Happy (Belated) New Year!
Haha haven't actually gotten a chance to sit down and breathe and write a blog post for New Years' so here it is finally. Tuesday, the day before school starts once again. Noooooooo I can't believe the holidays are over :( sigh. Haha anyways, this year's New Year was a culmination of the past two to three weeks of hard work - at the annual USQ Salsa Competition which took place on New Years' Eve 2 days ago.
It was the best New Year's Eve I've ever had - winning a salsa competition which we worked so hard for, with a choreo we crafted by ourselves (umm, with the help of many, many youtube videos to inspire us, and comments from friends too), evolving across the time we worked on it. And it was fun, the process, but performing it was just as exhilarating. Practising in the studio together with Jared, Andy and Crystal was great too, all our gossiping and being tired together and going to eat together was fun too haha.
And the support, and the faith people had in us, that, that was completely amazing. The team coming to support, and the superloud screams and cheers from the ADS crowd, the hugs and the well wishes, and the congratulatory handshakes from friends and strangers alike... and everything, really warmed my heart, and made it a wonderful competing experience and a terrific New Year. Standing in a circle, jumping up and down and counting down to 2007 and then enthusiastic hugging everyone in the fray... after the results were announced and we found out that we came in first, and after which the 1st and 2nd couples social danced to the song that was played after.
There was so much tension in waiting for the first prize to be announced; determining the fate of the remaining 6 couples - first, or nothing. But what was really, really, really wonderful for me, for that night, was the crowd (okay mostly Tze Yi actually, and the ADS people) shouting/chanting our names just before it was announced. Because that's what's really important; that we entertained, that people love our choreo and performance. And that, made me happy, and feel that all the hard work was worth it. And grateful, for having so much support. Okay I feel like crying now hahahaa shall stop waxing lyrical about everything. In any case... I love you all - everyone who offered support, faith, well wishes, and congratulations in any way :)
Haha ok of course after that terribly long speech, here are some photos from that night. Okay kinda too tired to make nice fancy schmancy collages so here's just some plain photos =p
Okay yeah we took quite a few photos, heh. =p I'll put up a video soon if I can get a copy soon! Mine are currently soundless, boo.
Spent New Years' Day sleeping and resting, then heading over to Ian's house for dinner. Super overload of food, Steve, Phebs, Dzar, Sil and I went to Holland V to buy food before going, and we ended up with - 5 boxes of katong laksa, 4 boxes of hokkien mee, 2 boxes of chicken wings, 2 packets of or luat, and a verrrayy yummy Chocolate Addiction cake from NYDC. Ian and co also ordered 4 (!!!) boxes of pizza. Quite obviously, we didn't manage to finish the scary amount of food haha.
Teehee also received a cute little cupcake yayy!
After Ian's place, headed down to Union for our little ADS celebratory thing. Danced a bit, and laughed so hard that I had a headache, at Gupson, Zee and Jared whacking all the girls it was super hilarious lah. Then headed to Newton where Jared and I treated (part) of the supper haha on our side of the table (sorrryyy to the other side who had already ordered food :(), there was - baby squid, garlic kangkong, sotong paste you tiao, garlic/black pepper sotong, sambal stingray, and I don't remember what else, actually. Haha basically alot of food. Geez my whole Monday sounds like it was all about food lorh, haha.
Anywayyyss. I have dragged this post such that I've only finally managed to post on Wednesday night. And spent SEVEN hours in school having CLASS omggg 2 back to back classes that are DEAD BORING. Geez. Going back to school sucks. Got so used to going to the studio almost like everyday and dancing lots everyday it feels SO weird to be back in school again. Haha but ohwell guess I'll get used to it heh. Oh went for some AH gathering at Howard's house just now which turned into kinda like a random arts/AC people gathering which was kinda fun la not bad, except for a slightly awkward situation, which I guess was okay la. Haha. AC people rawk! :)
AAAAAHHH ok time to go to sleep I have a blooddyy 830am class tomorrow morning :x wavesies!
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'A trivial little thing can make you smile, but it takes even less to make you frown.'
:1:53 AM: :sugah~plum
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