For once in a really long time, I'm gonna post something kind of emo, so if you're not a fan of emo posts, I'd suggest you skip this one :)

I went for lunch with my parents today, just the 3 of us, and the atmosphere was really awkward... My parents always come home at irregular hours, so we seldom have meals as a family, it's usually just my sister and I. As hard as it is to believe, we actually sat through the entire meal in silence... No one spoke at all. It was as if we were simply strangers who just so happen to sit at the same restaurant table. I started to wonder when did we start becoming so distant...

After lunch, my parents had individual matters to take care of, so I made my way home myself. When I got home, I laid on my bed and spent a really long time just recalling how it used to be like with my parents. Was it sweet and warm before? Or was it just as awkward? To my surprise, so many unpleasant memories started surfacing... The time my Dad hit my Sis, the time he took out her luggage and threatened to send her to a girls' home, the time he hit my Mum, the times I ran away from home...

It scared me that I had so many bad memories about my family.

It really scared me.

For some reason, I decided to read my diaries which I used to write. I was around 7 years old when I first confided in my parents about my dreams and goals... My form teacher showed us a video of starving Africa kids and I guess I was really taken aback by the fact that so many people were starving. I told my parents that I'll work hard and with my own efforts, become a millionaire. I'd then donate all of my money to the poor and then no one in this world would be starving and suffering. That time, my parents scolded me and said I was being stupid...

When I was 10, I told them I was going to be like Mother Teresa and help people all over the world. I'd help to heal them and bring smiles to their faces. They said I had better things to do with my life.

When I was 14, I told them I wanted to be a patisserie. My dream at that time, I remember, was to make a lot of pretty sweets, which melt in one's mouth and had the ability to bring a smile onto one's face. I baked a lot that year, and everytime I baked something, my friends and batchmates would smile and say it was good. I remember Zhi Ying saying something like, "Oily, bake for me everyday and I'll be happy everyday." In the end, they simply dismissed it and ignored me.

I know my parents care for me, but sometimes I wonder how exactly much do they know about me. Do they know my birthday? Do they know my friends' names? Do they know my favourite colour? Do they know my class? Do they know my dreams? Do they know anything about me at all?

Sometimes it hurts to pretend not to care about such things. When they forget about my performance date, I pretend I don't really mind. When they forget about my birthday, I pretend it doesn't matter. But it hurts. It hurts a lot. The first year they forgot my birthday, I cried in the shower for almost an hour. The second year, I cried in my room. The third year, I gave up waiting for them and went out with friends. The fourth year, I stayed out till late before returning home. The fifth year, my senior celebrated it for me. Only on the sixth year did I finally celebrate my birthday with my family.

Just a while ago, I broke a glass cup in my room. As the pieces shattered, one cut my leg and I started bleeding. I worried that my parents would see the blood and panic, so I quickly washed the wound and put a plaster over it. I changed into a long pair of pants before cleaning up the mess and going down. In the end, all they did was scold me for breaking the cup. Not one of them asked if I was injured or hurt in any way... It hurt me that they did not worry at all...



Prom was EXCEPTIONAL!!!

To be honest, I wasn't expecting Prom to be fun because I thought we would probably just stand around and take pictures, but I have to say, the OT did an amazing job organising it. The only regret I had was not being able to eat the mango pudding... :( Anyway, the night started with Yeow Xuan, Amy and Tasia coming over to prep together :) It was so funny because the moment Yeow finished changing, she just plopped on the bed in her usual "couch potato" posture and started watching dramas. Then as time passed and she ended up with only around 10 min, she started panicking and saying she needed makeup ASAP. We left the house at 6.10pm (we were supposed to leave at 5.45pm...) and Tasia's mother gave us a lift there.

