It was a long and winding road.
Full of sweat, pain and aggravation.
You may think that i am exaggerating,
but
if you are a member of SGI Drama Club,
you will understand my statement perfectly well.
In our school, we have minimal guidance from teachers
its usually the hard work of the students
Yeah
I remembered when we were in form 4.
SGI came up with such a humilating drama because we had no experience at all, and our seniors and teachers refused to help us.
However, we watched and learned from our own mistakes and we analysed the strength of other teams.
The next year, SGI got silver.
It was a long way from consolation prize.
After my SPM, Suresh asked me to start writing a new script.
i got my inspiration for the new script when someone was talking about vampires when i was watching taiyou no uta.
OK
I have to admit, xeroderma pigmentosum was an idea i got from that movie by Yui.
But i only took out a small element from the movie
You cant consider that celup-ing
Because i changed the storyline and theme totally
Taiyou No Uta had no vampires in it
and it was a love story
However, i was really shocked when i heard people saying my story was Celup-ed from Twilight.
Twililight and Midnight Melody are two very different stories!
The only thing they had in common is that there are vampires in it
and some of the names are the same.
that's all
nothing more than that
Anyway,
before going for my PLKN, i left suresh a note, requesting Azim to be Sally, and Thuan Jee to be Bobby as i created these two characters based on their personalities
I knew Azim was the perfect one to be a diva
and i got annoyed with thuan jee in the NIE posters 4 rewards but surprisingly, teachers found him adorable
So, i got my inspiration for these two characters from them
After coming back, SU introduced me to the team
Su did an excellent job in teaching them how to move and where to position themselves, how to impress the audience and made the props exactly like the sketch i gave to him.
So, when it was my turn, I taught them about voice projection, emotions, tone, and discarding their bad habits on stage.
I started of as a no play play senior who seems to be deadly serious
However, as time passed by,
I couldnt help but to smile and joke around them because it felt like i'm already a part of the family
slowly but steadily, we brought in more ideas, and music.
it was difficult for them at first, but where there is a will, there is a way
And we found the way
When the whole drama was near perfection, we started counting the days.
Every day, Su and I harped on minute details and made it seem like a huge crime to ensure that the team will be perfect.
Finally it was the competition day.
i would say our team gave a great performance and was definitely outstanding.
BTW
Ting Shan told me something i never noticed
the difference between SGI girls and KE girls are, SGI girls remove their makeup and change back to their clothes after their performance
whereas KE girls remain in their dresses and leave their makeup on to flirt with the audience
SO True
LOL
School's titles
SMK St. George - Midnight Melody
SMK Treacher Methodist Girl's School - The Formula
SMK Convent - Grandma We Love You
SMK King Edward - The Devil's Advocate
And the results
Ariella from TMGS got best performer
The Best script award was given to Grandma We Love You
Now the real thing
The placings
before they announced it, my heart was pounding so fast, I could have gotten a heart attack
For second runner up,
Grandma We Love You
I started smiling and clapping so loudly. Thuan Jee was crying because he was too happy. The rest of the crew were smiling and yelling.
For First runner up,
The Formula
My legs started banging the floor and i got all excited. The Georgian crowd grew much louder.
And
The Champion for the LMS District English Drama Competition
Midnight Melody!!!
I jumped up in the air and yell and screamed along with the crew
We were overwhelmed with joy
and we started yelling
Tepuk Lasallian
so many times
It was Georgian history
First time SGI has ever won a gold in Drama
and the best part is,
we're a part of it
I couldnt forget it when they actually carried su and i and threw us up in the air,
our pants were drooping down and our underwears were so obvious, especially when we were on top of the stage for the crowd to see
LOL
whoever said SMK St George is incapable of getting a gold in drama
they were wrong
We proved them wrong
And we will try our best to prove it to them again next year
And much to my surpirse, TMGS teachers actually gave our performance very good remarks
I dont know about convent teachers
(but Pn. Cecillia looked worried after Midnight Melody)
anyhow,
to those teachers
Thank you very much
The SGI team will try their best to impress in the State level
we have come a long way from nothing
and we are not giving up just yet
The Georgian Spirit will never die
P.S. : I cant post any pics for now. sorry for that
Full of sweat, pain and aggravation.
You may think that i am exaggerating,
but
if you are a member of SGI Drama Club,
you will understand my statement perfectly well.
In our school, we have minimal guidance from teachers
its usually the hard work of the students
Yeah
I remembered when we were in form 4.
SGI came up with such a humilating drama because we had no experience at all, and our seniors and teachers refused to help us.
However, we watched and learned from our own mistakes and we analysed the strength of other teams.
The next year, SGI got silver.
It was a long way from consolation prize.
