hello(:

30th May 2009.

DANZAGE 2009.

.....

WE DID IT!!! :) 

it was a SUCCESS!(:

all the hard work, effort that everyone put in

for one concert, one night,

to show everyone what

DUNMAN HIGH SENIOR HIGH

DANCE SOCIETY 

was made of(:

i'm glad i was part of it

and i'm thankful for everyone else

all the dancers, tech crew, emcees, teachers etc(:

and not to forget 

the audience and all their wonderful comments

and gifts which really brightened up everything:D

i'm really happy(:

that it's over! and i left no regrets(:

that was my best performance(:

be it  the first dance( city life) or 

my emcee-ing job ( for 2 chinese dances)

or the finale dance( SYF) or even curtain call dance(:

i did my best and i'm proud of it :)

but at the same time, 

there's this tinge of sadness 

and even as i'm typing this- 

can't help feeling the wave of nolstagia through me...

afterall- it has been a good long 6 years of dance (:

ever since secondary 1 -

chinese society chinese dance...

i still rmb my first ever performance on stage- syf zhao yang...

my first qingchun at sch audi...

dawuer, zhaoyang.. and after which there was youshi, yingzifeiyue

for the second qingchun at VT
oh and there was bollywood for tchers day pfm(:

and den there was huo de zhan ge!(: SYF 2007- 

i think that was the peak of my dance journey (: (: 

where everyone was so bonded.. i still rmb our dance outing and everything<33

also there was malay dance etc for the third qingchun at VT too(:

that was super memorable too:D also coz that was our final year in CS

and afterwhich came senior high...

where i joined dance society

not really because of dance, but rather because of all the bonds i forged with the rest because of dance- it was something i couldn't bring myself to let go

and so there was wo wu fei yang for kaleidoscope opening

and it was my first solo in a dance(:

and there was my 4th qing chun - whereby it was my second solo in the dance- wo wu fei yang also(: 

but i flopped my solo part

and it was quite a depressing mark in my dance journey

but i got over it and became a stronger dancer (:

after that i didn't focus on dance that much coz of CSC committments

which really marked another depressing period for me during dance for the first half of this year

where i got so frustrated with myself for not being able to cope with everything well..

come to think of it, i'm glad i went through that phase because i think i matured from it(:

then came window of hope- my first senior high syf(:

it was really really tiring..esp the few days before the syf day itself 

where we actually came to sch early in the morning at 630am just to practice..

i still rmb myself praying and hoping desperately for a gold

and the tears we all shed when we found out we really got gold(:

our efforts all paid off:D

next, finally was our first ever dance concert- DANZAGE 2009..

i wasn't really that busy as compared to the rest of the pple like meixian, dorothy, joanna, jocelyn,shunying because i wasn't in the dance committee

but still, i did feel guilty and " heart pain" for them when i saw them doing all the dance stuff

so i danced the best i could each practice and tried to help in any way i could(: 

and actually i was content being a dancer.. solely dancing for my last dance concert..

and den came the emcee job

whereby i was quite stressed initially because my chinese speaking skills were really abit C.M.I 

but luckily i received alot of help(: and constant practices with liusu managed to make it a success during the actual night :D

and den came cheng shi ren(city life)- which i really enjoyed dancing- dunno why haha(: although many couldnt really uds what it was abt or that we were not really synchronized but

i'm still happy coz i know we all tried our best(:

and finally- the showcase of our SYF (: people loved it

and said we deserved gold:D happiness(: (: haha:D

DANZAGE 2009 was the first and the best(: to me :D

and it was also the first time i managed to sell to so many pple (:

which i'm really thankful for all the presents i received and 

for everyone who came to support me:D

i really really appreciate it- from the bottom of my heart(:

especially for my dear yv grp- YLF(: all of them came( except alv who had family matters)

and my bro(: who came alone to support me (:

thank you everyone! i still rmb the whole process last night

after the concert ended(:

whereby i met anthony, miss chin , esther, yifang , edison etc den followed by jinghuan and jingjing and den YLF, followed by eunice, meiyun, cynthia and den xueting , 

followed by zhenyang,jason,jolene lai and den followed by rebecca and xueting again and followed by nicole,yujia,grace and zhiying(: heh nicole really wore green to support me :D and den followed by my 2" daughters" chenying and kailin and den followed by  xiu rong, zuxin den virg , sieuping, adeline, huikee, sieu ping, yuntong(: and den the utp pple and afterwhich was jiamin and joy and den i saw zhiying, faris and huibin and den andrew and after which was baoxue(: i think thats all (: i didn't manage to see everyone who came to support me or that i know but the sms-es i received warmed my heart<33

it was a blessed night(: i think i must list down everything and everyone 

so that next time when i look back, i'll be able to recapture that happy feeling again :D

* ohh and i saw jun wen too!!(: random mtg!

besides all the audience and stuff,

there's of course, all the other dancers(:

modern dancers(: year 5s and year 6s

especially the other 5 year6s <33

i shall dedicate a post to them another time when i manage to get all the pics of us together <33

but when i was writing the notes to them

i suddenly realised how much dance had given me..