In the car, Ryan and Jon called (they were studying together) and told me to go pick something up from the concierge. I was so scared they were going to play a prank on me or something. Either way, I went there and turns out there was no package there for me to receive... We had no time so we just quickly made our way upstairs to the ballroom. Some of the OT members called me over and passed me a bouquet of flowers!!! Turns out they collected the package on my behalf :)





And this is what was written on the card:




I was so touched by it and so happy that they put in the extra effort just to fulfill my final "time capsule" wish. Though the bouquet got a little troublesome to carry around after a while, I was still really happy and grateful for it. It's at moments like this that I wonder to myself, "What did I do to deserve such sweet and attentive friends?!"

Mr Ng came to our Prom too! (after much bugging from a few of us :D) We took batch photographs with him for one of the very last times and honestly, it hit me right there and then that I was graduating and was going to leave TCN. Over the years, TCN has given me so much and is unexplainable and inexpressible by words alone. Though a lot of people tell me we do a lot of, pardon my language, "sai kang", but I think what we do makes us who we are - TCN. I really hope I have time next year to go back and visit often! :) Once a TCN-er, always a TCN-er! <3



The second highlight of the night was definitely the clubbing experience... The MC started off by switching off the lights and telling us to remember our first day in NY and all the memorable events we had gone through in the past 4 years. Everyone was getting rather sentimental and teary... Then he asked us to hug our closest friends and tell them that we loved them... By now, all of us were on the verge of tears... (at least for me, Yeow and Chih Ying) He then asked us to bring our friends to the dance floor to have the first and last dance with them. But...

All of a sudden, really loud pop music started playing, along with the flashing of coloured lights and everyone started screaming. We spent around 20-30 min just going crazy with the music and though we were basically just moving to the music and screaming our heads off, it was SO FUN!!! Yeow was completely drunk, so it was really funny, because she was dancing in this really weird drunken manner, which was even worse than her usual dancing (no offence...) Some of us even took off our heels and started waving them in the air!!! Either way, it was exactly like something you would see in a crowded club, not in NYGH's Prom... But it was the absolute highlight of the night :)

Prom was incredible but most importantly, I hope all of my friends (especially my closest friends) will be able to stay in contact and perhaps even ened up int he same class in JC. I really hope that would happen :)



Higher Chinese paper was pretty bad today. Well, at least compared to the past papers I've done... I'm really hoping I get an A, at the very least >_<

Well, today was pretty interesting because I met Ryan and Jon at around 9 plus. We agreed to go get our "time capsules" today because it's our 4th anniversary! :) The first time we stayed out late together was on 7th November 2009. That night, we wrote down our wishes for the next 3 years and hid them in Jon's mini garden (it's actually just the grass patch on his porch...) Anyway, we dug them out today and it was pretty interesting to read what I wrote 4 years ago. Well, we had specific themes and each of us was supposed to write down 7 wishes, because it was on the 7th Nov. The themes are:

1) Family
2) Friendship
3) Self
4) Us
5) Studies
6) CCA
7) Last event

Honestly, the themes seem really childish right now but it's really heartwarming to read what I wrote as a Sec 1 :) So, here goes...

1) I wish my family would come to understand one another better and fight less.
2) I wish I can make a difference in my friends' lives.
3) I wish I can learn to be happy, no matter what happens.
4) I wish the three of us will stay best friends forever.
5) I wish my MSG will not exceed 2.
6) I wish I can contribute to TCN as much as possible.
7) I wish Prom would be an awesome night to remember.
(P.S. I've always wanted to receive flowers during Prom...)

Actually, I think all of my wishes, except the last one, has been achieved :) Well, not too sure about the 2nd wish though, I'm hoping it came true :) Looking at the notes, I can't believe I even added a P.S. part on my last wish! I think I'm gonna bury another time capsule with them at the end of the year, so that we can open it together after Junior College. It's really nice to see how we've all grown up over time and all this while, I guess I really tried my best to achieve what I wished for. Honestly, I doubt my last wish will be fulfilled though, at least not the flower part... I'm feeling pretty childish for writing that now :P Either way, at least half of my wish will be fulfilled! Prom will definitely be an awesome night to remember :D



OMG, this week has been so hectic and busy! Chinese lessons, Dramafest, HiC, Class outing, Graduation... But then again, it has been fun and completely AMAZING :D

I think the event that left the greatest impression on me was definitely HiC. Dramafest was a rather repeated experience for me and Graduation honestly doesn't feel like graduation because we're still going back to school on Wednesday and we still have Prom on Thursday. HiC was most memorable mainly because I got to meet so many new people and also because I received the opportunity to act on stage for the very last time as a NY girl. The last time I performed on stage was probably for the Foreign Student Forum Theatre piece and before that - 1000. It felt great to be able to perform on stage once again after almost a year, due to the Musical etc.

