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| 有美琪，有团结…… |
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| 温馨是灿烂的笑…… |
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| ELF团 + 颜慧玉 |
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| May Jee during the practice on Monday |
August, Summer, a hot, busy month. Exams are enclosing (not that I'm doing much to face it), a lot of classes to attend, a lot of homework to be done (I don't sleep earlier than 12am anymore~) and then there's... Gema Patriotik.
We've had Gema Patriotik for 2 years now. Aside from it taking up a lot of my time and effort, whether it's victory of loss, I felt distant enough from the class to not care. When it's over, it's over. And there's no way we'd be able to sing something in tune, we've NEVER done that for the past two years~ I always thought Gema Patriotik would be one of those things that didn't mean anything... It's one of those activities a school holds for no purposeful reason... I, honestly, never liked it... And why would I think otherwise this year, right?
We started practicing for Gema 2 weeks before the actual competition (which is actually TODAY) but really only started intense practice 1 week before today~ During the start, I seriously, hated it. Because again, it took my time and energy, and with the homework load mountain high lately, I didn't need any extra time taken from me... I practiced, for sure. People CAN sing unhappy, and I am one of those people...
This went on for days and days, Math period, Bio period, any extra time they can find, we practice. Well, it's not like I was reluctant every time, sure to me it was something I needed to do because THEY wanted to, but when there's no homework to be done, I really don't mind skipping lessons for Gema Patriotik. May Jee would be guiding us with all her might, coaching us, coming up with ideas for us to perform. She'd crack jokes, and do really ridiculous, funny stuff. Mm, that is expected from her, since she's always cheerful and full of life~ She was the kind of person who shines into your heart and leaves a ray of light. This might sound sentimental, but it really is true. Because every time she does something, I sense "original MayJee-ness" and that makes me want to smile. XD
She came up with so many great ideas, some even too big for us to handle. XD
Whether she got inspiration from cheerleading, choral speaking, Glee, anything! She made sure it was comfortable for all of us. She listened to our opinions wholeheartedly, and had all of us decide what was best for the performance. It wasn't just "her way", it was OUR WAY~ Why did she spend so much time doing so many stuff for us when we've pretty much given up hearing how great 4Sc2 were? Hmm, and then I realized just how special she was, and how special she could make this year be, since with so many opinions from so many people, it was gonna be a fusion of 40++ people, it was really an ORIGINAL "OUR WAY" ~ The 4Sc1 Way~ And then I thought to myself : "This is the way it's supposed to be."
I gradually made myself open up, and I tried to help as much as I can, considering how much a jerk I've always been (><). I was clear how little help I was, yet I really wanted to make this thing happen! True, it could be that up until today my contribution is the size of a peanut, and I DO feel guilty about it, but truly... the times during practice were beautiful~ Everyone supported each other and hmm, it actually did bring us together, me + Shi Yee + Hui Ru I mean~ You see sides of people you've never known, and for all you know, you'd like them even more for it.. At least, it's like that for me, I really do like Shi Yee and Hui Ru very much! (><) I gradually opened up further and helped May Jee with the parody (Teenage Dream), considering I can only do that much (^^")... But the others were opening up and helping too... like that Monday (a public holiday), when all of us (actually 20++ of us) came to school for practice~ (like in the photos)
Did you see the photos? Did you see what kind of person she is? To have us all listening attentively, to have us oblige to by will? Did you see the smiles on our faces? May Jee was that special a girl...and the only reason I took those photos was because I wanted to remember such happy times, and remember, "Wow, this girl changed my perception of Gema Patriotik~!" It's true that being with them, 4Sc1, makes you feel such indescribable happiness and acceptance. Hmm, and I'm beginning to accept that...with the right people, Gema Patriotik ain't half bad~ ( > 3<)
Anyway, today was the competition... We came to school at 6a.m., although I did reach several minutes late (I do suffer from insomnia and I'm tired...) And do you know how many people reached around that time too...? 20++ people. How did 20 people find the resolve to come to school at such an early time for practice? Who does that??? (^^) People like us, of course, those who felt that connection and the happiness of teamwork... We practiced for a long time... though it all still seemed imperfect, it was almost time for competition, and so we made our way to the front of 3A5... One by one the classes performed, and we came closer to the platform and stage~
The time came when we made our way to the stage (which Nii-sama claims as his 2nd home). We looked to the left the whole time before receiving orders from Xian Wei to turn... 1,2 turn! We turned, faced the audience, and gained a round of applause?! Mwo?!?! Jinja?!?! Seriously, we haven't done anything yet!
We bowed, looked up, supposedly at the audience, but all of us know our eyes were fixed on our awesome conductor Seah Zhen Hong, whose talent has been recognised OVER AND OVER ~ ! It's true, I didn't realize until I got down from stage, but the whole time I was on stage, I couldn't tell who was in the audience, because I was only looking at the conductor. The anxiety, was so great, you wouldn't want to see anybody but him... We all put our faith in him, after all... (^^)
He brought us to the high pitches and low pitches with flawless tempo (although we were somewhat... flawful~ XD), and managed to get us to do everything so ... "harmoniously"~ Whether it was "Tanggal 31" itself, or the "Teenage Dream Parody" (which really caught others' attention XD), or "We <3 Malaysia" parts~ We were like targeting guns, locking our eyes on him, and he brought us there, just like all of us wanted to... It's like we're in practice again, and we knew that all we had to do was trust him... When he asked us to smile, nobody can defy, because we knew and we remembered, that we trust him, after all... NOTHING CAN GO WRONG with Zhen Hong as conductor (^^).
Things went better than expected, and before we knew it, our performance was over. And when we got an applause right after the end, it just made us all the more satisfied with ourselves, knowing we grabbed some attention and earned some of it to the finish... Right then, I dunno what I felt, but it was as though there was warmth in the heart, and your face feels so light you can wear a smile for hours~ You felt like launching your arms to hug your friends... That kind of happiness and satisfaction... Where did it come from? To be this happy before even knowing the results, it's ridiculous, but it is a happiness never felt before...
The smiles stayed on our faces for the whole day, and the weather was so nice it was like a gift to complement our feelings~ Pictures and memories were captured and taken, some engraved into the heart... My heart, at least.
If I were with any other, it's most unlikely to feel such happiness...
4Sc1, thanks so much for giving me a whole new life-changing experience~
Who would have thought, teamwork, modesty and a little bit of faith could push us so far, and make us feel so satiated?
Let's fight till the very end together,
HWAITING~!
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