OH MY GAWDD XIAO NIAO( my reso nickname-little bird) I KNEW YOU CUD DO ITTT!!' And the rest of my group was v supportive oso la they will say lk ' ya la.. she damn zai rite!' So glad for my v supportive n encouraging reso ppl! Seriously i was vvv honoured n touched laa.. X') If i'm not wrong... i think it was ET tui jian wo to be in the AKA VI group. I'm like.. super touched that acty got ppl believe in me even wen i dint show much potential in the beginning!! *sobsniffssob* T.T
I totally dint expect to receive the kind of... OHMYGAWDDD reactions from ppl?? I was pretty stunned cos i felt i just sounded really noisy on my solo for Beat it. Really appreciate and treasure the compliments from everyone tho.. like.. the senior who arranged the Michael Jackson medley was really encouraging n told me that it was well done n i gave alot more power than she imagined. T.T And the founders of Reso oso said it was good but need to work on my body expressions. But still.. It's an extreme honour to receive any sort of compliments from them.. like.. SERIOUSLY! Never DARE to dream of tt. >.<>I never really had a problem for that short solo maybe cos it's in my power range.. which is.. all the high notes la.. easy for me to blast... But my grp members really pushed me alot too! Then i keep thinking i always too soft..cos ppl always complain i too soft n not coming out enuf... so i always BLAST to my MAXX... during practices lah.. until i oso think i damn noisy! hahaha.
And yeaa my group was v encouraging too.. lk throughout the course of our practices, sophie & charm will tell me wat im doing right n help me redeem abit of self-confidence.. n a little encouragement really goes a long way!!
During the last week of practice sophie said that my solo is lk finally coming thru n got attitude alr.. n den suddenly the whole group clap for me. Really v touched. *bows* >.<
2nd Night-
The second night wasnt as good tho haha.. ok la but i wasnt so steady as the first.. and dint feel as good.. i tink cos everyone lk abit tired from the first night. They all looked abit worn out. Except me. I was the only bright eyed one hahaha but cud feel throat getting abit worn out alr. During sound check everyone lk no energy den pitch keep going flat sumore. Abit sad sia! And Sat is the more important night cos full house lei!! HAHAH. But 2 days of performance no joke luhh.
And the speakers on stage was DAMN NOISY wen i sang beat it! Once i started singing i kena thrown off alr cos it was Blasting in my face! Dunno why they go n turn up my mike in the speaker!! wa lao eh. Kena shocked tio by my own noisy sound! HAHAHA. And i think i was still stiff on stage la cos apparently most of the ppl still thought that Sophie was the one doing Solo at first.. HAHAH.
Comments i received on 2nd night: Attention was first n foremost.. not on my singing.. but... MY UMBRELLA DANCE MOVES -.-
Cos instead of Candyman we sang Umbrella *thank goodness* hahaha den me n Sophie had to do these few moves/poses everytime we sang Ella~ Ella~ Ella~ eh eh eh~
First thing wen i saw ppl they will comment on my dance lo!! Altho im more happy w comments NOT about my dance moves.. it's still nice to be told i look sexy doing those moves ahaha!! only deb thinks i look lk a retard. humph.
During the practices my group keep telling me to do bigger and sharper actions... if not initially i do all the small small scaredscared actions and like nuanua one.. HAHAHA. Eh but the moves, or more like.. poses..is i ownself come up with one hor. With some great Diva advice from Sophie!
Thankfully still got ppl comment not just on my dance luh! Wen we perform finish n i was leaving the stage one of the stage helpers who ushered us in and out told me' wa u look so small but got such a big voice'. I was leaving the stage so dint have time to respond O.o And Gabriel told me that I matched up to sophie n charm all e way and that Really level up lk siao liaoo.. *thank you! THANK YOU!* :') Wei Lee said i dont sound like what i usually sound like. (yeayea i noee usually i only tweet like a little bird lo!)
But it all dint come easy okayyye. There were times i felt so freaked out i had thoughts of telling em i tink i cannot make it n withdraw.. times i felt so inadequate and small compared to the rest of the members whom have been thru Aca Champs (acapella competition) and fearful of pulling em down in the mud w me if i screwed up. i dint really publicize this event or tell alot of ppl abt the concert.. or really go n persuade ppl to go or wat... cos i was really afraid that i wud screw up.
Nevertheless, most of the time.. i really enjoyed practices.. i really liked the songs we were singing.. i really wanted to do well.. i really wanted to give it my best shot.. i really had fun with it, and it wasnt a chore at ALL, going for practices, or practising how to scream in my bathroom. HAHAH. Most of the time i felt acty i got the potential to do it one! It's more of the psychological barrier.. n fear of panic attack n last min crumbling.
And now i REGRET IT MAN. Shud have made more ppl come for the concert. HAHAHA.