To be honest, I was dreading it initially, because my schedules were utterly messed up because of it and it was awkward to be around with 10 over guys whom I barely knew... Our first meeting on Saturday was honestly one of the awkwardest meetings I've ever had. They even "bonded" Ernest, like 3-4 times or something! That, ironically, somewhat made me laugh and the awkwardness somewhat faded away. As the play started to take shape and we started rehearsing, I came to remember just how much I loved acting, just how much I enjoyed the challenge of performing a new role. In the beginning, I had quite a bit of trouble getting into character and saying my lines in the way my character would say it because well, she was an innocent quirky girl, which can become pretty flat if acted badly >_< Even till now, I'm not sure if I did well, because I think the guys are just too nice to comment on anything...

But I've realised that HC guys are perhaps not as ungentlemanly as everyone makes them out to be. I remember Ms Lydia Teo telling about how we shouldn't go after HC guys because they have no gentleman-ness. But I experienced just the opposite of that. They were awkward at first but most of them warmed up gradually and were really nice. On the night of the performance, I remember needing to go to the washroom urgently and it was around 8pm, so I left the Drama Centre through the backstage door and made my way down. When I came out, I realised Max, Darrel, Mattheus and Benny were all outside waiting for me, even though they came out first. They were so sweet and I was so touched by how nice they were. Even at the end of the performance, when the were taking a class picture, they invited me in and included me. This experience has really been a wonderful and enriching one  :D

Well, I'm feeling rather inspired to write a thank-you note right here, though all of the guys will probably have no chance of reading this :)

To Gerald, thanks for being a seriously awesome Director. Honestly, from the very first meeting on Saturday, I thought you were damn cool because things started progressing so quickly the moment you entered. The script was AMAZING, though you had such little time to write it. I'm not saying this out of courtesy or anything, I thought it was truly good. It contained the right balance of humor, thought, intricacy and emotions :) I was really relieved when I managed to portray Winter/Spring in certain instances and your advice and comments were really valuable in helping me nail my character. I even went to watch 500 days of Summer (well, parts of it...) so that I would better understand your image of my character :D

To Max, thanks for involving me in this event. Though it was really rushed and we're like complete strangers, but you've been really sweet and patient. Thanks for chatting with me so much on Saturday, because it was really awkward for me :D I think it's really cool that you put in so much effort into your role and you've improved a lot along the way. You've been great and thanks for always putting up with my incessant random questions.

To Darrel, thanks for being so friendly and approachable. I remember the first time I met you, I thought to myself: "This guy's nice". :D Sorry for kind of lashing out at you on stage as Winter/Spring, I always felt bad for that. Your character was definitely the most tiring, especially since it had the most amount of lines and not much of a defining feature which the rest of us had. Yet, you still tried your best and came out on top. Haha, and most importantly, thanks for praising my handwriting!

To Mattheus, thanks for the numerous little things that made this experience so fun and fulfilling. Honestly, I felt the most chemistry with you when we acted in Scene 2. The first time we rehearsed that scene, we turned to each other at almost the exact same moment and I thought that was so cool! You're an awesome actor, seriously! Thanks for also always making me laugh with your random jokes, they really helped relieve the awkwardness I felt. Especially on the performance night itself, thanks for helping me calm my nerves by imitating my actions and lines, because it really made me laugh and forget my stage fright. Haha, you could seriously act as Winter/Spring, you say her lines so perfectly! :D And I cannot get the image of you with horns and a tail out of my head!!!

