GPM 130th Anniversary!!!!!!!!

The Anniversary was actually on Wednesday, 31st of August, Merdeka Day!

I haven't bothered to blog about it yet until now.. so here goes.. :)

We had to be at Marriott Hotel by 10:30 AM for soundcheck at 10:45 AM!!!!!!!!!!!! Sooooo early!!!!!!!! And the dinner only started at 7 PM!!!!!!!!!!

We could have gone back home after soundcheck but we decided to stay there till evening, because it would be so incovenient to go back home and after a few hours come back. So it was a super long day for us...

We only had half an hour for soundcheck and it wasn't enough!!!!!!! Because the sound engineers had problems mic-ing our instruments...MAJOR PROBLEMS! :(

So we had to postpone our soundcheck for later. Or rather we had another additional 2 soundchecks just trying to solve the problem but it failed. :(

After first soundcheck Nikki and I took some pictures together, trying to while away the time... Aunty Eileen brought her laptop and a book to read, and Kor Wee Lern also brought a book.. But Nikki and I didn't bring anything!!!!! :)

Then all of us got bored so we decided to eat our lunch at like 12??? :P And when we went back to the main hall after we had eaten, Nikki and I entertained ourselves by being HALF-DEAFENED by the rehersals going on...

Because they had such lousy sound controllers, the choir was too loud!!!!!!!! We were so deaf after that!!!!!!! :( And then there was this opera singer too, and he was even louder than the choir. :P

Laaaadilaaaa........ the actual program started at like 2pm, it was some worship convention. And it was supposed to end at 4:30pm, and then from 4:30 to 5:15pm it was some 10-year church plan, and from 5:20 to 6:30 pm there were workshops.

There was an opening prayer which was like 15mins-20mins long??????? Because they had to translate every sentence from mandarin to english...how awesome is that????? :DDDD

Then when the SERMON started, (yes, there was even a sermon during the worship convention) Nikki and I went out!!!!! For two reasons, one, we didn't want to listen to the "sermon ", two, Kor Wee Lee and Veron came to kidnap us at 3pm!!!!!!!!!! It was so kind of them to come all the way just to provide a kidnapping service!!!!!!!!! Plus, they also came to sneak in to support our performance!!!!!!!!!!!! They couldn't get tickets for the dinner so they decided to sneak in just for the time we were playing on stage.. :)

So Nikki and I were saved from boredom!!!!!!!!! We were so glad to get out of the boring convention!!!!! We were taken on a tour of Putrajaya(only to where all the important buildings are) and Kor Wee Lee took plenty of pictures of us, and then we went to Alamanda!!!!!!!! It's a small shopping mall at Putrajaya, very small.. :)

We ended up at A&W's and had some snacks...

5pm, we arrived back at the hotel because our last soundcheck was scheduled for 5:30pm... :P

Ooopsie!!!!!!!!! The sermon wasn't over yet!!!!!!!!!! :((((((( Almost but not quite..... sigh.... by the time they broke up to go to the workshops it was already like past 5:30????!!!!!!! I was falling alseep in there.. :P
Then FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE COULD PRACTICE!!!!!!!!!!!! That was like almost 6pm?????
After that, it was DRESSING TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :DDDDDD

We gals spent quite awhile in there getting ready, it was so hard to get into our long dresses in a small cubicle..but I must say, the bathroom there is quite classy la... It's big inside but each cubicle is a bit narrow...but we managed! :)

Unfortunately both Nikki and I felt SUPER DIRTY. We both wished we could have bathed first but of course that was impossible. :(

I really hated getting into my clean gown without having a bath first. *shudders* It's just such a horrible feeling.. :(

All of us were supposed to wear a black dress but Aunty Eileen didn't have time to go and buy one so I wore black, Nikki wore white and Aunty Eileen wore gray!!!!!!!! Oh, and Kor Wee Lern wore MJ. :D

Dinner started, we were third on the program... and guess what??? Nikki and I were freaking out the whole time!!!!!!!!!! We were just so scared we were gonna play out of tune...so was Aunty Eileen! :P And Kor Wee Lern was like, "HAIYA, chill la!!!!!!!!!" I think he was getting annoyed with his angels!!!!!!! XDDDD I think we drove him up the wall with our nervous-ness!!!!!! :) But he wasn't even nervous!!!!! All because he is a PRO and he doesn't have to worry about playing out of tune because whether the piano is in tune or not in tune it will remain the same througout the performance!!!!!!!!!! :)

(Btw, why I said angels earlier is because Nikki thought that since there are three of us gals and one guy, she suggested Charlie's Angels and Kor Wee Lern is our Boss!)

Finally, the time came when we had to go up on stage!!!!!!!!!!!!! :SSSSSS I think we played quite ok.. but we had problems hearing ourselves, I could barely even hear what I was playing, and the piano sounded so soft too!!!!!!!!!!!! Thankfully we made it through!!!!!!!!! But later we all agreed that it would have been better if we could have just heard ourselves!!!!! :)

DINNERTIME!!!!!!!!!! WE COULD ENJOY OUR DINNER IN PEACE WITHOUT WORRYING!!!!!!!!!!! Because we had already played!!!!!!!! WHEEE!!!!!! :)

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures...... (from Kor Wee Lee's, Nikki's, and my camera)

These pictures were taken while we were having our tour of Putrajaya... :)

Nikki and I!!!!!!

Me, Veron, and Nikki!!!!!!

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I really like this shot!!!!! :)

Our Photographer, Kor Wee Lee!!!!! :)

These are pictures of our soundchecks...

Me!!!

Nikki!!!!! :)

Aunty Eileen!!!! :)

Kor Wee Lern!!!!! :)



These were taken before our performance and during our performance...

Nikki and I!!!!! <3

Aunty Eileen and I!!!!! :)

Veron and I!!!!!! <3

Kor Wee Lee and I!!!!!! :)

Veron, Nikki, and I!!! :)

Black and White!!!!! :)

Charlie's Angels and Boss!!!!! :)

With our instruments!!!!!! :)

This was the time when we gals were getting nervous... :P

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On stage getting ready for our cue to start!!!!!! :S

Nikki!!!!!!!! :)

Me!!!!! See how dirty I look???? :P

Peforming!!!

I was on the screen!!!!! :PPP There was a camera moving infront of us.. :P

Nikki on the screen!!!!! :)

THE LOVELY LOOKING CHOCOLATE CAKE THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO EAT!!!!!!!! :( Isn't it sad??? There was a cake cutting session during dinner, but they didn't serve it to us.. :( This was behind the stage and we asked Kor Wee Lee to take a picture of it!!!!! :)

 

 

Charissa