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Sunday, April 20, 2008 ( 1:16 PM )

ELDDS

All this 3years and 4months in ELDDS have left me an unforgettable memory.
Let me start all over from sec 1.

2005. Mrs Amin, has left me an incredible memory. She’s probably the best teacher ELDDS ever had. The most involved, the most passionate, the most caring. She really took care of every single students. Oh, how I missed her!

The 1st project that i joined: SYF’05. ELDDS’ very first time in SYF. It was The Fallen Leaf script. Had fun with it. So memorable and great to know all these seniors. Learnt a lot from them. I can vividly rmb the time when mark shouted at us. So scary can. He even chased us out! To think I actually started disliking mark during this project. But I soon realize, it was all for us isn’t it? This silver-ranking play has started off my life with ELDDS.

2006Sec2 was the year when I often pon ELDDS. Pon so many times. No much happenings this yr. Then the “clock-theme” national day recollection. It was great!

Yes and there’s this CSC skit which was acted over and over again. Thanks to Krishnan, we’ve created lots of conflict, but also at the same time, lots of fun. Such as making Krishnan treat us to swensen’s ice cream and started calling pinhui-miss gan.

And this year, there was the formation of WATB. I’ll never reveal what this name means. But we, ourselves, know exactly what it means! Since the start of WATB, I love coming to ELDDS. And everyday I can’t wait for the gossips & laughters! and we manage to present, proudly, plays of our own such as palace deception, liberty! and more which didn’t have titles. And with addition of shufen etc, we formed WATB &co.
I’ll always love you WATB & co. it brought me more than laughters.

2007: Urashima Taro- another play so unforgettable. All the make-ups, all the dramatic costume. Was under lots of stress that period as I had to get use to sec 3 life and handle two SYFs at the same time. I really enjoyed this play! We were really hoping for a gold. But yep silver’s fine too!
And after the SYF, mark had to leave. There was a simple farewell session which started out with our first red-carpet theme. Then reflection & normal session. When the he was about to leave, mark even said he would leave first so we could stay and cry in the room. We did. I heard anna’s sobs which affected me and the small little corner which we call ‘WATB’s living room’, was filled with tears, and somehow accompanied by a bit of laughing.
Mark! You’ve been my a great teacher!

Next, there was graduation party for pinhui, shufen’s batch. I think this was how we started big and wow-ish graduation party. Well, there was Oscar award, grand entrance etc. didn’t cry but quite a lot did. Really enjoyed that day thou things gt quite EMO.
Oh how I miss the seniors!

This is probably the most happening year as soon, there was the fire prevention skit and the national day recollection. The recollection’07 was quite good I’d say, and now, I’m looking forward to seeing the next recollection brought up by ELDDS!

Yep, and the fire prevention skit. Perhaps because it was a small group and we all got very close very quickly. It was seriously a bonding project. and also there was the introduction of ms phua! I really miss those days, it was so fun, and things went so well with Nicole. It’s really quite saddening to think that good old Nicole isn’t there for us anymore.
I really love this project. & curse that St. Patrick school! Haha!

Unity! Or tv alive! has been a great success! Such that it attracted a lot more sec 1s to our audition. Too bad our quota wasn’t raised and we could at most accept 10 newcomers. And welcome gilbert, Darren, Daniel, jiahui, huiting, angeline, jiaxin, Vanessa, chuanjun & Erica! I know you all would enjoy eldds!

2008
12th april. Public concert. Oh what can I say. So memorable, so touching, so fun! All that I feel cant be describe in words. These memories will always stay in my mind.

To ms lim: despite complains, I realize through this, you’ve been a great teacher, always concerned about us! I’d like to thank you for the love and care you showed and I’ll miss you badly!

Graduation party. THANKS to all juniors. You’re great! I’m so glad that you guys put in so much effort to plan this party. Thanks for the mug, I love it! The juniors brought us back to 2005. it started off with marking attendance. Then we had to go for audition. Ooooh the ‘seniors’ are so fierce. Then pizzas and sparkling juice in plastic champagne glasses! Then videos, speeches and finally our last park bench. I wasn’t exactly in the right mood for park bench, and I couldn’t really act well as I got a bit emo, thinking that it’s the last park bench!