To Benny, thanks for being so entertaining to watch as a CEO. I thought you were seriously perfect for the role and I never ever got bored of watching you and Darrel act out Scene 1 because you were like a living advertisement, with your big actions and loud voice. Your acting is really good, and I really admire your voice projection. You seem to be able to do it with such ease! Though we haven't talked much, you have been really great and are definitely an essential part of my experience :D

To Kai Jin, thanks for sharing so much about Chinese Drama and for always being there when I needed help. I think other than the cast and Gerald, you're one of the guys I talked most with and I'm really grateful for that. Thanks for your help throughout these past few days and for always answering my random questions backstage :D

To Qing Ze, thanks for being there! Haha, honestly, I only knew your name on the performance day itself, which I'm feeling truly sorry about. I always recognised your face but never knew your name! >_< Thanks for always giving me encouraging words and telling me "Good Job" whenever I finished my scene, it really boosted my confidence. I was severely worried about performing badly so you really helped a lot.

To Ethan, thanks for the really good lighting management :D Btw, HCI has seriously cool CYC effects! NY doesn't have that many colours so it was really fun watching the CYC change colours during our first rehearsal. Anyway, it was probably challenging to take charge of the lighting from Mattheus and Benny all of a sudden, but you did an AWESOME job :D Thanks for also always running down to tell us things to take note of, concerning lighting, during the rehearsals and performance.

To Ernest, thanks for relieving my awkwardness. Haha, this is weird because I think we haven't even exchanged a single word but whatever they did to you on Saturday made me laugh so much that my awkwardness kind of faded off. I was so shocked that you had like 3 sets of clothes. Thanks for that and sorry for laughing at your predicament!

To everyone else who was involved, thanks for everything you've contributed in this performance. I'm really sorry that I still cannot recognise some of you. I remember your faces and names but I can't match them together. I'm kind of bad with faces and names, sorry! Either way, thanks for being part of my experience in this! :D

As hard as it is to believe, with just 3 proper rehearsal days, we attained...

Best Student Director - Gerald

For once in a really long time, I'm gonna post something kind of emo, so if you're not a fan of emo posts, I'd suggest you skip this one :)

I went for lunch with my parents today, just the 3 of us, and the atmosphere was really awkward... My parents always come home at irregular hours, so we seldom have meals as a family, it's usually just my sister and I. As hard as it is to believe, we actually sat through the entire meal in silence... No one spoke at all. It was as if we were simply strangers who just so happen to sit at the same restaurant table. I started to wonder when did we start becoming so distant...

After lunch, my parents had individual matters to take care of, so I made my way home myself. When I got home, I laid on my bed and spent a really long time just recalling how it used to be like with my parents. Was it sweet and warm before? Or was it just as awkward? To my surprise, so many unpleasant memories started surfacing... The time my Dad hit my Sis, the time he took out her luggage and threatened to send her to a girls' home, the time he hit my Mum, the times I ran away from home...

It scared me that I had so many bad memories about my family.

It really scared me.

For some reason, I decided to read my diaries which I used to write. I was around 7 years old when I first confided in my parents about my dreams and goals... My form teacher showed us a video of starving Africa kids and I guess I was really taken aback by the fact that so many people were starving. I told my parents that I'll work hard and with my own efforts, become a millionaire. I'd then donate all of my money to the poor and then no one in this world would be starving and suffering. That time, my parents scolded me and said I was being stupid...

When I was 10, I told them I was going to be like Mother Teresa and help people all over the world. I'd help to heal them and bring smiles to their faces. They said I had better things to do with my life.

When I was 14, I told them I wanted to be a patisserie. My dream at that time, I remember, was to make a lot of pretty sweets, which melt in one's mouth and had the ability to bring a smile onto one's face. I baked a lot that year, and everytime I baked something, my friends and batchmates would smile and say it was good. I remember Zhi Ying saying something like, "Oily, bake for me everyday and I'll be happy everyday." In the end, they simply dismissed it and ignored me.

