my first ever Chinese dance experience

I'm finally free... temporarily.

decided to indulge in some few days of rest before starting on the pending lesson plans and the upcoming forum. thank God things are postponed, but forum on week 8 did shock me. isn't it supposed to be on week 9? 

ugh, never mind.

so if you're one of my close friends you'd probably know I have something against the traditional things

and that I find Chinese dance very geli, I don't know why but I just can't accept soft, gentle, feminine movements

so although my friends have been joining the club since year 1, I kept my distance and watched from afar. lol.

it all changed last year when the coach choreographed a piece which was more contemporary

although they were disqualified, I found it very nice

but apparently, it wasn't Chinese dance. haha. just Chinese music.

I don't really know what happened the beginning the academic year, but I registered for Chinese dance as well

heaven knows how much of myself I have defied every single practice I went

as if not crazy enough, I actually joined choir as well

I dunno how I went through, but I made it.

with side effects of course, I am pretty zombified for the moment.

enough of description. had hard time deciding on the photos to include

our ending pose

the V-shape which took a lot of practice for us to go in the right position.

love from our beloved teacher, the chocolate muffin was heavenly, so heavenly.

dancing with props is never easy

meet Aivee my coursemate

I love their dance, she loves ours =D

for the VERY VERY first time ever, KK8 Chinese dance team became the champion

Huiwen and Weiqi cried, and I think I could feel them.

for 3 years, finally a perfect ending for their third year in the team.

if our choir emerged as the champion or even in top 3, I think I would've broken down as well

for me, it was a whole new experience

I dunno how I feel about Chinese dance now, but dancing sure is enjoyable

bonus is a slightly slimmer body and less flabby arms. =D

lovelies. =)

and the supporters. KINABALU AWESOME.

spot the three fans in the photo

my favourite shot. =D

washed my shoes, kept it away. I wouldn't get to wear it anymore

=)

累

 

oh my tired legs, take me somewhere, anywhere, far far away

I wanna swim

I wanna close my eyes and listen to the sounds in the swimming pool

the bubbly rhythm of someone swimming pass me

I wanna laze in my bed

I wanna tread on green green grass

I wanna stare in awe at the blue blue sky

I wanna feel the waves lapping on my feet

I wanna complain about the scorching sun tanning me but still smile happily

I wanna wake up without the annoying alarm clock

I wanna feel the cold

I wanna eat matcha ice-cream at 10 degree Celsius

I wanna wear flowing floral dresses everyday

I wanna be anywhere but here

I just wanna be free

I miss being carefree

oh, I wanna be free

Thailand travel diaries #3

where has my passion gone? how on earth did I manage to squeeze time every few days to update?

It's not like I have nothing in store, I have so much to talk about!

but one thing for sure, I feel age catching up. :O

well maybe it's just lack of sleep and too much physical activities

Chinese dance sort of drains me every single day, like how I drain my phone of it's battery

here's a comfortable restaurant at near Chit Lom station where the demonstration crowd stretched until

 

we were there to meet Xiaojiu and Xiaojiumu's friend they met in Chiangmai the previous time they went backpacking, with Yaoyao still in the belly, and Mico who is a few weeks younger

 

haha, I prefer our baby =D

felt really good as meals were settled in 7-11 / roadside deep fried items

even ordered a detox juice because I felt all toxic. lol

 

here's my vegetarian set at only 150baht

and it was so tasty.

could someone tell me why is everything so expensive in Malaysia. -__-

 

full from the satisfying meal, we shopped at the organic section in the shop

was so tempted to buy these because of the very beautiful bottles

luckily I was rational enough to put back the 3 bottles I placed in the basket

you have no idea how much time we spent just looking at all the organic goods

there was SO MUCH TOO SEE!

 

and as I always say, no matter how full I can be, there is always, always room for ICECREAM

although sesame isn't something new, I just couldn't resist ordering it

and that's pumpkin. it was so so nice I would've ordered another cup if it were cheaper

Yaoyao doesn't seem to like it though

it's okay, I WILL TRAIN HER TO LOVE ICECREAM haha

ah, my ootd.

to an afternoon well-spent being happy and healthy.

(was secretly very unhappy because my first ever Chatuchak trip was cut short just for that meeting)

Pray for MH370

整颗心沉了下来，感觉好沉重
每次回家离开家不也是冒着未知的风险

It could be anyone

Life
So unpredictable
So insignificant

Let's just pray hard for the best.

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Thailand travel diaries #2

had the sudden urge to continue with the Thailand posts

but when I scrolled through the photos I am still stuck

so here's a not very interesting post of our reunion dinner

on the CNY eve, we were at Mae Salong, somewhere up hill at Northern Thailand

this place is full of Chinese whose ancestors were accepted as citizens after they helped fight the war

and also, full of travelers like us. guesthouses were seen everywhere

and it felt like 清境 in Taiwan all over again, so much that I had a sudden confusion as if we were in Taiwan

贺大哥, the owner of the guesthouse we were staying in was so generous he treated every one who stayed in his guesthouse to a group reunion dinner (although the food wasn't exactly memorable). It was however a great experience, having a reunion dinner with more than 30 people, there were Malaysians, Russians, Japanese, Chinese and Taiwanese. 

I will never ever forget the cute Japanese guy in his yukata with the so-called broccoli hairstyle. and he had piercings on his ear which made me go OMG, who can resist a cute guy with earrings hahahha, but all we did was shyly greeting him Oyasuminasai when we actually wanted to talk to him, or at least have a photo taken lol lol.

it was cold, I'm just a tad bit stronger than them all, *smirk*

 

since the wifi was really bad and there was nothing better to do in the guesthouse after dinner, we walked around, wanting to get some snacks from 7-11, but a Chinese song brought us into this small shop which has an old school jukebox.

one song was 5baht, and we were so excited that we stayed in that shop for more than an hour

not forgetting that there was another cute guy in there haha

then of course at 12 midnight there were fireworks

but it was all too cold that we hid ourselves in the rooms

the next morning =)

 

my lovely daddy

 

and the family =D

CNY has always been about family for me

erm, and new clothes

and new shoes

hahahah

and DINNER. when you have nothing better to do you eat all day

very healthy steamboat

I never got the chance to get hungry the whole trip just so you know

and please be ready for more food photos as I continue

it's 2:13AM and I should really be sleeping

a long day ahead.

GOODNIGHT!