dance brought us together(:

made us from strangers to friends, from friends to sisters(:

no matter whether it was the 7 of us in junior high or the 6 of us in senior high-

i think the memories about dance that we all shared

the bonds we forged during dance- i think that was all that mattered(:

and even though yday night was my last dance pfm

coz dance is ultimately not really where my passion lies

i will still definitely look forward to a day 

whereby the 7 of us can actually dance on stage together again(:

or go watch dance concert or do something related to dance again(:

even if not all 7 can be present the next time, there's still the next next time and so on <33

dance also brought me and the other yr6s 

wenjie, limo, yanmi , liusu and

year 5s together for so long, more than 2 years(: especially the 4 of you :D 

weijia, ningli, joylynn and zina(:  

you all never fail to brighten up my day(:

i'm happy and happy and happy:D 

i will treasure all these memories(:

but for now, its time to work hard and JIAYOU for studies(:

we can do it !!(:

<33

smile(:

Lyon

hello(=

i'm happy :D

cuz i know( i think) i made many people happier today! =)

it's amazing what the smiles on other's faces

can do to you :D

it's amazing what the " thank yous" that come out from other's mouths

can make you experience absolute sweetness(=

it started off with my trip to the bookshop

to buy a notepad..

and i accidentally chanced upon a pack of stickers

smiley stickers and suddenly 

there was this spark of inspiration in me

to start sticking and giving people these stickers

to firstly BRIGHTEN up their day(=

to make them HAPPIER if they were feeling sad

and to give them one more source of motivation(=

heh. actually i'm not sure whether the last point will be true for all..

coz it's mainly true for me (= 

if someone gave me a smiley sticker and told me to stay happy

i'll firstly be very touched(= and happy :D

and i'll paste it in some visible place and everytime i look at it

i'll just start smiling(=

HAHA. okay maybe that scenario won't happen for everyone lah..

but at least i'm quite certain that people will definitely feel quite happy 

to receive a happy stickeR(=

even if it's very random but i think the thought makes people happy :D

heh. although i know some people were quite shocked 

at my random-ness

but ehh! it's this sudden spark of inspiration 

to make people happy and see them smile

with the simplest actions(=

giving smiley stickers :D

sometimes, all it takes to brighten up someone's day

is simply the thought and minimal effort/action is really required(=

it's actually quite easy if you really set your mind on achieveing it (=

i think an important aspect to think about

making people happy

is how your actions would actually make you feel if someone were to do it to you(:

always put yourself into other's shoes(:

because i know i'll feel happy if someone made the effort and had the thought to give me a smiley sticker and told me to stay happy,

so the possiblity of people feeling happy too is quite high

and so i want to spread the happiness(:

i mean afterall, it's a stressful period for everyone

and i'm sure occasional encouragements help a great great deal (=

it's a form of motivation :D

and one thing i like about doing things to make people happy is that

i don't just make my peers happy

i can make so many other people in the school happy too(:

like when i gave the bookshop auntie,her assistant, the OM of hostel and OM of our school,

i really sensed their surprise but happiness and touched that they received it(:

they even pasted it on somewhere visible (:

like on their keys( for the OM) and you can tell from this that they will treasure it alot :D

which makes you feel even more inspired because you have made an impact on them

even if its very small , at least you will know that this feeling of happiness will stay for awhile (=

and that's all that matters (: 

many people also pasted their stickers on visible places

and showed me (= i'm really touched(:

as in coz this shows that they treasure my gift and i hope that this stickers will motivate them in future when they see it :D

when we do things for people

just focus on what and why we are doing it for them

and don't expect anything in return(:

as in it's okay to think about how nice it would be for someone to reciprocate

or do the same thing to you

but don't actually make that your main focus

because the real meaning of helping others will be lost(:

just like when i was giving out the stickers,

i was only focused on giving out the stickers

and so when people showed me that they pasted it on visible places

or when people complimented me

i felt really really very very happy (:

because i didn't expect them to do so.

sometimes its the unexpected things that make life more special and meaningful :D

i also managed to give some teachers(:

haha(= teachers are stressed people too and they need happiness :D

heh. a pity i didn't manage to give many people today

but it's okay, there's still time to give (=

i had this thought whereby i should start buying smiley stickers

so that next time whenever i want to make people happy

i can give them or stick on somewhere visible for them to see :D

hehe(= i think i shall go try it out (=

yay :D i'm a happy girl (=

OH but something STUPID happened:(

well, i bought a notepad together with the stickers

and i put the notepad on the canteen table

and apparently, my mind was too focused on giving people the stickers

i totally forgot about my notepad:(

and so it should still be lying in school.. unless someone took it away:(

haiz. its kind of ironic , especially since the main reason for why i went book shop 

was to buy notepad

HEH XD

but oh well(: it was worth it :D 

heh. i know it probably sounds too cliche 

and idealistic

but we should start making people happy

in our own ways (= 

encouragements, smiles , concern etc

it makes us happy too :D

SMILE(:

LyOn