I know my parents care for me, but sometimes I wonder how exactly much do they know about me. Do they know my birthday? Do they know my friends' names? Do they know my favourite colour? Do they know my class? Do they know my dreams? Do they know anything about me at all?

Sometimes it hurts to pretend not to care about such things. When they forget about my performance date, I pretend I don't really mind. When they forget about my birthday, I pretend it doesn't matter. But it hurts. It hurts a lot. The first year they forgot my birthday, I cried in the shower for almost an hour. The second year, I cried in my room. The third year, I gave up waiting for them and went out with friends. The fourth year, I stayed out till late before returning home. The fifth year, my senior celebrated it for me. Only on the sixth year did I finally celebrate my birthday with my family.

Just a while ago, I broke a glass cup in my room. As the pieces shattered, one cut my leg and I started bleeding. I worried that my parents would see the blood and panic, so I quickly washed the wound and put a plaster over it. I changed into a long pair of pants before cleaning up the mess and going down. In the end, all they did was scold me for breaking the cup. Not one of them asked if I was injured or hurt in any way... It hurt me that they did not worry at all...

Prom was EXCEPTIONAL!!!

To be honest, I wasn't expecting Prom to be fun because I thought we would probably just stand around and take pictures, but I have to say, the OT did an amazing job organising it. The only regret I had was not being able to eat the mango pudding... :( Anyway, the night started with Yeow Xuan, Amy and Tasia coming over to prep together :) It was so funny because the moment Yeow finished changing, she just plopped on the bed in her usual "couch potato" posture and started watching dramas. Then as time passed and she ended up with only around 10 min, she started panicking and saying she needed makeup ASAP. We left the house at 6.10pm (we were supposed to leave at 5.45pm...) and Tasia's mother gave us a lift there.

In the car, Ryan and Jon called (they were studying together) and told me to go pick something up from the concierge. I was so scared they were going to play a prank on me or something. Either way, I went there and turns out there was no package there for me to receive... We had no time so we just quickly made our way upstairs to the ballroom. Some of the OT members called me over and passed me a bouquet of flowers!!! Turns out they collected the package on my behalf :)





And this is what was written on the card:




I was so touched by it and so happy that they put in the extra effort just to fulfill my final "time capsule" wish. Though the bouquet got a little troublesome to carry around after a while, I was still really happy and grateful for it. It's at moments like this that I wonder to myself, "What did I do to deserve such sweet and attentive friends?!"

Mr Ng came to our Prom too! (after much bugging from a few of us :D) We took batch photographs with him for one of the very last times and honestly, it hit me right there and then that I was graduating and was going to leave TCN. Over the years, TCN has given me so much and is unexplainable and inexpressible by words alone. Though a lot of people tell me we do a lot of, pardon my language, "sai kang", but I think what we do makes us who we are - TCN. I really hope I have time next year to go back and visit often! :) Once a TCN-er, always a TCN-er! <3



The second highlight of the night was definitely the clubbing experience... The MC started off by switching off the lights and telling us to remember our first day in NY and all the memorable events we had gone through in the past 4 years. Everyone was getting rather sentimental and teary... Then he asked us to hug our closest friends and tell them that we loved them... By now, all of us were on the verge of tears... (at least for me, Yeow and Chih Ying) He then asked us to bring our friends to the dance floor to have the first and last dance with them. But...

All of a sudden, really loud pop music started playing, along with the flashing of coloured lights and everyone started screaming. We spent around 20-30 min just going crazy with the music and though we were basically just moving to the music and screaming our heads off, it was SO FUN!!! Yeow was completely drunk, so it was really funny, because she was dancing in this really weird drunken manner, which was even worse than her usual dancing (no offence...) Some of us even took off our heels and started waving them in the air!!! Either way, it was exactly like something you would see in a crowded club, not in NYGH's Prom... But it was the absolute highlight of the night :)

Prom was incredible but most importantly, I hope all of my friends (especially my closest friends) will be able to stay in contact and perhaps even ened up int he same class in JC. I really hope that would happen :)

Higher Chinese paper was pretty bad today. Well, at least compared to the past papers I've done... I'm really hoping I get an A, at the very least >_<