And i now i cant help but emphasize how SAD n KE XI i feel that ppl lk YUNLIN, HONGYI, JACQ n QIHUI , SHERI all CUDNT MAKE IT/NEH COME for my concert despite my invitation. Humph none of u there to witness my first major performance! k la FINEEE i noe u all busy!! :((
Eh no laa but it's seriously a very good concert. The Acapella groups there are damn zai one n super enjoyable la. SO ITS just TOO BAD u all CUDNT COME HNG!
And my fave is AFTER SIX!
I jus love their jazzy songs n their chords are so tight n blending is lk perfectttt and from technicalities to the feel of the song everyth is just there la and waaa just damn super enjoy their peformance. So PROUD that they were from Resonance oso!
Yeaaa but making it thru AKA VI dint come effortlessly for me.... practising Candyman was a serious NERVE WRECKER... and i had to practice alot of Screamingg.. sheesh! Keep practising in my bathroom until deb laugh at me. And initially i got comments like 'too soft, not coming out, the way i sing too choir alr'. Now wenever i hear the word 'Choir' it feels lk an INSULT. Singing using a choir voice in Acapella is seriously... NOT a good thing. And i get stressed n nervous wenever i sing to ppl on mike. Even if just one person is sitting there.. i get damn stressed. During sound check just the day before the performance.. i acty got so nervous i went off tempo, off pitch, n my hands turned cold n clammy -.- Lk HOW LOSER right?? Sound check only lei not even actual performance!!
But surprisingly wen i went on stage on the actual thing i was hardly nervous!! I was in fact, enjoying myself luh! I took anxiety pills that Hanyang brought but i was still feeling tense n having butterflies in my stomach backstage. But once the song started, i felt totally in my element already. Weird huh! hahah but Thank God. I cudnt have pulled the concert off if i got hit with panic attacks!! Now for the peekturesss!!~ Whats left of the memories of AKA VI~ ((=
Wasting time at Raffles city after sound check~ Charmy came to eat dinner with the group!
In our dressing room before the concert! Sophie was curling my hair, Hanyang was playing with his anti-social device. Jia en nth better to do look at handphone n charm is nuaing in her cosy corner, and cherie is.. duh... the one taking the pic!
Me n my multi-talented hairstylist!!
Group shot on our first night!!! i insisted on it while the rest were lk.. huhhhh..........
2nd night
All the performing & non-performing reso peeps hu were there!
YAYY Love this group shot!! <3> Love this group pic too!! <3> All e performing reso peeps! Calin (arranger of MJ medley), After Six and Reso!~
Reso n Tone~
Behind the scenes- 2nd night! :
i purposely take until damn scandalous.. HAHAH acty they're just so engrossed playing taptap revenge.
BRIDGE! i love playing bridge.. hahaha
See how serious i am! hahaha
Pretty mirrors!! Like seriously those classic, backstag dressing table mirrors!! Usually i onli see on tv... now its in front of MEEE... must camwhore more.. hahaha
Hanyang playing his ASD again.. while sophie is wearing Jia en's Oversized Tux to battle the cold!!
Divas can be unglam sometimes too... HAHAH
But still always Diva-ish wen she needs to be!! Sophie really damn diva lahh
Me- the Xiao niao!! (little bird)
Happy-go-lucky super mega lame uncle jia en!
Han yang striking a cool Michel jackson pose yo!
Charm! Flashing a smile as bright as the lights behind!
Cherie! Female beat-boxer lei. How cool is that??
It was seriously a great learning/growing/exciting/fun/memorable experience for me. I thoroughly miss n enjoyed every moment of it.
AKA VI
In our dressing room before the concert! Sophie was curling my hair, Hanyang was playing with his anti-social device. Jia en nth better to do look at handphone n charm is nuaing in her cosy corner, and cherie is.. duh... the one taking the pic!
Me n my multi-talented hairstylist!!
Group shot on our first night!!! i insisted on it while the rest were lk.. huhhhh..........
All the performing & non-performing reso peeps hu were there!
YAYY Love this group shot!! <3>
Love this group pic too!! <3>
All e performing reso peeps! Calin (arranger of MJ medley), After Six and Reso!~
i purposely take until damn scandalous.. HAHAH acty they're just so engrossed playing taptap revenge.
BRIDGE! i love playing bridge.. hahaha
See how serious i am! hahaha
Pretty mirrors!! Like seriously those classic, backstag dressing table mirrors!! Usually i onli see on tv... now its in front of MEEE... must camwhore more.. hahaha
Hanyang playing his ASD again.. while sophie is wearing Jia en's Oversized Tux to battle the cold!!
Divas can be unglam sometimes too... HAHAH
But still always Diva-ish wen she needs to be!! Sophie really damn diva lahh
Me- the Xiao niao!! (little bird)
Happy-go-lucky super mega lame uncle jia en!
Han yang striking a cool Michel jackson pose yo!
Charm! Flashing a smile as bright as the lights behind!
Cherie! Female beat-boxer lei. How cool is that??
