Survived First Week Of School
Phew! I SURVIVED FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL!! Heh heh...It has been an eventful 5 days, anchored on CCA Recruitment Drive 2008.
Had 2 nights of rehearsals for all the arts groups on Monday and Tuesday, to prepare for their lunchtime performances on the following 3 days. Not forgetting the manning of their own booth to recruit especially the freshies. So besides showcasing their own art form on stage, all the groups were given a table and a couple of chairs each. There were to decorate the booth to attract sign ups.
Although the whole recruitment process is hardly over, with upcoming activities and auditions for those who registered at the booths, CCA Recruitment Drive 2008 as an event by itself is finally over. Thank God that the weather was mostly fine. I was a bit concern when it poured on Thursday morning. But it stopped with ample time for students to set up their booths before performance time.
Was quite pissed though, at some people who do not have a sense of urgency when their performance time was supposed to be. Common sense tells you that you need to be all set and ready to go before time. Not searching for members or going back to the studio to take files when the previous item has already ended. In the end, the group performing after them had to be rushed on stage to cover their unreadiness and let the programme run smoothly. I hope they learn their lesson and plan properly next time.
Anyway, for me personally, highlights of the week was more than just work, of course. Went to watch "We Will Rock You" at Esplanade Theatre on Wednesday with 2 of my colleagues. Thanks to my 'informant', we paid for the cheapest tickets and got an upgrade to (I think) the 2nd best seats for the musical. I'm quite impressed by the performance, though my enjoyment of it would have been more pleasant, and meaningful, if I could hear more clearly what the performers were singing about. The live accompaniment music was great, but the volume overpowered the vocals.
What was probably more unforgetful that night was how the 3 of us rushed to have dinner at Ichiban Boshi during the 20-min interval. We were very hungry and thought it would be quite unbearable to last till 11pm. We basically went in, sat down, start taking items out of the conveyor belt, ate (and laughed at ourselves at the same time), and called for the bill when we still had like 3 plates of sushi to finish. I walked out to the reception just in time to sign the bill. It was a mad rush but we managed to enjoy the food, and even had time to go to the washroom after. By the time we got back, there were still other patrons lingering outside the theatre. So we composed ourselves and calmly walked in. Nobody would have suspected what we just did. Haha...
On Thursday, wanted to go IKEA straight after work. Mom called to ask me to pick up my 2 nephews from Pasta Manna, their dad's stall at Old Airport Road Hawkers' Centre. The elder one had a hairline fracture on his right leg/foot so mom thought it would be safer for me to help him down the stairs at their flat. My reward - aglio olio topped with bacon and mushroom...and cheese :P
Instead of going straight home, we decided to make a little detour. I have always wanted to take my nephews and nieces out for the longest time - spend some quality time together, give them treats etc, just to let them know that I adore them and appreciate that they think of me affectionately (according to reliable source - my mom...haha). As an aunt, I don't take for granted that we have a positive and close relationship. The fact that they're open to me even when I'm much older is rather heartwarming. At least their parents don't see me as bad influence, that's a relief for myself...haha.
So in this case, partly for the sake of the lame one who had not visited the IKEA at Tampines, and knowing that they have wheelchairs to loan out, we changed plans. My brother used to work at the one at Alexandra so they were well-acquainted with IKEA since young. After I signed out a wheelchair, our first stop was dinner. We had meatballs, chicken leg, chicken wings, and the paint-looking cream of asparagus which was actually quite yummy. I guess we kinda have the same taste... probably runs in the family. After dinner, we 'walked' the whole showroom and got down to buy what I was there to get. Stoned quite a few birds this time, I must say. I actually had fun that night and I hope they did, too.
Friday was the last of the month, some of us dressed up to English Country look. I did up my hair with a little hairspray to keep the frills in place. But it was quite torturous in the day having to deal with the lunchtime performances wearing a blouse and long skirt, and in boots. Clearing of the logistics was a nightmare in the day. The amount of work we need to do despite the workers we hired was ridiculously annoying. They took so long to move from one place to another, and they work like they were doing some CWO. Can't believe they took so long. We would have finished it in half time if we had done it ourselves. Quite dehydrated by the time we were finally done around 6.30pm.
All in all, although there were inevitably some unpleasant episodes here and there, I must confess that God has been good to us. Last year the weather wasn't that kind to the groups who had their booths outside of the sheltered horse shoe plaza. Which was why we were quite annoyed that just because of some fairness issue, our groups had to move out, when we were the one owning the stage. So thank God our kids didn't have to suffer much. Hopefully next year we get to be inside again.