Well, today was pretty interesting because I met Ryan and Jon at around 9 plus. We agreed to go get our "time capsules" today because it's our 4th anniversary! :) The first time we stayed out late together was on 7th November 2009. That night, we wrote down our wishes for the next 3 years and hid them in Jon's mini garden (it's actually just the grass patch on his porch...) Anyway, we dug them out today and it was pretty interesting to read what I wrote 4 years ago. Well, we had specific themes and each of us was supposed to write down 7 wishes, because it was on the 7th Nov. The themes are:

1) Family
2) Friendship
3) Self
4) Us
5) Studies
6) CCA
7) Last event

Honestly, the themes seem really childish right now but it's really heartwarming to read what I wrote as a Sec 1 :) So, here goes...

1) I wish my family would come to understand one another better and fight less.
2) I wish I can make a difference in my friends' lives.
3) I wish I can learn to be happy, no matter what happens.
4) I wish the three of us will stay best friends forever.
5) I wish my MSG will not exceed 2.
6) I wish I can contribute to TCN as much as possible.
7) I wish Prom would be an awesome night to remember.
(P.S. I've always wanted to receive flowers during Prom...)

Actually, I think all of my wishes, except the last one, has been achieved :) Well, not too sure about the 2nd wish though, I'm hoping it came true :) Looking at the notes, I can't believe I even added a P.S. part on my last wish! I think I'm gonna bury another time capsule with them at the end of the year, so that we can open it together after Junior College. It's really nice to see how we've all grown up over time and all this while, I guess I really tried my best to achieve what I wished for. Honestly, I doubt my last wish will be fulfilled though, at least not the flower part... I'm feeling pretty childish for writing that now :P Either way, at least half of my wish will be fulfilled! Prom will definitely be an awesome night to remember :D

OMG, this week has been so hectic and busy! Chinese lessons, Dramafest, HiC, Class outing, Graduation... But then again, it has been fun and completely AMAZING :D

I think the event that left the greatest impression on me was definitely HiC. Dramafest was a rather repeated experience for me and Graduation honestly doesn't feel like graduation because we're still going back to school on Wednesday and we still have Prom on Thursday. HiC was most memorable mainly because I got to meet so many new people and also because I received the opportunity to act on stage for the very last time as a NY girl. The last time I performed on stage was probably for the Foreign Student Forum Theatre piece and before that - 1000. It felt great to be able to perform on stage once again after almost a year, due to the Musical etc.

To be honest, I was dreading it initially, because my schedules were utterly messed up because of it and it was awkward to be around with 10 over guys whom I barely knew... Our first meeting on Saturday was honestly one of the awkwardest meetings I've ever had. They even "bonded" Ernest, like 3-4 times or something! That, ironically, somewhat made me laugh and the awkwardness somewhat faded away. As the play started to take shape and we started rehearsing, I came to remember just how much I loved acting, just how much I enjoyed the challenge of performing a new role. In the beginning, I had quite a bit of trouble getting into character and saying my lines in the way my character would say it because well, she was an innocent quirky girl, which can become pretty flat if acted badly >_< Even till now, I'm not sure if I did well, because I think the guys are just too nice to comment on anything...

But I've realised that HC guys are perhaps not as ungentlemanly as everyone makes them out to be. I remember Ms Lydia Teo telling about how we shouldn't go after HC guys because they have no gentleman-ness. But I experienced just the opposite of that. They were awkward at first but most of them warmed up gradually and were really nice. On the night of the performance, I remember needing to go to the washroom urgently and it was around 8pm, so I left the Drama Centre through the backstage door and made my way down. When I came out, I realised Max, Darrel, Mattheus and Benny were all outside waiting for me, even though they came out first. They were so sweet and I was so touched by how nice they were. Even at the end of the performance, when the were taking a class picture, they invited me in and included me. This experience has really been a wonderful and enriching one  :D

Well, I'm feeling rather inspired to write a thank-you note right here, though all of the guys will probably have no chance of reading this :)

