♥ Sunday, August 20, 2006 ♥
Hi 1A!
It's Ah Yeo here again. I see that ah YEOH is trying to challenge me by putting up a very long post too. i shall not take that lying down, and will seek to maintain my record with this post! On top of that, i shall be posting in GOOD and PROPER english!
The filming of "IT'S SHOWTIME" is finally over! Hooray! Weeks of hardwork and endless sacrifices have ended. But.... i would like to stress that this enjoyment is temporary as at now. The battle is NOT over yet. the judges' results only accounts for 50% of the total score, and the other 50% is still an unknown. There are 2 sides to everything. You can see the studio results as a battle half lost, but i would rather see it as a battle that has yet to be lost! All is not over yet. In the preliminary rounds, Xing Guang Bao Bei was ranked 3rd too, but with the ever-so-strong Kranji family backing us up, we "rose from the dead". This time, we will try to create that miracle again!
To start with, i think there were indeed some problems with the competition. If you looked carefully, you would see that S1 actually has no visible links to the theme of NUMBERS. Yet, the judges did not take that into consideration, and awarded them high marks nevertheless! S4 tried to incorporate some numbers by flipping the numbers when the rocket was flying, but that is also quite redundant. Whether it appears or not, it really does not affect the whole sketch. In short, you were required to compete on a theme, yet the judges did not include that in their judging criteria, so that was quite unprofessional!
Next, the judges did not know that our team encountered so much problems in the making of the props. In actual fact, our dear Xing Guang Bao Bei took only less than one week to come up with the wonderful show that we saw! I think taking into consideration the extremely short span of time we had, what we presented was indeed excellent! I am sure that if we had more than 1 month to prepare for it like S3, the results will definitely be beyond our wildest dreams!
However, the judges did really gave us some useful learning points. They were right to point out that we have neglected the culture component, and hence affected the whole "feel" of the presentation. This is something that i hope everyone bears in mind, and if you do get a chance to do a sketch or whatever in future, remember to pay attention to even the slightest details!
I do not know how many of you have noticed that, but we were the only team who was not criticised on the "timing". For example, S1 was commented on their pimples disappearing even before the brush reached them. So i guess, in a sense, that shows how united XING GUANG BAO BEI had worked as a team! In fact, i wondered if you all remembered that when i went down to see the rehearsal in school on the night before, i had said that the change in speed was a big flaw. I am therefore really impressed to see all of you rectified the problem by recording time! The champion for the night, S3, had impressed the judges with their many transformations, but they had some fumbles too! The genie was unable to remove the sarong from the poor man in time, and he was left with it dangling till the end of the show! Yet, our team had everything running like clockwork, with no fumbles or whatsoever!
I know some of you cried after the recording, but i hope that is not tears of sadness. Why should you feel sad when Xing Guang Bao Bei is a champion, not only in my heart, but also in the heart of every Kranjian and your family members. You have impressed us with your grit and determination, and you have done us proud. When you heard the strong Kranjian support even though you were deep inside the backstage, you know that in our hearts, each of you is already a winner!
Thank you for putting up a nice fight my dear precious darlings! For many years down the road, you will definitely be remembered for your "never- say- die" attitude, and each and everyone of the KSS 1A' 06 class is greatly appreciated for putting up the wonderful performance that all of us had enjoyed.
At the end of it all, give yourself a pat on the back for all the perseverance shown throughout, and most importantly, be thankful that you have earned not only one, but at least 2 experiences that only a privileged few can dream of, and these stories can be told to your children and grand children when you are old!
Xing Guang Bao Bei (s), YoU kNoW yOu RoCk!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!
----Ah Yeo :)