About High School Musical 3

For da fang lian, bcos she is bored.

I went to watch the above movie with mr tam today, cos i dunone to go see the rude lecturer.

I didn like it as much as the second one, cos it hardly looks like a musical anymore, but there are still some scenes which touched me.

Like the last scene, when the few main characters stood on stage and the camera focused on them separately. You can see from their expression how they feel inside, the pride of standing on stage after finishing a major performance, and knowing its the last time that they will stand on that stage together. 这是舞台独有的魅力。

Its precisely the same feeling I had for this DR.

All along I tried to prepare myself that its going to be my last performance. And its going to be the last time that all my batchmates could dance together again, ppl like weiqi, peiyi, da fang lian, grace, xuefen... and seniors like merllie who is leaving...and guest appearances mr ang... Its so hard imagining dancing without them, and its even harder to imagine a life without dance.

Thus on stage on 13 Sep 2008, I cried my hearts out. Not because the curtain has drawn, but bcos I am so proud of what we have done in our years in NUS, the many many things that we have been through, and the last time we are going to enjoy the pleasure of being on stage, together.

I remember when I first join NUS chinese dance. the first tech class there is ppl like zj, xf and minsan. There were only 5 or 6 of us, woah but super stressed then as a newbie with zhou laoshi.

I remember when I first go to malaysia with NUS and learn hua gu deng from siaoyan. Also super stressed then, the first time I have to learn a dance in such a short time. Also the time when I really get to know more ppl like ah boon and yidi.

I remember the first time I learn nv qun, with wanhui and jiepei. I was super scared of cz, and thought jp was super fierce too. ALso the first time I realised that when I am afraid, it really shows on my face.

I remember the first time I became SM. Super gong me stopped music abruptly, went to approach seniors and advise them on their dance steps (so stupid when I think of it now lar, so bu yao lian), did a lot of things I cant believe I did...

I remember the first time I perform in our own production, ethereal. Danced with many diff grps of ppl, the prc for tage, last minute dance reflections which minsan almost vomitted blood teaching me the steps, and blues with mike was super fun.

Then came my post as president. cant remember what I did though.

I remember DR 2007, danced with peiyi and merllie. Then realise how inferior I was to them. And how bad my stamina was. Remember gg out with da fang lian and xf to search for suitable cloths to enhance our costume. And how they slog their time making the earrings.

I remember arts feste this year, where I am not really involved in the planning. Danced minsan's dance with many of the newbies and my batchmates, mike's item with the few khakis, and shattered with all the duper good ppl. Shattered is def memorable, when all of us struggle with our emotions.

The most memorable, with be DR 08.Very glad I have chulu, where many of us spent so many late nights together. (REALLY LATE) How we struggled to even perform this item.

So many things to remember, in a span of 2 years. And yet now, I have to let all these come to a standstill bcos of my studies. Sigh.

Second takeaway point: It especially relates to me when Miss D said to Troy, better to make a decision 10 years earlier, than to make the decision when there are a lot of restrictions in your life. How true. I made my choice to give up what I wanted, and this path has led me to a definite career without worries in time of economic downturn. Will I ever switch back? Why would I, when it seemed so clear that what I will be doing is a definite path for what I am studying now? I always wondered how will it be like if I went on to study what I wanted. I dun think it will be much happier, but maybe I wont lose touch with it so easily.

Third takeaway point: Seeing the couple waltz makes me want to choreo a pas de deux. Looks so easy, but yet so elegant.