To juniors: thanks for the party. And now, eldds is now in your hands. We’ll definitely drop by if we have the time. There’s always a full stop to every sentence you write. And yep, the seniors will now have to chiong for olevels while you guys will still stay in eldds, helping this CCA soar to greater heights. Like wad Vincent said the next time we come into this room, it’d never be the same. We are now visitors. But still, the seniors’ love for you guys will always lie in your hearts.
ELDDS, I love you!
So long, farewell!

-THE END-

Debate

Saturday, April 19, 2008 ( 12:16 AM )

Debate

went to support debate team today.
at first, i decided to go becoz they supported us for our concert, so i shud support them too!
whatsmore, today's the finals!
oh well, didnt win.
but then again, that wasn't the main purpose for them.
THIS was their last debate. all 3 speakers will step down after this.
all along, i've been saying this and that CCA very united la. blah blah blah.
but the debate team showed me what was called : family
today, it wasn't just a sad moment.
i wasn't one of them. but they really affected me a lot.
to me, it felt like more than sadness, depress & parting for them.
i didnt know what was that feeling thou.
to be frank, i came reluctantly.
but when the whole thing ended, i realised how much i could've missed if i hadn't come!
this was definitely the most exciting debate i've ever seen!
full of humour, reasons, and perhaps a bit of sarcasm.
and i wouldn't have realised how united they were.
anw, chat with pinhui on the bus abt eldds drama, the past the present the future.
i think we were the only one who were talking on bus.
most of them were sleeping.
ok la. now is I want to sleep already.
-THE END-

Public Performance'08

Monday, April 14, 2008 ( 6:17 PM )

Public Performance'08

the concert was a great success!
audiences, wad u saw was just the exterior.
there was more.

ELDDS
the backstage and holding rooms were filled with touching and moving scenes - scenes that audiences would never be able to experience. tears, laughters, joy. back in the holding room, ELDDS had to squeeze with other CCAs. before the performance, or i'd say during the make-up session, tears fell from eyes. Eunice, siowmay etc. Mainly because this was the seniors' last performance. in fact, the moment we stepped down from the stage and that's it - i've put a perfect full stop to the contributions i've made to my CCAs. in the holding room, people shared hugs, consoling & telling each other how much we're going to miss each other. well, we soon got a bit high. and took loads of photos!

i'll never forget wad you guys shouted to me in chorus.
i was greatly moved.

then when i was abt to leave, i gave you guys my last words! i gt quite emotional at that moment. didnt cry thou. the period when all of you were not around, was quite uncomfortable for me. i was so relieved and happy to see you guys at backstage! no words could describe how i felt. after the ELDDS performance, i was like phew. then we all started shouting screaming howling cheering letting ourselves out the minute we stepped into the holding room! after the finale, it was the same. or mayb even more high!!

ELDDS, u have left me an unforgettable memory. it's priceless.

CLDDS
the thick make-ups are sure to be the first thing i'd look back nostalgically. i've gotten much closer with you guys after this performance. cassandra, peixin, peiyi, runan, pamela, qiaopo etc. to think i didn't even know your name for a very long time. i know i had very negative views of CLDDS many times. but now that i have to leave this place, i suddenly realise i wouldn't have been able to survive through secondary life without this CCA. this performance was great! despite my complain, i actually enjoyed bringing laughter to the audience. audiences, ur laughter isn't just a laughter. its an encouragement for all of us.

this public concert was my very first time and is my very last time.
both drama's first time as well.
well, CLDDS play was great.
and ELDDS play was even more sentimental to me.
it was the same script which started my life in ELDDS.
thanks, drama.
-THE END-

A Bronze

Monday, April 07, 2008 ( 7:14 PM )

A Bronze

wahhh.
cldds clinched a bronze in the current competition!
actually the thing same as SYF la.
haha.
i think we performed well.
but probably because the skit isn't exactly called 'xiao pin'.
afterall, its better than last yr's COP rite.
this yr gt abt 25 teams took part.
and only a few got silver or better (go to finals) + total of 8 COPs!
so yep. i thot bronze for us is not bad la.
thou i was somehow hoping for silver, i kinda expected bronze.
haha.
but still our final destination and aim is public performance.
this was just a 'shun bian take part' de compt la.
jiayou jiayou!
and erm, after this wk. there's no longer proper CCA session for me anymre.
i'd step down and going to CCA is a choice then.
i'm sad.

off to study.
-THE END-