syf

the results of syf are out. 

for my current workplace, the performing arts CCAs are: band, guzheng, english drama and dance. 

out of these four CCAs, only guzheng got distinction, and is their first ever distinction since the school started (15 years only lah, not say very long). the rest of the CCAs got accomplishment. 

let's talk more about dance, since i am one of the teachers in-charge. to be honest, at the start of the year, i do not have very high hopes for them. at the syf exchange at one of the schools in the north, they step up their level, probably due to the pressure from other schools. 

and one week before the actual syf, when they were doing the dance in their costumes, their performance up another level as compared to the one at syf exchange. i was surprised. 

and one day before the syf, they showed me the true emotions of the dance, which touched me and the choreographers. the main choreographer cried in front of them while doing the debrief, and it also sparked a crying frenzy among the dancers. i guess this is how beautiful and how powerful dance is. 

and here it is. 26 syf dancers. with 4 instructors. and 4 teachers in-charge. can you spot the two thorns among the roses? hahahahahaha. i think we are a very privileged cca. our dance club is actually very big, with 40 over students. but sadly, quite alot of dancers are really cmi in their dance technique. so instead of involving everyone, we decided to involve 26 strong dancers. although to be honest, our choreographer also had a hard time choosing the 26 of them. choose 15 to 20 is no problem. but choose the remaining is a big problem. 

but i must say that all 26 of them had really improved alot in their emotions, dance technique and stage presence ever since the start of this syf journey. it really heartens me, as a teacher in-charge and as a dance practitioner, seeing them grow so much within this few months. 

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it has been 7 months since both me and darling became parents to yuan ze. it has really been a tough, challenging but wonderful journey for both of us. especially for darling, who is the one only able to coax yuanze when he gets cranky in the middle of the night. i am really very thankful to have such a wonderful wife and such a loving mother to our child. 

here's a #throwback to last sunday, when we brought yuanze to my younger sister's condo to swim. my little sis bought that float for $39.95 at toys r us and she claimed that this is her best buy of the year. i have to agree! yuanze really enjoys playing in the pool. look at how happy he is. :)