Bt Panjang Zone Friendship Meeting

Yesterday afternoon was the Bt Panjang Zone Friendship Meeting. The event starts at 4pm but we were told to gather at 1pm. We did our evening gongyo together at 1.30pm to 1.45pm and after which, we had another rounds of rehearsal.

We have got videos, songs, testimonials, more songs and dance. The item which I participate in is the dance item. We have got a total of around 50 people of which about 20% are primary division kids.

As the dance item is the final item for the day, thus, while waiting for our turn to rehearse, the I/Cs spray glitters and colours on the dancers' hair. As I need to go to BP Plaza later on, I was hoping that I need not spray my hair and delay the spraying till after the rehearsal, after I change into the navy blue colour tee-shirt which they got for all of us. Very nice of them but many of us don't like the collar as it is pretty small (that explain why I didn't wear from home).

After the rehearsal which I screwed by some of the dance steps, we had our tea-break. I only change into my tee-shirt then. They even started taking photographs then. I didn't bring my handphone along so could not take photos with some of the friends I made there. So sad!

Guess what, it seemed that the primary school kids already got their own handphones. Wow! 1 even use her handphone to take photos. OMG! And if I not wrong, the youngest with handphone is just a primary 2 girl.

After the tea-break, we went up and get seated. It was only then which I went to had my hair sprayed but as the spray is running low, I had little spray on my hair so I suppose I was quite lucky ba. ;p

The show start early with a video and went on quite smoothly. During the show, I saw a leader cum friend, Shudi, and her friend who I also know, Meiying. So I sms Meiying. As we were swaying in wave to the beat of the songs and I was trying to sms her at that time, I want to tell her that I am at her right (meaning they are at my left). In the end, I sms the opposite so when I saw that she was looking at the opposite direction, I was like, 'oops, sms wrong direction' and I sms her again. lol

After the whole show, went to chat a short while with Shudi and Meiying and saw 1 senior there as well. Soon was asked to gather in front so never catch up much with Shudi and Meiying. So sad! The last time we meet up was almost or at least a year ago. *sign*

While gathering in front, Joe gave us some words of encouragement and he announced that they will organize a BBQ session for all of us. So I suppose it's not that bad. I'll still get to meet up those friends I made there ba. ;p Especially when I could not stay long after this event as my parents wants me to go BP Plaza with them for dinner and get rice. Meaning, I would have to rush off which is like a spoilter. It's always like that.

Then, Danny, the main I/C for the dance item gave us words of encouragement also and thanks us for all our effort. He even told us about Hong Kai, the youngest boy in the group who is just in kindergarden. From what I saw during those training, he was a very naughty boy who don't listen to instruction, don't listen to anybody, always kicking his sister or whoever who try to grab him, also does not listen to his mother. Danny told us that because on the final training he was so naughty, naughty to the max, that the mother decided not to let him continue in the item. But when he got home, he knelt in front of the Gohonzon, begging his mother to give him 1 more chance. When I heard that I can felt my eyes getting wet but manage to control back emotion but it was so touching.

Danny also told us about Mac, apparently is his nephew (only know when he say so). Just 1 or 2 day before the show yesterday, Mac was unwell, I do not know what exactly was wrong but Danny said that he could not even walk. But still he came yesterday and manage to complete the dance. Oh ya. Mac was the choroegraher for the final 8 eights of the dance.

Elvee, the main choreographer, my leader, a friend, a sister in Sunflower dance group, thanks all of us. While saying so, she could not control her tears. Her tears of joy that all of us make it. She told us that during this whole training, she had fallen ill and had not recovered and yet we manage to get through. She also told us that Yi'en, who had also fallen ill, also help to get the tee-shirt for all of us by herself and asked us to give her a round of applause. But certain things is not just as simple as a round of applause. And there is a Secondary School girl, Weiting having her birthday yesterday. So Elvee also lead us to sing her an english version and a chinese version of Birthday song. I guess, because the event had ended plus, we all sang her the birthday song, Weiting cried also.

Even though I controlled my emotion, but I can understand how these people are feeling. It like the 1st time I joined a dance item for the Youth Cultural Festival in July 2005 and also the Sunflower concert - Mirror of Life - in September 2006 when I was struggling both physically and mentally then. Even till now, when I think of yesterday event and the past events, 我的心还是有酸酸, 想哭的感觉.