After my SPM, Suresh asked me to start writing a new script.
i got my inspiration for the new script when someone was talking about vampires when i was watching taiyou no uta.
OK
I have to admit, xeroderma pigmentosum was an idea i got from that movie by Yui.
But i only took out a small element from the movie
You cant consider that celup-ing
Because i changed the storyline and theme totally
Taiyou No Uta had no vampires in it
and it was a love story
However, i was really shocked when i heard people saying my story was Celup-ed from Twilight.
Twililight and Midnight Melody are two very different stories!
The only thing they had in common is that there are vampires in it
and some of the names are the same.
that's all
nothing more than that
Anyway,
before going for my PLKN, i left suresh a note, requesting Azim to be Sally, and Thuan Jee to be Bobby as i created these two characters based on their personalities
I knew Azim was the perfect one to be a diva
and i got annoyed with thuan jee in the NIE posters 4 rewards but surprisingly, teachers found him adorable
So, i got my inspiration for these two characters from them
After coming back, SU introduced me to the team
Su did an excellent job in teaching them how to move and where to position themselves, how to impress the audience and made the props exactly like the sketch i gave to him.
So, when it was my turn, I taught them about voice projection, emotions, tone, and discarding their bad habits on stage.
I started of as a no play play senior who seems to be deadly serious
However, as time passed by,
I couldnt help but to smile and joke around them because it felt like i'm already a part of the family
slowly but steadily, we brought in more ideas, and music.
it was difficult for them at first, but where there is a will, there is a way
And we found the way
When the whole drama was near perfection, we started counting the days.
Every day, Su and I harped on minute details and made it seem like a huge crime to ensure that the team will be perfect.
Finally it was the competition day.
i would say our team gave a great performance and was definitely outstanding.
BTW
Ting Shan told me something i never noticed
the difference between SGI girls and KE girls are, SGI girls remove their makeup and change back to their clothes after their performance
whereas KE girls remain in their dresses and leave their makeup on to flirt with the audience
SO True
LOL
School's titles
SMK St. George - Midnight Melody
SMK Treacher Methodist Girl's School - The Formula
SMK Convent - Grandma We Love You
SMK King Edward - The Devil's Advocate
And the results
Ariella from TMGS got best performer
The Best script award was given to Grandma We Love You
Now the real thing
The placings
before they announced it, my heart was pounding so fast, I could have gotten a heart attack
For second runner up,
Grandma We Love You
I started smiling and clapping so loudly. Thuan Jee was crying because he was too happy. The rest of the crew were smiling and yelling.
For First runner up,
The Formula
My legs started banging the floor and i got all excited. The Georgian crowd grew much louder.
And
The Champion for the LMS District English Drama Competition
Midnight Melody!!!
I jumped up in the air and yell and screamed along with the crew
We were overwhelmed with joy
and we started yelling
Tepuk Lasallian
so many times
It was Georgian history
First time SGI has ever won a gold in Drama
and the best part is,
we're a part of it
I couldnt forget it when they actually carried su and i and threw us up in the air,
our pants were drooping down and our underwears were so obvious, especially when we were on top of the stage for the crowd to see
LOL
whoever said SMK St George is incapable of getting a gold in drama
they were wrong
We proved them wrong
And we will try our best to prove it to them again next year
And much to my surpirse, TMGS teachers actually gave our performance very good remarks
I dont know about convent teachers
(but Pn. Cecillia looked worried after Midnight Melody)
anyhow,
to those teachers
Thank you very much
The SGI team will try their best to impress in the State level
we have come a long way from nothing
and we are not giving up just yet
The Georgian Spirit will never die
P.S. : I cant post any pics for now. sorry for that
7 Rhapsodies:
and you know what was the most annoying thing about it all? I only reached Convent right after SGI finished. OWH OWH OWH!!! SO I watched team no2-7 except team one which won gold. =( ANY replay during Hari Anugerah so that I can watch? *pleaseplease?*
I jz change my blog url to http://trailsofthesilentspirit.blogspot.com/
Cool, Chong Ren.. We rarely hear a speech as documented as this. Congrats again!
to sulin
WHat? WHy? haiz... Yeah, they will perfom on hair anugerah. But i doubt it will be as good. Coz the Georgian stage is super tiny6 and cramped. And there's gonna be throphies where the props are supposed to be. lol
TO Zhen Hwang
Thanks! It was really something to be proud of!
remove the throphies!!! U guys got FIRST - You should have the leverage and influence, no? Some power at least?
hahha
last year also they shut us up when we wanna perform
dont allow us to use the school music system some more
Then remove all the colours from the lights
LOL KE peeps are going to slaughter me!
hahaha
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