To Gerald, thanks for being a seriously awesome Director. Honestly, from the very first meeting on Saturday, I thought you were damn cool because things started progressing so quickly the moment you entered. The script was AMAZING, though you had such little time to write it. I'm not saying this out of courtesy or anything, I thought it was truly good. It contained the right balance of humor, thought, intricacy and emotions :) I was really relieved when I managed to portray Winter/Spring in certain instances and your advice and comments were really valuable in helping me nail my character. I even went to watch 500 days of Summer (well, parts of it...) so that I would better understand your image of my character :D

To Max, thanks for involving me in this event. Though it was really rushed and we're like complete strangers, but you've been really sweet and patient. Thanks for chatting with me so much on Saturday, because it was really awkward for me :D I think it's really cool that you put in so much effort into your role and you've improved a lot along the way. You've been great and thanks for always putting up with my incessant random questions.

To Darrel, thanks for being so friendly and approachable. I remember the first time I met you, I thought to myself: "This guy's nice". :D Sorry for kind of lashing out at you on stage as Winter/Spring, I always felt bad for that. Your character was definitely the most tiring, especially since it had the most amount of lines and not much of a defining feature which the rest of us had. Yet, you still tried your best and came out on top. Haha, and most importantly, thanks for praising my handwriting!

To Mattheus, thanks for the numerous little things that made this experience so fun and fulfilling. Honestly, I felt the most chemistry with you when we acted in Scene 2. The first time we rehearsed that scene, we turned to each other at almost the exact same moment and I thought that was so cool! You're an awesome actor, seriously! Thanks for also always making me laugh with your random jokes, they really helped relieve the awkwardness I felt. Especially on the performance night itself, thanks for helping me calm my nerves by imitating my actions and lines, because it really made me laugh and forget my stage fright. Haha, you could seriously act as Winter/Spring, you say her lines so perfectly! :D And I cannot get the image of you with horns and a tail out of my head!!!

To Benny, thanks for being so entertaining to watch as a CEO. I thought you were seriously perfect for the role and I never ever got bored of watching you and Darrel act out Scene 1 because you were like a living advertisement, with your big actions and loud voice. Your acting is really good, and I really admire your voice projection. You seem to be able to do it with such ease! Though we haven't talked much, you have been really great and are definitely an essential part of my experience :D

To Kai Jin, thanks for sharing so much about Chinese Drama and for always being there when I needed help. I think other than the cast and Gerald, you're one of the guys I talked most with and I'm really grateful for that. Thanks for your help throughout these past few days and for always answering my random questions backstage :D

To Qing Ze, thanks for being there! Haha, honestly, I only knew your name on the performance day itself, which I'm feeling truly sorry about. I always recognised your face but never knew your name! >_< Thanks for always giving me encouraging words and telling me "Good Job" whenever I finished my scene, it really boosted my confidence. I was severely worried about performing badly so you really helped a lot.

To Ethan, thanks for the really good lighting management :D Btw, HCI has seriously cool CYC effects! NY doesn't have that many colours so it was really fun watching the CYC change colours during our first rehearsal. Anyway, it was probably challenging to take charge of the lighting from Mattheus and Benny all of a sudden, but you did an AWESOME job :D Thanks for also always running down to tell us things to take note of, concerning lighting, during the rehearsals and performance.

To Ernest, thanks for relieving my awkwardness. Haha, this is weird because I think we haven't even exchanged a single word but whatever they did to you on Saturday made me laugh so much that my awkwardness kind of faded off. I was so shocked that you had like 3 sets of clothes. Thanks for that and sorry for laughing at your predicament!

To everyone else who was involved, thanks for everything you've contributed in this performance. I'm really sorry that I still cannot recognise some of you. I remember your faces and names but I can't match them together. I'm kind of bad with faces and names, sorry! Either way, thanks for being part of my experience in this! :D

As hard as it is to believe, with just 3 proper rehearsal days, we attained...

Best Student Director - Gerald

A happy-go-lucky Pisces
Who dreams of one day making a difference in the lives of people around her