GO, PHOENIX 13!

I still remember the day I went for the school choir audition early of this year. I was very very nervous because I had to sing solo in front of people, and I have never done it before. I sang a chorus of a song titled Fight Song by Rachel Platten. A week before the audition, they announced it during school's assembly and it suddenly interests me. I was in doubt, whether I should go for it or not. I asked one of my classmate, Farahaisyah if she was interested to join, and fortunately she agreed to go with me. On the audition day itself, I was still in doubt. I'm afraid that I would ruin the moment myself. I'm afraid that people would judge me. But in the end, I decided to go for it and not be bothered by what people think....And I got into the choir team at last!!!

So we practiced every Saturday from 10am to 12pm. It was tiring I should say. Singing IS tiring. It requires a lot of energy. Your voice. Your energy. Your breathing control. When I got home, I found myself being exhausted from the practice. I would always take a short nap because it was TIRING. But it's fun! The day before practices, I would always get excited because I can't wait to sing (even though my voice is quite horrible). Why? Because I enjoyed singing. I enjoyed practicing songs with my choir friends. This is why they say you should always do something you enjoyed doing because it will excites you and encourage you to improve on it.

We had our first competition in May, Kuala Lumpur International Choir Competition (KLICC) in Kuala Lumpur. I was nervous, of course. It was my first time ever singing in front of massive crowds, except when I performed on stage during my kindergarten time. I could hear my heart beating so fast the minute we lined up before going up the stage. My palm was sweating. I wore heels on that day and I was so afraid that I would fall off my heels in front of people and it would be so embarrassing. But it went well. We sang well and got ourself a Silver Diploma award.

Moving on to July, we had our last competition of the year. It was held at S.J.K.(C) Yuk Chai. The school is amazing. They have their own auditorium, air-conditioned. They have a huge indoor court which can be used for morning assembly, I think. The school's water fountain looks GREAT. They have their own reading section decorated with fake grass and it looks so comfortable. I mean, I would go to that school if I am still in primary year. Talking about choir, we performed very well I should say. We got over our nervousness. Again, we won a Silver Diploma!!!

I can't believe it ended so fast. I feel saddened by the fact that I could not join anymore since this year is my final year as a Thirteenian. I regret for not joining choir earlier, just because I was scared of showing them what I love to do. I had so much fun with my choir mates, our choir teacher and conductor, Mr. Andrew. I was happy that our hard work and weeks of practicing, sometimes staying back after school just to practice, had finally paid off with glorious achievements. I wish that our school choir would set their name higher at international level, just like some other schools. Go, Phoenix 13!

 

Love,

Aida.