gardens by the bay performance

xuehong got us a lobang to perform at gardens by the bay for the mid-autumn festival celebrations. wednesday we performed the mongolian item and on thursday we performed flowers quartet. 

we were so worried that the performance will be cancelled because of the haze but thank goodness the performance went on for both nights. 

failed attempt in mimicking the dinosaurs. 

jurassic park sg version. 


coming up will be many pics because we can finally retire 梅兰菊竹. the first generation of this item was performed in 2011 for the NUSCD concert 'Efflorescence', where i was the yellow ranger and my partner was huizhi. the second generation was performed at mauritius early this year, which i am not involved, and bin gege took over my yellow ranger. the third and final generation was performed at sibu, where i became the green ranger and my partner is regina. 

thank you 梅兰菊竹 for the precious memories. and thank you xuehong for the wonderful choreography! 

Sibu Day 4

something to share first... 

i need to give it to the SGAG people. they are really very creative and humorous. 

the haze in sg is so bad, but surprisingly there is no haze at sibu. since day 1 we were secretly hoping that there will be haze so that the outdoor performance will be cancelled. LOL. 

day 4 is a pretty slack day for all the guys (except fen) because today's performance item is 'Princess Of Peace', choreographed by xuehong, and the dancers are all the 5 ladies + xuehong. 

a few weeks before the trip i was super worried that i have to dance 2 items everyday at sibu, simply because i was getting old and i do not have that much stamina. 12 min mongolian item plus 5 min 梅兰菊竹 on each night is no joke! but thank goodness the performance items are staggered properly throughout the trip. :D

we had lunch today at 吧生肉骨茶. thank you peter for the treat! we had both the wet and dry versions and they are sooooo goodddddddddd. 

wefie taken by bai laoshi! i was so impressed by his wefie skill. hahahahaha. 

after a super heavy lunch we went for a dance workshop conducted by bai laoshi. i was his translator right at the start, and then dunno why zixiang and sandra start to come in to help, so i happily took a back seat. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. 

bai laoshi felt that doing 1.5 hours of mongolian dance steps without understanding the essence of the steps is a bit pointless. hence he taught them about mongolian culture and tradition, and the significance of the culture and tradition that contributes to the mongolian dance steps. it was like 30% theory and 70% practical. 

right after the workshop we went to Sibu Civic Centre to support xuehong and the ladies! 

there was also a wushu item! so happy. :)

and we took more photos at the hotel lobby, because the 中秋节 backdrop is too nice. 

the base jumpers came in to join us also. there was also a Sibu International Base Jump event. base jump is jumping off from the top of the shopping mall opposite our hotel, and they opened their parachute. and the shopping mall is only 27 storeys high... -.-'''

are these people crazy? yes i think they are. :p 


the next day we are featured on the chinese newspapers again! :)

sibu day 3

before i blog about sibu day 3, let me blog about yesterday night. 

went to darling's house for dinner yesterday. really missed her alot and it was a torment to me for not seeing her for more than a week. on 23 sept i was at le ark cafe waiting for our turn to perform at the outdoor esplanade. the cafe is a very nice cafe that plays very nice songs from the retro era. until i hear the song 'Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You', i start to feel really emo and i posted a pic from our pre-wed photoshoot on instagram. 

i was really happy to see darling yesteday and gave her a tight hug for more than 30 seconds. ok i shall stop here hahahahahaha. #TMI (Too Much Info)

ok back to sibu day 3!

we had lunch at this halal nyonya restaurant. bai laoshi really like the decor of the restaurant and asked us to take a group photo together. hahaha. 

and today is finally the day of our mongolian item! this mongolian item is quite a shag item that last for 12 min. 

it is divided into 3 parts: 

part 1 - the warm up part. the music for this is a mongolian warrior using his throat to produce the ORHHH sound. super difficult to catch the counts in the music, and we are all damn stressed. especially me because i was sort of the lead role during the first min. and then bai laoshi gave us a tip saying that the mongolian warrior will breathe and ORHHH again which is quite distinct, and that ORHHH will be the first count of 8. and he also taught us how to count in a very slow rhythm. after that we managed to get it correct already. #achievement

part 2 - the 2.4 km run under 10 min part. this music is very lively and we really enjoyed dancing to it. but then this part is super shagggggggggg. alot of hopping and running. at the end of this part we were all like panting and gasping for breath. 

part 3 - and this is the cool down part. the five guys take a back seat, and the focus is on xuehong and regina. this part give the five of us a good opportunity to catch our breath and relax a bit. 

group pic with our choreographer, bai laoshi, and our two supporters, meizheng and viv! sandra was sick on that day and was resting in the hotel room. 

with the dancers from foon yew dance troupe (JB). 

SIM (singapore)!!

the korean bboy group!

the indonesian dancers! their item was super well received!


the next day we are featured in the sibu chinese newspapers! :)

Sibu Day 2

our first night of performance is at their outdoor esplanade. please dun think that their esplanade is like our esplanade. hahahaha. 

the outdoor performance is quite cool because there are different areas for the performance. for example the hong kong troupe perform at a pavilion, the indonesia performer perform on grass, the korea bboy group perform at a playground, SIM and us perform on a star-shaped floor. 

we reached the esplanade quite early for our rehearsal, so we start to have some photoshoot moments. 

and here are the pics of the dance items!

the korean bboy group. can spot us watching at the back? 

the japanese duo, who are the most popular performers. everywhere they go they will get photo requests. 

and not forgetting 梅兰菊竹, choreographed by our dear xuehong. i really love the vibrant colours! and i only found out yesterday that my partner in green is darling's sister's pri sch and sec sch classmate. hahahahahahaha. singapore is too small. 

super hungry after the performance, so we ordered room service. thanks to 1:3, ordering room sevice is actually very very very affordable. peter also bought macdonald for us! :D

Sibu Day 1

we are finally flying to sibu, for the Sibu International Dance Festival! 

feels pretty surreal to be able to fly overseas during school term. i am very thankful to batman for giving me the support, and allowing me to take no-pay leave to fulfill my passion for dance. 

we took the 910 am flight to KL, then transit there for 2 hours, and take another flight to Sibu. 

during transit we had our lunch at secret recipe. i must have the durian cheesecake at malaysia's secret recipe, which sadly singapore's secret recipe doesn't have. why ahhhh whyyyyy... 

saw this 草原 backdrop just outside secret recipe and got everyone to take photo here. it was very apt to take a photo here because one of our dance items is a mongolian item, titled 'Longing for the Grassland'. 

our hotel is RH hotel, located in sibu's city centre. i quite like its location, because opposite is a shopping mall, and outside the hotel there's many eateries and shops. 

the programme for the first day is pretty relax. we check in at about 4 pm, and had an early dinner. in the evening we go to sibu civic centre to watch a dance production by Hornland Dance Theatre. we were probably very tired and we kept dozing off during the performance. sorry for not doing justice to the dancers and the choreographers. :p

and right after the performance we had a welcome party. 

love the pretty necklace!