Bohemia Bunny

Pay me to shut up

October 24th, 2005 by lynnylchan under Blogroll

Our first major Choir project is over. We contributed our voices and singing talents to do song dedications, to raise funds for Eusoff Volunteer Corps. Everyone who signed up got to sing, so that’s good for their exposure. Ideally, the whole choir of 40 people would have signed up to sing, but that’s an admin matter I’ll have to take up at the next meeting. (I am the vice-head.)

I pretty much screwed up the first song, I forgot my lyrics. Bah. It happens to the best, of course, but I’m still pretty embarrassed all the same. Later I realised that it was a lot easier to remember the lyrics if I stared at the floor. It wasn’t stage fright. It was just that there were too many distractions going on. Yes yes, call them excuses, but I know being scared wasn’t my problem out there. Heck, it’s the second time today I’ve forgotten something I should know by heart. I forgot how to write the syllable ‘ha’ in Japanese Katakana. That’s going to cost me one mark on the test.

So I forgot the verse lyrics for ‘White Flag’. I’m glad that the person who requested it didn’t stay for the performance, he might have demanded his money back. The next song I sang was ‘Wherever You Will Go’, by The Calling, and I only had one verse in this, so it was ok. After that my job consisted mainly of making a fool out of myself (as if I hadn’t already) by acting like a rabid fangirl whenever one of the better singers went up to sing.

My final song was the Moulin Rouge hit, ‘Come What May’, and while I didn’t do as well as during rehearsals, I still did pretty ok, and didn’t forget my lyrics. (Maybe because I had them on hand this time.) The focus was on my male partner though, because he’s pretty famous in hall. I was just there to fill in the gaps, the spotlight was all his. And I’d really rather have it that way.

We made about 40 dollars for the Volunteer Corps, and of course the support of Eusoffians was of paramount importance - it is their money after all. But I think that all in all, we did a good job of entertaining them, and at least no one walked out in disgust, nor was any hearing damage inflicted. (I hope.)

For ‘White Flag’ I was put in the strange situation of reading out a dedication to myself, and basically being very hao lian (arrogant) by a) announcing to the whole dining hall that it was my birthday and b) wishing myself a happy birthday. Haha that was pretty weird, but I appreciate the gesture nonetheless. (You know who you are.)

Now the next focus will be on Culture Night in November, where I hope the choir will stun Eusoff into silence with a gorgeous rendition of our ‘weird song’. I just need to inject my fervour into the rest of the choristers, and we’ll be set.