COMPETITION IS FINALLY OVER!!
Weeks and weeks of training have finally meet it's end. Week after week we've been pushed to blast our voices, sharpen our diction and pitching, finalize and standardize the ragams, being yelled, frustrated, sarcastic comment-ed, cursed, it all has ended,for a moment.
I've used up all my voice power during trainings. The day before competition, i lost it. I lost my voice. I can't reach the high notes. I kept screaming and shouting like a rock star. I actually teared coz first of all, i've never experience this kind of 'serak-ness'. Usually it'll just be awhile. But this time, it went all day. Second reason was because i feel like i'll disappoint my fellow Nira-ians and Fid if i don't blast my voice. Voice projection is important in Dikir barat, and of course the ragams. If you use your throat to shout, you'll hurt your throat and you will tend to be out of tune. That's why i teared. I know to all of you it's a silly thing to cry over, but i feel like i'm responsible if i did something wrong. I love performing and i definitely love winning. Who doesn't....???Duhh! So Liyana and the girls comforted me saying that i should keep my voice for the competition. I prayed to Allah that my voice will come back to the way it's suppose to be.
Competition day. I still didn't get back my voice. I was so sad. Then the 'war' of costume sizes between the Ls and the Ms. L is my size, but there were only 2 Ls and there were 4 of us with the plus size figure. We tried opening the pleats, but we were too big. But then i changed to size M and it fits me like...so so. The arm part is quite tight but i managed to make myself comfortable in it. We get the sizes sorted out la. Don't' worry.. hehe. Our make-up was done by the SNTs, Radziah and Elah (i think). They were so helpful and kind enough to come down to school early in the morning just to do the make-up for us. Thanks babes!
Reached there, shared room with Adiratna, group from NP. We were the last group to perform. All of us were supernervous. Fid came in and explained what is required and the meaning of the lyrics he wrote and how it is related to our relationship together. Most of the seniors teared coz it was soooo meaningful. Even Fid and Achiok cried. We were so bonded and we feel as though we are a big family.
OK so during performance, quite alot of mishaps. Even the first intro and the tepuk sepuluh were horrible. After performance, most of them cried as soon as they step down the stage. I tried comforting them saying "winning is not important. The important thing is we had fun on stage". Then we did our routine, cam-whore!! haha. We had lots of fun even though we were standing in the rain.
Then the results were in and 2 of Fid's team made to top 2! Juara for Fuhua Sec, and Naib Juara for Xin Min Sec. We cheered for them so supportingly coz this is also fid's team and that we feel that we share the common hopes to make him happy. Ok i know i talk crap. My english not powerful la. Sorry la eh. Even Fuhua yelled our group name when the MC was about to announce the naib juara. Thanks Fuhua guys! Then we took pictures of all 3 or 4 groups of us with Fid, singing to the song 'Rakan muda'. It was sooo cool! I wish someone took a video of it.
Then went back to our room. Guess what song they played inside..? Tamil rancak song laaaaaaaa. We were dancing away like nobody's business la. So fun la. haha. Changed and bussed down to Jurong point for Banquet. We were starving la babe. haha. Then we took the MRT together, conquered the 2 face-to-face seats. haha.
Overall, i did have fun la. Thanks girls for making this possible ok! Love ya'll! Muah!
Finally i can upload my close-up pictures with my Dikir costume. haha.
bye now!
# posted by mira at
10:50 PM