Had 2 nights of rehearsals for all the arts groups on Monday and Tuesday, to prepare for their lunchtime performances on the following 3 days. Not forgetting the manning of their own booth to recruit especially the freshies. So besides showcasing their own art form on stage, all the groups were given a table and a couple of chairs each. There were to decorate the booth to attract sign ups.
Although the whole recruitment process is hardly over, with upcoming activities and auditions for those who registered at the booths, CCA Recruitment Drive 2008 as an event by itself is finally over. Thank God that the weather was mostly fine. I was a bit concern when it poured on Thursday morning. But it stopped with ample time for students to set up their booths before performance time.
Was quite pissed though, at some people who do not have a sense of urgency when their performance time was supposed to be. Common sense tells you that you need to be all set and ready to go before time. Not searching for members or going back to the studio to take files when the previous item has already ended. In the end, the group performing after them had to be rushed on stage to cover their unreadiness and let the programme run smoothly. I hope they learn their lesson and plan properly next time.
Anyway, for me personally, highlights of the week was more than just work, of course. Went to watch "We Will Rock You" at Esplanade Theatre on Wednesday with 2 of my colleagues. Thanks to my 'informant', we paid for the cheapest tickets and got an upgrade to (I think) the 2nd best seats for the musical. I'm quite impressed by the performance, though my enjoyment of it would have been more pleasant, and meaningful, if I could hear more clearly what the performers were singing about. The live accompaniment music was great, but the volume overpowered the vocals.
What was probably more unforgetful that night was how the 3 of us rushed to have dinner at Ichiban Boshi during the 20-min interval. We were very hungry and thought it would be quite unbearable to last till 11pm. We basically went in, sat down, start taking items out of the conveyor belt, ate (and laughed at ourselves at the same time), and called for the bill when we still had like 3 plates of sushi to finish. I walked out to the reception just in time to sign the bill. It was a mad rush but we managed to enjoy the food, and even had time to go to the washroom after. By the time we got back, there were still other patrons lingering outside the theatre. So we composed ourselves and calmly walked in. Nobody would have suspected what we just did. Haha...
On Thursday, wanted to go IKEA straight after work. Mom called to ask me to pick up my 2 nephews from Pasta Manna, their dad's stall at Old Airport Road Hawkers' Centre. The elder one had a hairline fracture on his right leg/foot so mom thought it would be safer for me to help him down the stairs at their flat. My reward - aglio olio topped with bacon and mushroom...and cheese :P
Instead of going straight home, we decided to make a little detour. I have always wanted to take my nephews and nieces out for the longest time - spend some quality time together, give them treats etc, just to let them know that I adore them and appreciate that they think of me affectionately (according to reliable source - my mom...haha). As an aunt, I don't take for granted that we have a positive and close relationship. The fact that they're open to me even when I'm much older is rather heartwarming. At least their parents don't see me as bad influence, that's a relief for myself...haha.
So in this case, partly for the sake of the lame one who had not visited the IKEA at Tampines, and knowing that they have wheelchairs to loan out, we changed plans. My brother used to work at the one at Alexandra so they were well-acquainted with IKEA since young. After I signed out a wheelchair, our first stop was dinner. We had meatballs, chicken leg, chicken wings, and the paint-looking cream of asparagus which was actually quite yummy. I guess we kinda have the same taste... probably runs in the family. After dinner, we 'walked' the whole showroom and got down to buy what I was there to get. Stoned quite a few birds this time, I must say. I actually had fun that night and I hope they did, too.
Friday was the last of the month, some of us dressed up to English Country look. I did up my hair with a little hairspray to keep the frills in place. But it was quite torturous in the day having to deal with the lunchtime performances wearing a blouse and long skirt, and in boots. Clearing of the logistics was a nightmare in the day. The amount of work we need to do despite the workers we hired was ridiculously annoying. They took so long to move from one place to another, and they work like they were doing some CWO. Can't believe they took so long. We would have finished it in half time if we had done it ourselves. Quite dehydrated by the time we were finally done around 6.30pm.
All in all, although there were inevitably some unpleasant episodes here and there, I must confess that God has been good to us. Last year the weather wasn't that kind to the groups who had their booths outside of the sheltered horse shoe plaza. Which was why we were quite annoyed that just because of some fairness issue, our groups had to move out, when we were the one owning the stage. So thank God our kids didn't have to suffer much. Hopefully next year we get to be inside again.
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